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Love You Long Distance

Posted to Ask the Community by Vicky Emerson on Wed, 11/28/2007 - 12:00pm
It seems that relationships come in all different types and I am all too familiar with the long distance romance. My fiancé and I have conquered the long distance for over two years. He flew in for Thanksgiving and up until that point it had been a month that we were apart.

After going through the teary goodbyes and then the anticipation of seeing each other again, I feel like I can see the positives and negatives of being in a relationship of this nature. On the positive end, there is the eagerness with butterflies of picking them up at the airport or opening the apartment door to see someone equally excited to see you. It is a wonderful feeling!

On the bad side, we don't have the luxury of seeing each other on a daily basis so sometimes we have a hard time communicating purely because of the distance. Comments made on the phone that may have not intended to be hurtful can be misconstrued and can actually cause hurt feelings.

I've talked with women about long distance relationships and some feel it is a good way because the excitement of seeing each other keeps the relationship vibrant. However, other women have no idea how two people can stay together without seeing each other on a daily basis. Any FWW readers would like to share their story?

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