Long Distance Relationship, Pros and Cons

@tech40 I think almost anything is possible and it depends on the individuals who are part of the relationship. If both are mature either, honest enough, committed enough and ready for the battles, then it will all be fine.

I think it will always depends upon the couple. But for me, yes it is really worth it. I am a girlfriend of a man whom soon gonna leave by her boyfriend because he needs to work abroad. I don't know the feeling but I don't have a choice but to deal with it. I have to be strong, I mean we both have to be strong because we know for ourselves that we will be staying forever. So distance is really worth it. I have to trust him and let him to build his own dreams so we can build ours too together when the right time comes.

I have never been in favor of these long distance relationships. I feel to be a great couple you need lots of time with each other. Not over the phone, or by internet. So Id say no to these kind of relationships. have a great day there.

Honestly, long distance relationship is good at first. But as the time passed by, it is really hard to hold on in a relationship you don't know where to go. Long distance relationship do really last if both person trust and love each other even in this kind of situation.

I believe that distance will always have a bad effect upon relashionship because people stop being attached to themselves and there are many possibilities to cheat on, especially as they feel more lonely. I don't think long distance relationships are able to survive in the long run.

Hi! You're right, long-distance relationship is one of the hardest to maintain. There are pro's and con's about this type of relationship. The pro's : You can have free time for yourself. A lot of couples nowadays one of their main cause of break-ups are they are being suffocated by their partner, lacking time for themselves. But with long distance relationship, you can do whatever you want at your own time. Another pro would be you can grow maturely as a person when it comes to loving somebody. Because there's what we call trust, with play a very important role in the relationship. And here are the cons: Of course, your not physically together which is a major downside of the relationship. Another is doubt. If the main quality of the pro's is trust, the main player of the con's is doubt. Which if this character plays a lot in the relationship, then the relationship will fail. Bottom line, I think that it distance is not really a factor for a successful or failed relationship. Its really up to the couple on how they can make the relationship work :)

It depends on the relationship. My boyfriend and I have been together for two and a half years and this past May, he left for the army. Since then we've been apart and last month he was sent to Korea for a year. Things are fine between us, but I think it's because we were already together for so long and we have a strong relationship with each other. For us, it's worth it to stay together because we really love each other and plan on making things work out, even when he's so far away from me (I'm still in South Florida even though he left). It's definitely hard on us and we constantly worry but in the end, we both know deep down that neither of us would do anything bad. It's sad to be without him all the time but I just look forward to happier days when we see each other all the time.

Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Well just like there are two sides of a coin, a long distance relationship also have both pros and cons. The most vital part in a long distance relationship is keeping afloat the faith trust and hope between the two partner. They have to cooperate and compliment each other even if they are present far off distance from each other. But the worst part is that there are more chances of sprouting of negative thoughts and doubts in this relationship. What say?