Mine started out close and physical.
I told him I wanted to move out there when we were on break.
He said it was awkward to talk about, so we dropped it.
Then we broke up.
I'm much more devistated over it than he is.
I think he's a ratbastard, and I would like to see him drown in his out bullshit.

I think long distance relationships depends on the people involved I've seen many fall apart, though there have been a few that have been going on long and strong.

Its not something for me though, I like physically hanging out more then a phone chat

They definitely aren't easy and I really can't wait for the distance to end in mine.

How far away are y'all?

Here's my story:
Never had a boyfriend, never dated (really..:/ ), never even kissed anyone. Until last year in December.
I met this guy on a cruise (the Disney cruise) at the teen club they had there. We were both good friends, along with the others we were with. The last day, my pants ripped. >< And he gave me one of his extra pairs of pants. I didn't want to take 'em away from him. So we both met up at Disney World one day after the cruise trip and gave him his pants back. (yeah I know...creepy sounding). The rest of the day we hanged out and ran around the Disney parks.
After that day, and within the next 6 months, we talked online, on phone, and even would text each other..everyday. We got to know each other so much. Discovering the we had so much in common and are almost the same person and acting as best friends, but we are/were, I began to fall for him. Even though that was said, he has some traits that make me have the slight feeling that he was gay. xD So I kept teasing him that he's gay and crap.
Then December came, and we met again at Disney world for the holidays (why not, were best buds ^^ ). On the first night of the visit, we saw the firework show at Epcot. He kept looking at me. I was growing nervous, because he kept looking at me. After the show, he looked at me and he said, "Okay...you know how you keep teasing me that I'm gay, right?"
And I said, "Well ...you are. (teasingly) "
The he said, "Well, I finally figured out how to prove that I'm straight."
Silence. At this point, I kinda knew what was coming and was both nervous and exciting. x3 He then said, "Would you like me to show you?"
I nodded sheepishly.
He kissed me. That was my first kiss. Ever.

So your wondering what my story has to do with long distance relationships? Well, his hometown is in Texas, but he currently lives and goes to college in California. I'm from Florida.

We do visit each other, ending up possibly to be 2-4 times a year though. :/ It's almost a year till our one year. Our distance is weak, but our hearts seem to be so strong. We have webcams so we can chat online, and still message each other, and watch stuffs together, and I've recently sent him a letter of admiration, a poem, and some artwork of me and him together. :3 To us, distance does NOT matter, but it's killing us inside, because we can't see each other in person. He tells me, and wrote to me on a valentine's day letter:
"Every time I go to sleep at night, I'm sad because you're not here next to me. But every morning I wake up, I'm happy, because I'm much closer to the day I see you again. " <33
I love him, so much. I miss him, dearly. And he says he loves me, and misses me as much. Yes we have our ups and downs, but we seem to be very strong. He's the only person i can talk to about..anything! (and my best friend Becca of course ^^ ) I believe our relationship will last for a long time. Because we'll see what the future brings us. It could be better than now. :3 Maybe not. We just don't know. But for now, we think about how we feel about each other now, and we love each other.

I have learned so much being in a long distance relationship, and have actually decided to help others to believe and what to do in this situation. So if anyone would like to talk to me about long distance relationships, please let me know. I would like to help. :3

we're not that far only an hour and a half drive but he only gets to come home once every three week and we've been together 4 three year so we're kinda sick of being apart whatsoever. I know i should count myself lucky for being as close as i am but it's hard.

I know it's hard, but an hour and a half doesn't seem too bad.

It was worse when he went home to the UK for the summer.

Well, I'm so sorry that you don't have to the will power or the strength to keep your hands off someone for love for a bit. What is keeping you from knowing someone on the internet? My boyfriend and I speak to one another every day, for hours - video calls. We see each other and hear each other. The only difference between that and in real life? I cannot touch him.

You should not judge other people's relationships based on what you can or cannot do.

This is rather judgmental. I trust my boyfriend. We will be together for two years this February, and he lives in Scotland, while I live in Tennessee. I may not be able to touch him, but we let our love come before our want for cuddles. And, no, a romantic relationship without physical affection is not a friendship. I do not have romantic interest in my friends.

Are all your relationships are to is physical contact? There's not passion or romance behind them, and they are just friends with benefits? That's sad.

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My story with LDRs:
I met my boyfriend when I was 11, on Gaia; this was nearly six years ago. We roleplayed together, and became quick friends. Soon our friendship went to MSN, where we really got to know each other. Over the years, we'd call each other on the phone once and a while; we'd send presents and gifts on birthdays and Christmas. We became very close.

After a nasty break-up, I was there for him a lot. I helped him through it, was there for him, and we had a new dimension to our friendship. I was about fourteen at the time. During this time, we began to develop feelings for one other. Well, I should say that I realized my feelings for him; by that time, I had a crush on him for a little bit over a year. I figured he would never like me, so I tried to ignore and keep up our deep friendship.

But after he had that nasty break-up, we began to become looser with our feelings for each other. It got to the point where it was much more than infatuation, and during this time we began to flirt a lot and very heavily. It was obvious that we liked each other, and so we decided to make it "official".

Now, imagine this: you love someone. Truly love them. You have known you had feelings for him for over a year, and now the feelings are returned. You talk to each other each day, you hear each other all the time, you see each other every day of every year. You have mutual love for each other. How can you resist but to be with them? Surely, if your love cannot withstand the lack of kisses until you can fix the distance, then you have no fidelity, or no love.

Is sex, snuggling, kissing, etc., worth giving up love? I don't think so.

Are LDRs hard? Yes, they are very hard. But when you love the person, really love them...Set up a time to talk to them every night. My boyfriend logs on about 6PM his time every night. Use Skype so you can see them and hear them. Send birthday and Christmas gifts. Trust them and know them. Meet their friends, their family. Make plans to see them.

I don't think anyone should do it for the experience, but only because they think what it is they are feeling is love. Any lack of kisses, any withdrawals from sex or snuggling is worth it. But you have to be willing to trust this person completely. Every Tuesday, he goes to a club. I do not question he goes to a roleplay club. He's even visited his ex-girlfriend in the hospital (she is very sick), and I have no doubt of his loyalty. Why? Because I love him. He would never hurt me, he would never want to cause me harm.

Do I wish, at times, for him to be here so I can snuggle with him? OF COURSE! But these wishes are no reason to give my deep feelings for him, just so I can get some affection. I get plenty fulfillment from the passion which burns in my heart for him...When the affinity for a person is deep, you can reach them.

Dohohoho, long distance relationships can very well work. I know a handful of people who have actually met online and carried their relationship offline after a year and ended up getting married. To my knowledge, they're still married, years later, and are exceedingly happy.
Assuming your partner doesn't have any malicious intentions, speaking over the internet can actually bring people closer. Being free (for the most part) of judgment and pesky selfish attributes that usually keep people apart are completely shattered, leaving two people a blank slate and a whole lot of room to bond.

I think long distance relationships have a bad rep because romance-craving young teens jumping into them over the internet so easily. Rarely do those see through to the end because most of them are looking for a fix of the sensation love gives them, and that isn't always easy to achieve in actuality.

I also think that because there's such a huge boundary separating two people, the day they are reunited, it'll be a meeting filled with sparks and intense emotion that draws them closer than ever, something you can't conjure up on a whim normally. Or, it can be the exact opposite.

Long distance relationships really just depend on the couple and how mature and willing they are. Not what you hear floating around all the time how they "never work" because they don't have "physical contact" (!!!!111).

Most of the ones I've been in have. However, nothing I try in person works out either. I'm currently in another long distance relationship with a girl and it's showing great promise. I can't wait to meet her.

He was a great guy.
I was going to break up with him over anything he did. Lord knowsI should have, but I wasn't going to. I understand where he came from. He wanted to be held and kissed and snuggled up to. I hope he finds that special lady to give it to him, but we were going out for three years. We changed together in three years. I got older, wiser, etc. He grew more caring. We grew up with eachother, so we were ingrained in eachother. He was literally a part of me, and I was literally a part of him. He says we may get back together, but he broke up with me because of distance.
The kicker is, he is talking to his friends and family about me more. It's all moving backwards, and there is no way it shouldn't. He feels bad for breaking up with me. He says he does anyway. He says he cries, but I don't understand why he did it. It makes no bloody sense. I was good to him. I was actually kind. I actually told him how much I weigh! It feels like my heart was a rubberband which was being stretch 1318 miles. He then cut the rubberband, and it came back slapped me in the face.

for me it is fifty fifty. A little bit of both. So far all of the long distance relationships I have ever had ended bad. BUT my friend Emily has a long distance relationship, and it is great. It is just her mother .. oi * rolls eyes * WAY to confusing. But because of Emily's mother she doesn't accept Emily's and andres relationship. soo yeah.

really, this depends on the two people, some people can work long distance relationships and some people can't. some just want to see each other in person and just hang out while others would b fine with just internet chatting, it all depends on the people. however i oppose it, cuz ya never kno when the other person's cheating on u, so yea...

Trust is key in any relationship, be it long distance or not.
I have no trust issues.
Two people who enter this type of relationship have to know it'll be a long haul. The other person just can't fly down in a whim because you want them to.
It's all a little much to handle when you get older.

I married my long distance relationship and moved to be with him. It was hard dating him because of the trust issue. It is hard to trust some one when you know they are going out to party with friends and you are not there with them. But they can end happy. I know first hand.

Did y'all ever break up because of distance?

Nope I married him, it worked out well. I learned to trust from him, thankfully he was worthy of it.

Aimeeko is my mule. So it is still me answering.

Aww.
Maybe he and I weren't meant to work out.
He's Mormon, I'm Catholic.
I'd have to move and convert...it wasn't going to happen.

long distance relationships never work. i mean think about it logically, u cant have a real relationship with some1 who's far enough away to call it "long distance". something has to change. either u need to be closer together physically at some point, or the relationship ends

I say distance doesn't matter as long as you look at it realistically. Try to just be friends that really care about each other and be accepting that your 'other' will need to be close to someone physically just as much as you do. So just allow the relationship to be open. Wouldn't you rather have an open, comfortable relationship with someone you can confide in? Or would you rather have a relationship where you're constantly worrying about what the other is doing? This tactic is great because then you two will bond on a much deeper level so when you do finally get to see each other you're 'intimately' closer then you or your other would be to one of your/his/her flings.......... (personal experience) ** it works **

I also have a doubt about long distance relationships... though at the moment, I think I'm in love with a guy that is really far away, what do you think of long distance relationships with someone you dont know?