keeping a long distance relationship alive

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Keeping A Long Distance Relationship Alive

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What is LDR?

Long Distance relationship

Keeping A Long Distance Relationship Alive (LDR)

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Continents, seas, and mountains stand between two people who apparently love each other. Different area codes, time zones, and often different cultures.

What’s in a long distance relationship (LDR)?

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A whole new world, are the realities that a couple in a LDR have to face constantly.


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Whether your honey is going away on an extended trip or you fell in love with someone in another continent,


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Long distance relationships will always be tougher than you expected.


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Making a long distance relationship work is hard: it is never meant for the fainthearted.


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It requires a great deal of trust, commitment and communication as well as a fair amountof ground rules.


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Studies show that a majority of long distance relationships eventually break up, which makes people think that being in one is a bad idea and it would never work.

Drawback

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It is tough, indeed, but never impossible.

Drawback

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In fact, many people involved in a LDR eventually get married and become happy.

Opportunities or Chances

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Today’s technology makes it easier for a couple to survive long distance relationships.

- The internet is the best source - A couple can stay connected through

emails, - Real-time voice calls,and high-definition video calls. - Communication is, and will always be, the key to a healthy relationship—especially in a LDR.

New era

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It’s more important than ever to constantly communicate with your honey, even if it’s just to say hello. “Constantly” doesn’t mean every couple of minutes

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A short phone call or a few minutes of seeing each other via webcam is enough to quell the loneliness of being apart.


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A successful long distance relationship isn’t achieved by only one person.


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Each person must commit in making it work.


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Connectivity

Here are some LDR tips to help you achieve a long and lasting love

Be clear with the nature of the relationship,

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whether you can date other people or be exclusive,

Connectivity

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How often you will communicate in a week and holidays that you would like to spend with each other.

Connectivity

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Daily communication is possible, even if you don’t have time to talk on the phone.

Connectivity

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You could update each other by swapping emails, or via text messages.

Connectivity

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The growth and stability of a relationship also depends on how often you express your feelings to each other.

Connectivity

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Stability is achieved by reassuring your partner about your commitment.

Connectivity

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True, action speaks louder than words, but in a LDR, the spoken word is important.

Connectivity

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Tell your partner how much you miss and love him/her.

Express Feeling

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It’s not being cheesy; it’s simply letting out what you really feel.

Express Feeling

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Conflicts often arise in a LDR due to trust issues.

Express Feeling

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Before getting involved in a LDR, ask yourself whether you are capable of trusting another person.

Express Feeling

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Honesty and trust are major necessities in a LDR, as well as in any other relationship.

Express Feeling

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Unnecessary paranoia and doubts will lead to nothing but failure.

Express Feeling

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Arguments and squabbles are just as normal in a LDR as in any relationship.

Express Feeling

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It’s easy to blow off one’s anger when on the phone, so try to be patient.

Express Feeling

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Avoid cutting him/her off in the middle of a sentence.

Listen

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A successful long distance relationship requires time and effort.

Listen

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It may require more from a couple, and can be quite taxing.

Listen

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It can be a test of true love.

Listen

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What do you want to do now?

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