Do Long Distance Relationships Work?

I think long term, no.

If there are plans to eventually move closer to each other then yes.

I've done it before and survived : ) After four years its worth it

My soulmate lives in Israel and I in Washington, US. We've loved eachother for 6 years but have only really been semi-officially together for 6 months. The only other bond I have with anyone else that rivals it is with my mother and father.

www.lovingfromadistance.com

Edited to say that a long distance relationship cannot be long distance forever. You must be together eventually.

i've never been in a long distance relationship, but my sister and her bf have been.. they've been dating for 6 years now and visit each other every so often (he's away at a different school than she is).. it works for them... so don't worry it does work if it's meant to be

My husband an I have been together over 4 years, and married over 3. He is an Active Duty U.S Marine. He was in NC after we got pregnant, and then shipped off to Iraq for 7 months... So we were seperated Aug 2007, he came back Dec 2007( we got pregnant) Left Jan 2008 and didnt return again until November 2008., our daughter was born Sept 2008. We finally moved in together in Feb 2009. so we made it.

Just recently he was shipped off to Oki Japan last april 2011. Saw him in July, we traveled to Japan and he came home for xmas, then we moved back in together in the states Jan 2012. So we have made the long distance thing work, not only once but twice!!.It works all the time when our military men are shipped away... but then again it is to much for some.

But we are a success story. feel free to add me for support.

My boyfriend and I were in a LDR for a while. We met in Maryland and ended up living together for a while before he moved to Florida to look for work. He's from Florida and had family there, so he moved in with them. I'd say he was gone for about six months or so. During that time, I took a family vacation to Disney, so I got to see him then and he's a truck driver, so he'd visit me when he passed through Maryland. It was tough, but not impossible. I think it depends a lot on the people in the relationship. #1 you really have to be committed because it's tough being without the one you love and you WILL get lonely. #2 trust is KEY! If you don't trust your partner not to cheat on you or whatever, long distance is never going to work. You also have to realize that they will have fun without you and you have to be okay with that. #3 communication is another big one. You really have to make time for each other every single day, whether you're texting, talking on the phone, video chatting, writing letters, whatever.

Bottom line is it's doable, but it ain't easy! If you know one of you is eventually going to move, I guess it would be easier than things being kind of "up in the air." My boyfriend ended up moving back to Maryland and found an even better job here.

Yes they can work! I was in a long distance relationship for a few years - on Thursday we will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary!! If youre in love, nothing can stand in your way! Plus there are lots of technological advances these days to help while youre appart! Good luck! x

not sure how this has anything to do with fitness but no! they defs do not work

not sure how this has anything to do with fitness but no! they defs do not work

i thought that if it was in this section it didn't have to be about fitness. Sorry if i was wrong and posted this out of topic.

You're fine. Mental and emotional health has everything to do with fitness.

In high school, I was in a long distance relationship (Oklahoma and Tennessee). We dated for 2 years, visiting every other month. We got engaged and moved in the same state for 1 year to prove that we could live in the same area and still get along. We have now been happily married for 5 years!! We have been together a total of 8 years and Im still head-over-heels for him. I 100% believe in long distance relationships---but the key is that you have to really love and want only that person forever.

My wife and I met online back in 97, I lived in the UK and she was in the US. We did the long distance with 2-3 visits a year for about 3 years until I got my visa and moved to the US and we got married in 2000.

If both people are committed it will work regardless of distance or how much contact you have but it will not be easy and there will be hard times that you will both have to get through.

Here is a website I suggest you take a look at if you are serious about moving to the US


http://www.familybasedimmigration.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?s=9726c18a3505c01806ee283aadc6a674&f=2

Also as a quick link read through this about 10 times so you have an idea of what it will take to apply and complete the visa process.

http://www.familybasedimmigration.com/forum/k1visa.php
Good luck

Yup - I came over on a "fiance visa" and my husband had to apply for me to come and live in the USA. It was a LOT of paperwork, but I'm so glad we persevered.

Based on my and several friends' experiences, long distance relationships seem much more likely to work if you knew each other before the LDR started. If you've never LIVED real life together (not necessarily sharing a home, just living in the same general area...and anything that can be called a "visit" isn't "real life"), it's hard--if not impossible--to predict what that will be like. Good luck!

My husband and I didn't Live your "real life" before. Yet we are doing wonderfully. Our experiences and relationship were true and genuine. It depends on the people. Their honesty to each other and their commitment to each other.

Yes, they do...

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ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY WITHOUT A DOUBT THEY WORK....if ur serious about ur relationship and u trust one another, i honestly do believe that it is possible....me and lindsay r doing GREAT!!!!!!! :-)

I've seen ones that work, and ones (many) that haven't. It comes down to the people and how much blood, sweat, and tears they are willing to give to make an already stressful relationship work.

Personally I've done long distance relationships for years (California-Connecticut) it sucked. A lot. And then we were able to go to the same college, move in together, and are getting married next year after being together for 6 years. It takes a lot, but they will work if both people care enough to make it work.

Based on my and several friends' experiences, long distance relationships seem much more likely to work if you knew each other before the LDR started. If you've never LIVED real life together (not necessarily sharing a home, just living in the same general area...and anything that can be called a "visit" isn't "real life"), it's hard--if not impossible--to predict what that will be like. Good luck!

My husband and I didn't Live your "real life" before. Yet we are doing wonderfully. Our experiences and relationship were true and genuine. It depends on the people. Their honesty to each other and their commitment to each other.

It really depends on the couple. Yet, I've tried that "real life" and honestly there are new petty fights that didn't happen before. We worked it out and everything else out there. Now, he's out of the country to make a living. Survived LDR before, survived Short-distance-relationship, but the LDR after a short term SDR -LDR kind is much difficult. I miss him so bad..