CAN A LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP WORK?

"True love doesn't mean being inseparable; it means being separated but nothing changes."

It is hard to make local relationships work, but having miles, states and sometimes even an ocean between you makes it more difficult. However, successful long distance relationship can and do exist.

Long distance relationships are difficult as you are attached to a person you cannot touch or comfort and this can hurt your heart or havoc your emotions. The only way to make this relationship work is if you and your partner honestly believe you will be able to survive without each other for a considerable amount of time. In a relationship, you may have thoughts or feelings that are not true, as may doubt your love feelings, or because of some fights over the phone, you may feel that you don't feel the way you did before your partner, but these feelings are like demons that will eat up the charm of your beautiful relationship. To eliminate these feelings, you may do things together, defy the distance. As a long distance couple, it is important to do things together besides the usual phone calls. Interaction over the phone can become dull in the long run.

Communicate in some way everyday more that once if possible is another way of preventing a possible problem in a long distance relationship. Since you won't be seeing each other, it is important to establish and maintain an emotional connection. You can tell your partner about a little triumphs, tragedies, etc.

While being in a long distance relationship, take advantage to it and be positive. Being away from your sweetie-pie is not all bad news. Another positive point that you can have more time with your friends and/or family, no arguments over toothpaste caps, etc. Most importantly, being far apart gives you a chance to maintain your individuality - something that can get lost in the shuffle when couples spend all their free time together. 

And when in a long distance relationship,you must avoid jealousy and be trusting. One of the easiest way to destroy  a perfectly healthy relationship is to poison it with jealousy and drama. Your partner will naturally have a social life where he/she lives and so should you. Being overly suspicious is unhealthy for you and your relationship too.

A long distance relationship is no different from a proximal relationship in that they both require a deal of work, excellent communication, patience, sacrifice, and understanding. And as long as you are both interested in being in the relationship, you will stick with it and distance doesn't make any difference.