How do u make it work

[JRB1993]

Has anyone ever been in a long distance relationship (cross crountry). How did you make it work? Any advice? I need help.

[staying_alive]

I haven't, but I do have some advice for you from my observations.

Long distance relationships work a lot better if you guys have a "best friend" relationship instead of a "sex all the time" relationship. If you're at her house all the time making out, it won't work. Instead, you guys are gonna be calling eachother a lot and keeping in touch. Communication won't be physical. Therefore, you have to be really close with the other person and trust them a lot. Trust comes into play since you have no idea what's going on if they're across the country.

If you realize you guys aren't close enough to make it work, that sucks but it'll be easy to get over since you're not seeing eachother. However, if you think your relationship is strong enough, it will work.

[Jamie]

I've been in, and am currently in a long-distance relationship.

It seems the best way to make one work is to keep set that the time will eventually come (sooner or later) that you two will be able to somehow be together offline as well. I know it's rather tough, but if you really want to have a relationship with that person, I'd feel that it's worth the minor wait to see them.

[Qwerty113]

Long distance relationships aren't usually the easiest to handle, nor to put up with. The pain of not being able to see the face you love psychically is excruciating. To tell you the truth, most online/distant relationships don't last. All love dies out eventually, and I find it nearly impossible to stay in love all your life, close or distant. But I'm almost certain that it'll die out quicker distant, due to lack of physical communication.

It's sort of hard to explain, seeing that I've only been in one distant relationship. Which ended and crashed horribly.

[Ryhanna]

I think the first answer is right. You have to have the right sort of relationship and have it strong enough to survive. If it's not strong enough it will most likley crash and burn quickly.

It also works better if you can make the effort to see each other from time to time. Stay at each other places on school breaks or catch a train and meet halfway beween towns/cities. For some thats more difficult than others.