Far Away Love

Welcome back to You Do the Math. Today we will explore long distance relationships.

Going off to college is a wonderful accomplishment. While in school, many people find themselves in relationship with someone from their school. Out of hundreds of individuals to choose from, you have found that one person who you think fits you best. Life is good. You’re getting an education and going out a couple of days a week together. You get to see this person whenever you want. No need for late night phone conversations when you can just walk over to their dorm. You have really established that quality time that everyone wants in a relationship. There is one minor problem. You are from Maryland and they are from California. The school year is over and you must part ways. You are graduating and starting to pursue your career while she/he has another year to go in school. You are now thousands of miles away from each other. What now?

How do you maintain a successful relationship being so far away from each other? In every relationship there is a level of trust established. It’s really easy to establish this trust when you are under this person nose every day. You know their whereabouts because she/he is with you. Long distance relationships rely solely on trust. Say goodbye to outings to the movies or dinner, goodbye to cupcaking on the couch, and goodbye face to face quality time. You new relationship consists of pictures and a phone. How do you make the adjustment?

Honestly, some people can’t. Long distance relationships take a lot of dedication. If you had trust issues before, just expect those issues to escalate. You find yourself lonely at times and tempted from all the other women/men in your area. A lot of people don’t make it through long distance relationship. Most of them end with someone cheating. I guess phone sex wasn’t doing it for them anymore. So how do you prevent this from happening? Is there really hope in a long distance relationship? I believe there is but what about you. You do the math!

Be productive, be persistent, be prudent.

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