Russh Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I've posted on this site times before about my long distance relationship and how straining and stressful it is to go through. There have been times when I've been utterly miserable and thought it would end for us. I've also had moments when I just wanted to die because of the pain I went through dealing with the distance and the trust we had to gain from each other through it all. We will be celebrating our 3 year anniversary in December; the first anniversary we are able to spend together. This summer also marks the 1 year anniversary of us meeting in person. Needless to say, the long distance relationship went on for a long time but we overcame it all and we now get to be with each other. This just goes to show that if you truly love someone enough, you can make it happen even if time or distance stands in your way. Link to comment
tresqua Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Had to read this one a few times before I figured out what you were really saying. I guess "congratulations are in order" for the end of your long distance relationship and the start of a "local" one. Link to comment
Unknown1607307972 Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 I know the feeling, two years two months of long distance with me and my boyfriend, we originally met online, and now we live together People are way too pesemistic about long distance relationships, maybe some people's LDRs don't work out but there's also those of us out there who make it through. Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Congrats. Wr will be in a 2 1/2 year one when I move and married for almost a year. Link to comment
Voguester Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Hey Optimisticgirl, can I ask how far away you were from each other and how did you decide who was going to move and even financial things like who pays for flights etc? Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Hey Optimisticgirl, can I ask how far away you were from each other and how did you decide who was going to move and even financial things like who pays for flights etc? No problem! We are 4,000 miles apart, I'm in the states, he is in the UK. I decided to move there because L, my fiancé, has a great paying job (he wouldn't be able to make here what he makes there) and overall the UK is best in our situation to raise kids. L and I have a stance of his money is my money, my money is his. L usually pays for things like hotels and airplanes because he makes more and has large sums at once but I know if I need some cash if I run low he will send it. Link to comment
piruru Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 No problem! We are 4,000 miles apart, I'm in the states, he is in the UK. I decided to move there because L, my fiancé, has a great paying job (he wouldn't be able to make here what he makes there) and overall the UK is best in our situation to raise kids. L and I have a stance of his money is my money, my money is his. L usually pays for things like hotels and airplanes because he makes more and has large sums at once but I know if I need some cash if I run low he will send it. You guys are so amazing. Such an inspiration for those of us in LDRs to see a great example of a working LDR. And the OP too. Thanks for posting!! Reading your stories gives me strength to keep going when the distance gets too tough and I just don't know how I'm going to get through it. But we're in it for the right reasons so it's just a matter of not letting the pain of being apart get to us too much. That being said, my man and I only have a month left to go so we're on our way I think that in some ways the LDR makes our relationship so much stronger. The average relationship cannot take the blow of being long distance, but you know you've got something special when it lasts. If you can make it through the LDR part, you can almost make it through anything together! Link to comment
OptomisticGirl Posted June 29, 2011 Share Posted June 29, 2011 Thank you! I agree - I think if we have been in any other kind of relationship we wouldn't have worked out - the distnace has forced me to work on my communication and L's as well in some areas and although we will be married a year when I move there, it will be like a honeymoon stage all over again for us - although we also realize going from a LDR to a normal relationship will come with its problems. Link to comment
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