Relationships that start out Long Distance

12 years ago I met a great girl online and found out she lived about 3 hours away. We communicated online and by phone for a few months and then decided to meet. I made the drive and we had a great day out. The sparks really weren't there between us and though we stayed friends, nothing more really happened. She later called me up and said "You know, you and my friend really hit it off when you were up here, you should ask her out". I did... a year and a half later I was the one that made the move... and now we've been married for more than eight years. Two awesome kids and a fantastic wife... life is good.

The main benefit that a long distance relationship has, in my opinion, is that I think on some levels you get to know the person even better as the relationship is very communication intensive. One of the biggest problems though is that you don't the full picture of who the other person is and you may try to fill in missing information with qualities and traits that you hope are there.

Worked for me though.

Here! I met my husband on ICQ (remember that) and we were online friends for a long time. He asked me to visit one time and it worked out that I was on vacation already so I just took a side route. When I finally visited him, the chemistry was killer and we were instantly not just friends anymore. I stayed there a week. His family lived about 3 hrs from me so he went there for a while so we could see each other a little more, barely 6 mths after "seeing" each other the first time I moved out to live wiht him 2000 miles away. Today we have been together 12 years, married almost 10, known each other around 14 and have 5 children. Its not always been easy but I think we are a great team and am glad I took that risk

My boyfriend and I live about 150 miles away from each other and have been together for about a year and a half. Although we didn't meet online we have been long distance the entire time. I actually like being long distance! What makes it tricky is that we both have very good jobs that don't transfer easily. He has just started to express his frustration with the distance. He wants me to move there and of course I would love it if he moved here. We're sort of at an impasse for the time being but we are trying to make it work. Luckily the distance isn't insurmountable like in some cases, and we do get to see each other most weekends. It is possible, although it takes a lot of patience and communication.

Met the love of my life in a yahoo chat 5 years ago. Talked for a week online, another week over the phone and decided to meet. Had our first date. He brought me otter pops (i had told him they were my favorite) Had a 2nd date. Felt like he was ready for a big commitment and I just wasn't ready for that. So stopped all contact with him. 2 years ago this month he randomly emailed me & the sparks flew. We then lived 7 hours away from each other. We talked on the phone for 3 days before he asked me to be his girl. 6 months later he moved here. Our 2 year anniversary is next month and he's the most amazing man I've ever known. We are meant to be. I feel it in my soul. LDR can work. But someone will have to move. Most definitely. And its all about communication and commitment. That's all. If you're committed to making it work and are communicating your wants and needs with your partner and are allowing them to communicate what they want/need, it will work out.

I think LDRs are a waste of time. Especially the ones that start off that way.

The evidence shown here would seem to indicate quite the opposite! There is a whole world out there for the taking, why limit yourself to people in your own doorstep?!

Agree .. true love conquers all.

my grandma and and grandpa met through a mutual friend while he was overseas with the military in the 50s. He was bored (not in a war zone) and they sent letters back and forth for almost 2 years. When he came back to the States, they met face-to-face for the first time, but were already crazy in love. He proposed three months later, on New Years Eve, and they married in June. that was in 1957. Now they have 4 kids, 9 grandkids, and 2 great-grandkids. And every time he walks through the front door, he still greets her with a kiss and a "Hello, Ruthie-doll."

Met my husband online he was on the oil fields of TX and I in Cali....met online in August, met in person October and were living together and engaged by Nov.......have our 2nd anniversary in July. He moved here to Cali.

My wife and I met online in 1999. Actually, I have an old high school buddy to thank for this.

I was in the Navy at the time and was out at sea. My buddy took it upon himself to post a personals ad with
a picture of me on it.

She was one of the first replies. She's from Illinois, I was in Calif. It was 6 months before we met in person.
She moved in with me 6 months after I got ouf of the Navy in 2000.
We were married in 2002.
Our 9th anniversary is coming up in Oct.