Do long distance relationships work?

hi, :) i pray that you both will find strength and have faith in each other. True love is also to be able to sacrifice in order for the betterment of the future. yup it is a test for you and your love ones again, and one thing you have to remember if God really makes you both to be together, there is no other power that can separate you both. now is all up to both of you to make it durable, distance and time will not affect your relationship as much; but whats in your heart is. May the love of God strengthen the love between both of you. Trust in Him :)!

Hi yonkie, why fear if you both love each other. Why fear after all this year you been through? Love sometimes is tested by time, even by near or far. It's how you both love each other. It's how strong is your love for each other. I been there, but I decided to be with her, and be near her. I just can't stand being away from her. Well no relationship is perfect, it is how you work it out. I know it's a big adjustment and really missing each other, and loneliness being with out your partner at your side. But if you think negatively it will just make you feel bad. What is his happiness is yours too. Someday, somehow you'll be in each other arms again. Love is full of patience, trust, and sacrifices. Have a nice day to you!

Long distance relationship never worked for me when I was still young and single. My immaturity made it hard for me to be in a relationship. Aside from the insecurity and being not assured of such security,I felt it was useless to have a boyfriend who is not around when you need him. But now that I am a bit older and have been married for seven years, the story is different. My husband is going abroad for a two-year scholarship and it doesn't bother me anymore. In fact, it was me who encouraged and worked hard for him to get that scholarship. Our future matters more to us now.

I am absolutely against long distance relationships. i have been betrayed twice in this process. its just we cannot make up closeness in a long relation as compared to near ones. it is hard to be far away from each other being in love for first time and then we tend to be a lot possessive too as we are not sure whether he/she is geuine or true to us.i think there is not need to fear but be alert to where your relation takes you.

long distance relationship never work. most of the time,having a third party is the reason why.you'll get use to not being with your partner untill you will unconciously feel that you no longer need him/her.

Distance cannot, and will not hurt a bond between 2 people that is based on mutual respect, trust, commitment, and love. I truly believe that love and relationships are what make your life special, and that ones built on love and understanding are always worth preserving, regardless of the miles that may seperate 2 people.

I have never had a long distance relationship and I think that it all depends on the characters of the couple to figure out if the relationship will work. First thing to consider is, are they both committed? And are they type who'd soon have problems when separated for a long time (there are certain kind of people who actually need to SEE their partners in order to feel comfortable with the relationship, in that situation, long distance relationships are pretty hard to survive). Thanks for the response on my discussion!

I think long distance relationships are very sensitive relations. I was in love with a girl from my native place, but I never got a lot of time to spent with her talk with her and know her I was just a spectator going there. Her father was also little strict and so she never used to go out and she has decided to marry with the guy her father will told her. My one side love never got a chance to prove my love. So in long distance relationship we have to open-hearted and quick reactive because we don't get lot of time to spent together and so we have to use the we time have in the best way.

I don't believe it works. At first I thought it would... but twice, I have proven that it takes a lot make a relationship work when you are together, how much more if you are far apart?

Ive experience long distance relationship before and its really hard. Though communication was there but it really kills our relationship. But for me, it will depend on both of you. Thats the normal feeling at first, but its all up to you on how you are going to make your relationship as sweeter as before even youre not physically together.

In my experience, long distance relationships don't work. Few years ago I was together with this guy who lived 1000 miles away and even in beginning when we were crazy about each other, it was extremely hard, as you always ask yourself where the other person is, with who it is, you make drama about every new person that enters his life, as in everyone you see a potential destroyer of you relationship. In the end I had to end it, although I was still very much in love, but I couldn't take it anymore, I was becoming paranoid. It took me a year to recover myself from that experience and to start dating again. But even now, 5 years later I have attachment problems.

i think that long distance relationships don't work.. but if both of you are very very strong emotionally, mentally, then maybe you can survive. as long as you have faith on each other..i think that it will work..but mostly it doesn't..only my opinion though!ü

Based on experience, i would agree that long distance relationship will work. Im on my fourth year already. Although we seldom see each other and spend time 2-3months together once a year is the longest period already. Constant communication is the key. With the latest technology that we have nowadays, you will have diffent options to communicate. And the most important is having trust and respect for each other at all times.

I think you shouldn't fear for this issue...because the relations doesnt break anytime how much distance you are apart from.....the word RELATION itself reveals how strong it is....relations doesnt break until and unless we break them up.. nothing is permanent in this World but RELATIONS are the permanent ones .. so dont feel much on this ...stay in contact with ur related one's very often for more binding......i have said all these as I have experienced it..I completed my secondary education(6 years)apart from my parents and brother...so please dont be afraid of that....

Thats an art when it comes to maintaining a relationship.Compromise is the key ( not always) but most of situation you need to act in more matured way and think in all directions. My grandparents lived for almost 60 years in a relationship .

I think it all depends on how much both of your want to make it work. There are so many ways now that you can communicate with each other now,so maybe it won't be as hard as your might think that it will be. As for the trust thing that some has talked about, if a person was going to be unfaithful to you, they don't have to be far away in order to do that.

well,i have long distance relationship experience about 9 monthes,it is hard to keep same faith each other cause we contract each other just by msn or email.i couldn't see him in persons and i didn't know what he really do everyday.i would rather to trust him than doubt him .to be honest,it is hard to proof something,love him and trust him is they only way you could do right now.or you go with him together,that will be safe if you don't really trust him.

Generally, I don't think long distance relationship works especially if you don't maintain constant communication with each other. A case of distance makes the heart goes wander.... But I think if you both really love each other and are really committed to each other. It might just work out fine. It is very important to keep the trust and make sure that you always communicate. The relationship might get sour at some point but it's really up to you guys to make it work. I guess if you are sure that you want each other then it wont be as hard as you think. It just needs more effort than usual. It also helps if you have a common goal...like say, you plan that after 2 years max you will try to be with him already. Make a fix plan so that you always have something to look forward to. Good luck to you!

In my own point of view I don't see any hindrances in a long distance relationship. I myself had experienced that, it was just like seeing him for once a month or once in two months. But it doesn't mean that our relationship wont work, in fact, we are happily married now and in two months we are celebrating our fourth wedding anniversary! Just a constant communication I think is the key un succeeding this kind of relationship.

Hmm I had 2 long distance realtionships...so I would say I have experience with that. The first one worked for 4 months... and the second one for 6 months... So I would say they don't really work for me but that doesn't mean that they don't work at all. It depents on both people. If they really trust each other and can deal with that long distance and bear the fact that they won't see it each other often..it shouldn't be such a big deal. But I am not really sure how long such a relationship will work because there are often moments you think that you want to be close to this person...and want to hug her and kiss..and such things..but you simpley can't do it. Humans have such desires...which makes such relationships difficult to deal with for longer periods.