I wanted to say a little bit about long distance relationships and I also researched a little about them because I need all the help I can get. I have been having a few problems lately with my long distance relationship. Some people say it is easy and some people say it is hard. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. But I don't know about that.
I have had a long distance relationship for five months now. I didn't think much about it when I first met Guy and he told me he worked in the oil field and sometimes they had to stay away for months. He said he hadn't been home for Christmas in six years. Most of the time he works 26 days at work and then off for 6 days which isn't too bad. Right now he is in West Virginia for 60 days though. And I am finding that hard. For some strange reason we don't get along that well when we are apart but when we are together we are fine.
Thank God for cell phones and computers Just think back in the day if you were having a long distance relationship how you could communicate. By calling from your house or motel or using a pay phone. Technology is really a good thing. Now we have text messages, facebook, Skype and talking on cells. Sometimes texts don't sound like they should. People take texts wrong. Sometimes facebook can be bad too. It is a good way to keep connected but sometimes you can be too connected with other people.
It is good if you can go where the other person is sometimes but I really don't drive too far and no way will I ever take a plane so that is out for me. It is exciting to get to see that person when you haven't seen them in awhile.
Another way to make a person happy when your gone is too surprise them with a card, gift, letter or flowers. That would be nice for either party. Unexpected gifts will always spice up your relationship a little regardless of how far apart you are. There are many ways to show you care.
You can always exchange pictures of anything or event with the cell phone. That is certainly a good thing. That can keep each other informed about what is happening in your life despite the distance. Take a picture of the area, of the sunsets, of yourself.
It takes a lot of commitment to make a relationship like this work. You have to try on any relationships all the time to make them work. But a long distance one you have to try even harder. You have to believe that this relationship will work. And it is worth every minute of it. And the time away won't last forever.
Here are a few quotes I found by people that have had long distance relationships.
Missing someone gets easier everyday because even though you are one day further from the last time you saw them , you are one day closer to the next time you will see them.
Distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It's for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. It's for those that know a good thing when they see it , even if they don't see it nearly enough.
We are the perfect couple, we're just not in the perfect situation.
Distance never separates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad, because I miss you , I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. - Helen Keller
Distance means so little when someone means so much.
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