engraved2008 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Just came this thought to my mind.....not trying to judge,but i noticed that many europeans are more opened to an LDR compared with people in the United States....Im talking about people in France having courthips and engagements with people in England,Ireland,Germany.or People in Spain with people from Italy or Denmark even United States or South Africa and are more wiling to travel.Could be the mentality,the vacation time,the money ??? I ve noticed this quite a bit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flux Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I'm from England, and I can honestly say I could never do that, way to much emotional strain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engraved2008 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Im assuming u ve been in an LDR before.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DN Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Could also be a function of cost and distance. It's not far from France to England, Spain, Germany or Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Dark Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I think if the possibility of being together in the near future is viable then LDR would be considered by anyone regardless of Country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I think if the possibility of being together in the near future is viable then LDR would be considered by anyone regardless of Country. Pretty much this. We are a trans-Atlantic LDR - me States, him England - and if we didn't have an end date, we never would have started. period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engraved2008 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Optomistic girl.....i read lots of your threads.Im really happy for u and your fiancee.U do not see many couples that strong these days.Hugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Dark Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Optomistic girl.....i read lots of your threads.Im really happy for u and your fiancee.U do not see many couples that strong these days.Hugs. I agree lol I seem to picture them many many years down the track, shuffling down the road at snails pace, hand in hand with a tiny old dog talking about what foods they are still able to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Europe has really great high speed rails as well. And they get more vacation time. The US does not have high speed rail, the country is huge. Flight is an option, but that becomes expensive to see people on a regular basis that way. We don't have the cheap fares that Ryan Air has either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Optomistic girl.....i read lots of your threads.Im really happy for u and your fiancee.U do not see many couples that strong these days.Hugs. Thank you Roxana. I agree lol I seem to picture them many many years down the track, shuffling down the road at snails pace, hand in hand with a tiny old dog talking about what foods they are still able to eat. lol - that's an adorable picture Dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptomisticGirl Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 Europe has really great high speed rails as well. And they get more vacation time. The US does not have high speed rail, the country is huge. Flight is an option, but that becomes expensive to see people on a regular basis that way. We don't have the cheap fares that Ryan Air has either. And it's more expensive to fly there than here. It's weird. It's cheaper for L to visit me here than me visit him there by at least $300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engraved2008 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Europe has really great high speed rails as well. And they get more vacation time. The US does not have high speed rail, the country is huge. Flight is an option, but that becomes expensive to see people on a regular basis that way. We don't have the cheap fares that Ryan Air has either. Thats true....and lots of friends i know overthere they travel quite often in between those countries....you are also right regarding the vacation time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engraved2008 Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 And it's more expensive to fly there than here. It's weird. It's cheaper for L to visit me here than me visit him there by at least $300 yeah..true....lots of times i talk to some freinds from childhood,they say,,im gone on vacation''...then 3 weeks later,,im gone again in vacation....yes,looks like its cheaper by train,or even by plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejigsup Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 It's not money for me, I just need to see, feel, talk intimately to, and go places with, the person I am with on a very frequent basis. I could not do a LDR, will not do a LDR because I would end up either cheating on them or breaking up with them. Not good and not things I want to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan1009 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 The travel distance for most european countries isn't that big. I'm in Belgium, the french border is 15 minutes away in car, Netherland 1-1h30 depending on the traffic, same for Germany, UK is just a 2 hours train ride... That said, i don't know anyone that is or has ever been in an LDR, so while it's possibly rarer in the US, it's not common here by any mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunney Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 ^ While it's probably not "standard", I also wouldn't think that LDR's are exactly uncommon in Europe. In fact, I know quite a lot of people who have/had LDR's. Many of them are Spain-Sweden, but also Spain-UK, then I know a Norway-Netherlands-couple (she moved to Oslo to be with him tho), and a Sweden-UK couple (she first moved to the UK and lived with him, now they went to live in Sweden together), one of my close friends had been with a guy from Denmark for years...etc etc. And myself too.. had a 3 yr LDR with a Swede, my new bf of nearly 5 months is from Sweden too (coincidence, really!). I think it's quite easy to maintain a LDR and still see eachother on a regular basis because as mentioned in this thread, flying within the countries of Europe is really not expensive at all (though of course LDR's really only make sense when you have an end date to work towards to). For example I can get a flight to Sweden and back to Germany for 60,- EUR normally, but it also can be a lot cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 yeah, and in the US, pretty much any round trip will be a minimum of $300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunney Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I conclude screw the US, move to Europe instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I conclude screw the US, move to Europe instead i tried, but many countries are having economic problems and are not hiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunney Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I see but some countries do not have economic problems such as Germany, Sweden (where I'll be moving), Norway, Netherlands etc. So it's not all that hopeless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
engraved2008 Posted August 24, 2011 Author Share Posted August 24, 2011 I see but some countries do not have economic problems such as Germany, Sweden (where I'll be moving), Norway, Netherlands etc. So it's not all that hopeless I do say that LDR is more common in europe ,not becasue im raised in East Europe but because i lived there ,and because of jobs,parents,school ,people live in different countries even.As u mentiones transportation is cheaper and makes it easier to visit each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 My friend recently moved to Sweden and she is having a very very hard time there in terms of finding an apartment, etc. as a foreigner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunney Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 ^ yes, it is because of the stupid housing market especially in and around Stockholm. Even for Swedish people it is not very easy to find an apartment. Guess its one of those disadvantages that every country has, but its an amazing country otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annie24 Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 yes, i believe it. i haven't visited her there yet but cannot wait! not in the winter though, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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