I chose to talk about long distance relationships because I love love and I have a passion for people. My relationship has helped me to grow as a person as well as in my other relationships. Long distance relationships with a lover or even a best friend is a hard thing and I want to share my experiences.
I have been in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend for the last three years. We have had lots of great memories but like every kind of relationship there are problems and arguments; learning from them and growing to strengthen the relationship together has become something Ive learned to do well.
I have had many different experiences of my own and have helped others who are in long distance relationships. I love people and love helping them grow so when someone comes to me with relationship problems, it is easy to give advice because of my experience. The important things in a relationship are hard to realize when you're going through a hard time.
An example of this would be finding the underlying reason you want to stay together when you have not actually been together in a longtime. Towards the beginning of my relationship, I would have doubts of if I wanted to stay with him. It was hard because I had not seen him for a month, we were 3 hours apart, and he did not have a car with him, so it was difficult to get to one another. The way we worked through it was talking about it. I mentioned to him that I was having a hard time with stating with him when I could not actually be with him. We talked and realized that that is the hardest part of a long distance relationship and we would wait until we saw each other again to make any decisions about splitting up. After spending time together I realized that it would be dumb not to stay with him just because I could not see him, because the time we are together are so great and we fit together so well. With this, I also learned that when we are able to have time together, we need to take advantage of it because we do not often get it.
Reading my blog would be ideal for anyone who wants advice about how to make a long distance relationship work. I would like to tell my readers about my experiences and how Ive worked through different issues that come with being in a long distance relationship. I hope this advice will help others who may be having issues so that they can have something special like I do.
A blog called Cup of Jo by Joanna Goddard has a section about relationship advice that has helped me to realize certain things. Reading her stories help me to realize that some things that happen, are not just happening to me. When I need encouragement I look to her and I hope when you need encouragement, you can look to me.
