Taking the "Long" Out of Long Distance Relationships

Long distance relationships come with good times, bad times, ugly times, and of course those lonely times. And more times than none we are left face to face with those lonely times. Sitting at home on a Saturday night while your girl friends, accompanied by their “in the flesh” boyfriends, venture off to dinner in the city or get drinks at your favorite bar. The only thing stopping you from joining is the fact that you are here and well, your boyfriend is...not! Long distance is a hard thing to work through, but if you take the long out of your long distance relationship, the distance part is cake.

Fact. No one likes to do anything for a long period of time; sit too long, wait too long, stand too long, talk on the phone too long, be in a store for too long. But distance is not always an issue. People from New Jersey and Maryland travel to Delaware to shop tax-free. They go the distance. Commuters travel hours a day getting back and forth to work. They too, go the distance. What these distance-goers do is eliminate how long it takes to get there and just get there. If you approach your long distance relationship with this mindset, the road to happiness will not be so rough.

First step to taking the long out of your long distance relationship is communication. Don’t wait too long to call your sweetie back if you happen to miss the call, or even if you are busy and need to call them back. Do so in a timely fashion. After all a phone call is priceless when that is the only way of interacting with the one you love.

At the same time, you don’t want to want to smoother with long drawn out conversations on the telephone. Staying on the phone too long can sometimes cause annoyance, irritability, and frustration.

The second step to taking the long out of your long distance relationship is frequent visitation. Whether your distance is a drive up the highway, or a plane ride away, you must plan frequent visitations. Try not to wait too long before the next time you plan a weekend with your sweetie. Keep visits as regular as possible. Remember it’s only distance between you and mate!