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I Am In a Long Distance Relationship

Four Tips For Successful Long Distance Relationship

By: naikeca
Written on February 2nd, 2013
[1] Trust.
Trust is maybe the most important thing in one successful long distance relationship. Trusting him/her that s/he wont cheat and wont hit on other girls/boys is a hard thing but you must do it. Of course your partner must prove you that they are not fooling you with sweet words while having another relationship or sex affair that you dont even suspect about.
[2] Spending Lots Of Time With Each Other.
Try to spend as much time as possible with your long distance partner. Send messages/emails whenever you can. Ask about him/her day or tell about yours, watch movies together (its really easy if both of you can download the movie and have a skype/oovoo/g+ convo while watching it). You cant be there with him/her, cant hold hands or walk outside together... and thats the only way you can feel them like they are next to you :)
[3] Showing Love.
Writing poems, cooking for him/her, making vids or taking pictures etc. There are so many different ways ot show your love from a distance. Making your partner feel love, feel specail and wanted must not be a hard task for you since you are inlove with him/her. Well if it is... then probably you are not in love :)
[4] DONT... TELL... YOUR... PARENTS!
Im serious. Dont tell your parents about him/her. Dont even think about that. Wait to meet him/her and to spend a little time together, after that you can talk with your parents about that. Maybe that will sound strange to some of you but you have no idea how strange and weird parents can be when they know you are in a long distance relationship. Trust me. I have awful some memories...

I hope i helped some of you x] [sorry if i have any grammar mistakes... english is not my mother language ^^ ]
By: naikeca
Age: 18-21 , Male
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  • lovejunkies
    lovejunkies

    very good ideas

    Feb 15
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  • BlackadderFan
    BlackadderFan

    I'm with LightOrchid. Communication is the MOST important part of any relationship, even the one you have with your parents. Without it you won't have trust or even love. How can you expect your parents to trust your judgement if you exclude them from the things you deem most important. Also, whether we like it or not we live in a dangerous world. Not telling your parents is SO incredibly dangerous.
    I'm in my 30's and in a LDR with someone in another country...across an ocean and half a continent (over 4,000 miles between us) and my Mom knows him. She's FB friends with him, she has talked to him during more than one of our Skype calls.
    Your parents might object at first, but they usually object to anyone their child dates...at any age. Eventually they will see what you do, given the chance to get to know them, and if not you will at least gain their respect (which is often more important in a child/parent relationship than getting along with your partner).

    Feb 12
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  • MyNameIsQ
    MyNameIsQ

    Pretty much.

    Feb 2
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  • LightOrchid
    LightOrchid

    Those aren't so much tips but a list of what is required (trust, spending time, showing love...).
    The only real tip is: Communicate.

    No communication - no trust. No trust, no love. No love, no relationship. It all starts with trust and ends with lack of trust - everything else comes naturally.

    Also, please don't suggest people to not tell their parents. Sure they may take it a secret at first, but at the least they should talk to their parents (considering this is for people below 18 or 20 and then I wouldn't suggest LDRs in the first place), chances are the person they "date" could be a fake - you do realise there are pedophiles/rapists out there? Don't encourage people to keep something a secret that could possibly be life threatening, many kids/teens or people in general aren't careful enough and there have been enough deaths - or at the least raped humans that will suffer from the consequences of not voicing their position forever.

    Telling your parents may be awkward and even stressy but eventually it doesn't matter, if your relationship is sincere it will last through it and your parents will eventually see what's going on. Also, if you spurt out your little secret later on your parents may lose trust in you - and what was that? Tip No.1 : Trust.

    This doesn't only apply for romantic relationships, keep that in mind.

    Feb 2
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