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I once drove 47 miles just to get a burger, or should I say the best burger I’d ever had. Call me crazy, but that’s what a love for something can do to you. The distance was irrelevant because the outcome was worth it, oh so worth it.
Relationships take work. Add an ocean, a not only lengthy, but expensive train ride, or a motorway and a long drive into the mix and some would argue that it takes a bit more work. If the relationship is worth it, however, then distance is a hurdle that together you can overcome.
No one can ever predict where we will meet that special person, or where our paths will take us. Perhaps you met on a trip abroad, but your return tickets show two very different locations, or you have been together for a while but an amazing opportunity means you need to relocate for a while. Perhaps you met through a dating app and had your doubts about the distance in the first instance, but after you met there was no going back. Whatever the reason there are always more reasons, when the love is right, that people stick together when distance keeps them apart.
Of course there are some cons to a long distance relationship: you can’t just pop and see your other half when you feel like it. Saying goodbye always hurts that little bit more because you know it will be a while before you get to see their face again. You might even dwell on the distance so much so that it makes you sad and lonely from time to time. But, there is one single pro to a long distance relationship that outweighs all of the cons: you have met and connected with someone who is so special in your life that none of those downfalls even matter. And that alone is not something that everyone is fortunate enough to find in a lifetime.
As long as you both have the fundamental elements of a lasting relationship and the want to be together you have all the tools you need to make the distance feel a lot shorter. Communication is key, talking to one another and sharing your day with each other will keep you both up to date. Face Time and Skype are always great ways to stay connected on the go and being able to see the other person makes it feel that much more intimate. Sharing trips and alternating visits takes the pressure off just one person having to spend all the money and do all the travelling, plus it’s a great excuse for you both to explore a destination you would otherwise perhaps not have visited.
As long as you’re both happy and willing, distance will only help to make you stronger and by overcoming the distance, together you are building a strong foundation for a long lasting relationship that neither of you want to let go.
