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| Sex and Affection Anything and everything about sex and relations. Please try to keep this forum on-topic, since things tend to wander a bit. Search through old topics before posting a new one, as questions get repeated a lot here. |
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2008-09-15, 02:30
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Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
With school and all, it's hard. I need to keep it lasting just a bit longer (I can feel things slowly starting to fade) I just need a few more weeks until I can see her on a school break.
Anyone know what I can do?
Help 
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# 2

2008-09-15, 02:33
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
I don't think long-distance relationships are conventions made to last. Human beings are animals, and our physical interaction is something we can't do without when it comes to courtship and mating rituals. If you can't spend actual time with her, it can't work. That's what I think. But who knows? Maybe somebody else has better advice than me.
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# 3

2008-09-15, 02:36
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
If you guys last in the long distance relationship then i will be impressed.
just do whatever you think is best
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# 4

2008-09-15, 02:45
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
I find that the thing that makes a long distance relationship hard is that you're both living separate lives and it's easy to forget about them when you've got your own thing going on. My boyfriend and I try to make one another a part of daily life as much as possible so even though we can only see each other every three weeks or so, we're still as involved in each other's day to to activities as much as if we were still in the same place. It helps prevent growing apart.
We do things like recommending movies/tv shows/bands/books/youtube videos and other such stuff to one another so that we can keep up with one another's new hobbies and whatnot, I help him with his papers; he sends drafts to me, I edit them, he tells me background information about his new friends, and I keep him updated on the goings-on at home, and so on and so forth. As long as you put in a little bit of effort to still be an active and integral part of one another's lives, it's not so bad to be apart.
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# 5

2008-09-15, 02:46
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
Well we will be seeing each other. So the physical deal is still there, just not an everyday thing. Which is hard, but doable.
Basically... I just need a way to boost morale until we have time to see each other.
I hate to say it but I'm desperate. I can't live without this girl 
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# 6

2008-09-15, 02:48
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
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Originally Posted by Synkk
Well we will be seeing each other. So the physical deal is still there, just not an everyday thing. Which is hard, but doable.
Basically... I just need a way to boost morale until we have time to see each other.
I hate to say it but I'm desperate. I can't live without this girl 
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Make sure you keep complimenting her, reminding her how awesome you think she is, etc. And she should do the same for you. It's easy to start to miss out on the validation and ego-boosting that you get in a relationship, and if you can still get that validation from your partner, you're less likely to feel the urge to look elsewhere to fulfill your emotional needs.
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2008-09-15, 02:53
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
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Originally Posted by Silverfuck
Make sure you keep complimenting her, reminding her how awesome you think she is, etc. And she should do the same for you. It's easy to start to miss out on the validation and ego-boosting that you get in a relationship, and if you can still get that validation from your partner, you're less likely to feel the urge to look elsewhere to fulfill your emotional needs.
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I've been doing that. She won't acknowledge my complements, and if I try and say/do something sweet for her... she points out the flaws. It feels like she's intentionally trying to disconnect from me, because she's saying sweet things less and less... I know, I know... give up and move on. It's not happening, and I can't lose her. Is there anything I can do?
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# 8

2008-09-15, 02:58
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
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Originally Posted by Synkk
I've been doing that. She won't acknowledge my complements, and if I try and say/do something sweet for her... she points out the flaws. It feels like she's intentionally trying to disconnect from me, because she's saying sweet things less and less... I know, I know... give up and move on. It's not happening, and I can't lose her. Is there anything I can do?
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Another bummer about LDRs is that it's easy to miscommunicate when you're only talking over the phone or over the internet; you don't get those same body language clues, you know? Maybe she's not meaning to be disconnected, or maybe she's struggling with the distance, but trying to figure out what's going through her head will get you nowhere except miserable. Honest, straightforward conversations are the best way to go, just ask her as neutrally as possible, 'are you still as invested in this relationship as I am? Tell me how you're feeling, I won't get upset, just tell me where we stand at this point.' If she's wavering, then it's better to know now than never, and if it's miscommunication you need to know so you can work on fixing it.
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# 9

2008-09-15, 05:18
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
The best thing you can do is have an endgame planned out.
Seeing her at break doesn't count, I'm talking about a final date when the long distance relationship permanently ends. If you're at different schools, then when you graduate do you plan on moving in together/marriage?
Without an endgame you're toast.
My girlfriend and I go to different Universities. I get to see her about one weekend a month, 4 months during the summer and a month at winter break. Its been over a year and we're still together and strong, never had any incidents or whatnot.
But we also plan on marriage and a life after we finish school, and before the long distance part we spent about 3 years together.
history together + endgame = win.
If you have been in a long distance relationship from the start, or you're just with your girlfriend (not someone you consider marrying), well, you're fucked.
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# 10

2008-09-15, 05:22
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Re: Keeping a long distance relationship alive.
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Originally Posted by Synkk
I can't live without this girl 
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Look bud, if its that big of a deal and a LDR isn't working, just transfer to her school.
Whats more important, your relationship or your career? I can't answer that for you.
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