Long distance relationships. Does it really work or not?

Well any relationship can work or not work depending on the people, whether they are living in separate states, countries, or right next to each other. Of course, long distance relationships are just going to have a lot of pratfalls and you need to have a lot of trust and then there is the pressure where the relationship can only go so far, without one person permanently moving right to another state to say the very least. It can be done but it can be a very hard. Then again, there are just going to be a lot of times where it is really hard to deal with the long distance relationships that are just going to occur. There are just going to be many times where there are going to be a lot of challenges for any relationship no matter where the people are. Of course, it would not be something that I would really want to do but I would not fault people who try and make such relationships work.

hi there, i think it does work. because my boyfriend and i have been together now for almost 8 years and we are still happy together. he comes home to me every year but for only 3 weeks because of his work and also i just graduated and busy for my papers. i just hope we can work this out and be with each other for good very soon. i miss him so much everyday just as long as there is trust, communication and so much love in a relationship, then i think we will be alright.

I think is nice to have someone anyhow in our lives. I have a friend who has a relationship by net, they chat and see everyday and I think they have a better relationship that other couples who are together everyday. In a long distance relationship seems to understand eachother and have less motives to fight , so when they see, they always are thirsty for eachother . Of course it has its disavantages like everything, they have to have a lot of trust and an unbelievable love.

as for me i am not in favor of long distance relationship.

Yes, it can work. Its all about trust, love and respect with/at/to each other. Doubt and fear should never factor in long distance relationships as well as the short-distance ones.

it does not. it will hurt you. i hate it. i was one of the victim. :(

i think they can work but it depends from different people i think n general the majority of people don't like these kind of relationships because they are uncomfortable and nowadays people prefer much more to be comfortable even in love.

Hi Kccrystal, long distance relationship does work, if only both parties have the patience to work at it. In fact, this kind of relationship needs more patience and work to slowly building it up. Sometimes it is depending on one's fate as well. one of my friends had been through many long distance relationships and ended-up having many heart-breaks. Only the last long distance relationship seems works very well for her. Now she had been married with that guy for more than 8 years and even they have a few wonderful children together.

For me it depends on both parties sometimes if you don't trust your partner I don't think long distance relationship will be their thing. If you love him and chose to trust him and he feels the same way I believe that there is nothing impossible.With our technology today the percentage of making it possible is higher because we have video calls wherein we can talk and see the people we love.

It is one of the hardest things to do..... but it can work out. I met my boyfriend when i was 16 he lived half a state away from me we were both broke and he was the only one who had a drivers license. To make things worse a year into our relationship my mother decided that we were getting to serious so she fordid us from dating eachother. Of course that did not work because we were and still are in love. I ended up moving with him at 18 i am now 19 we still live together and its great. we dated long distance style for about 2 years. It was worth it you have to want it more than anything though.

It works for me, long distance relationship. My BF in USA and we have been dated for a year, we will meet in june :x We never give up, sometimes we fight but then we learn how to trust and respect each other.

Me and my husband used to be in long distance relationship because his company used to send him out of the state, and we made it worked. Now we've been together for 8 years. The key other than love are trust each other and understanding. If you really love someone and you think he/she is worth waiting so 'long distance relationship' why not?

Depends. If both are determined to let the relationship work, it will. I'm currently in a LDR and weve been at it for 5 long years already. Of course, there are some set backs and sometimes it can be a bit tiring to constantly have to wait til you get to see each other again. However, the feeling that I get when we see each other again is incomparable. All the longing and wait was well worth it. Distance indeed makes the heart grow fonder.

well this is my opinion but from my experience i don't think it works. well there was no one who was unfaithful but eventually the relationship ended. probably because both of us didn't feel each others presence anymore. the relationship lasted for about 6 months the most. but hey you could never the tell what will happen with your next long distance relationship.

I can only speak for myself but, in my case, it worked. I had a long-distance relationship for about 4 years. It was VERY hard at times because we were both young and, well, she's really attractive! Thankfully, I'm not the jealous type. It takes a LOT of trust and a LOT of work to make a long-distance thing work, I must say. It would've been a hundred times easier just to be friends and look for someone special a lot closer to home but, well... when you've found your soul-mate, you don't want anyone else. 19 years later and we're still together. Works for me!

Im in a long distance relationship and it was really hard,but when we met it was better..but then when he went back to his country its more painful.It was alot more different if you meet.As of break ups,we had too much break ups i cant rememeber how many times.Then theres the issue of trust if he's far or you are far.One mistake and it will be an issue all over again.I guess its just different if you are together.We are working the relationship again but its not like before...The pain of missing him hurts most specially if you want him just to hug you if you are down or even just need to hear from him that everythings gonna be ok is different if he's far :( It may work but then it may not...its freaking hard :(

If you have a long distance relationship you have to be aware that you are not single but you do live a life mostly alone. So nobody to turn to if you are in need, you have to deal with everything alone. Also if you like to meet eachother this will cost you a lot of time and money (my husband lives in Africa I live in the Netherlands). If you meet it can be hard or I should say: take some days till you both are used again in not being alone/deciding everything alone again. You live in different worlds (alone and together) and you have to be able to deal with that. If this relationship will stand forever I don't know but it's something you can say about every relationship. Nobody will know for sure if it will stand till the end/the day one of you is dying. For me it's working, also because I like to tavel but more I like to have a (part of a) life alone. I don't think it's ever worth to wait till something better shows up. Life should be lived and I see it as a challenge to make it work and get out the best of it.

Well, it depends on the two individuals involved. There is alot of them out there which have worked and some that have not. If I speak for myself, I can only tell you that they do not work, one of them has to take the bold move and be truly interested and the other has to then as well. There is alot of work and trust involved, then finding out what each other's personalities are like, etc. It is just cut and ry and done with. So many things to take in retrospect. I wish it would work out for me as there aren't that many desirable men in my town, not the ones I'm interested in at least and never were. I have almost given up around here.

I am currently in a long distance relationship. In my opinion, long distance relationships only work when two circumstances are met: 1. You already had an established relationship before it went long distance and 2. There is a specific ending date to the long distance. Let me explain my situation. My fiance and I met when we both lived in the same place. We dated for about 9 months when I suddenly had to move away because of my job. We had been dating for so long that I felt we already had a well-established relationship. We talked about it before I left (at this time he was still just my boyfriend) and decided that we did want to be together forever and that this separation would only be temporary. This was about 4 1/2 months ago. We got engaged and set a date for our wedding. When we get married, we will both be together again and will have spent 6 months apart. The separation is definitely hard. There are times that I miss him so much that it physically hurts. But, I'm able to handle it because we had such a solid foundation and, there's a specific ending date in sight: our wedding! What has helped get us through the distance is keeping contact. I have traveled to visit him and he has traveled to visit me. We also talk on Skype every single night and send each other texts throughout the day. It's important to have that contact.