Your Guide to Long Distance Relationships

yeah this is the advice i always get becouse now i have the chance to do mature as an individual. but i mean i want to go out and be with friends and try new things but then when i think about how nice it could of been if he were here it makes my expirience only half as fun as it could of been. and then when i see his doing his thing i wish i was there with him every moment like before i wish i could hold him just becouse i know his bored or alone . i wish i was there to make things all better for him. but i guess maybe yeah being with out him will form me to be more mature....

I feel like I was already focused and career-driven before our relationship had to become long-distance... I don't feel like I'm gaining from the LDR and I really hope that he does at least find work which is the reason he moved, he deserves it and needs it. I know I'll gain happiness from that if it works out for him, but the waiting game is not nice :-(

Very true about being able to pursue personal interests/goals in an LDR. I think if my boyfriend and I were in a normal relationship I would not be nearly as focused or as driven as I am in pursuing my career goals. Another plus: learning to really communicate well with each other. My bf and I have become each other's confidants and we are best friends because of our situation. Neither one of us was good at being open and vulnerable, expressing emotions, etc. until we found each other. We've reached a new height of deeper, more meaningful communication thanks to the distance.

its a nice article. it is exactly my situation right now. it is such a big help for me.

Great article but I would like to had one point: DO NOT BE (excessively) jealous... I had a previous LDR and my jealousy killed it... When I found myself in a second LDR I applied the lesson learnt, and it is better for my partner, our couple and ME!