The Maroon - Long-distance relationships can be worthwhile

The Maroon - Long-distance relationships can be worthwhile

This is a well-written post by a young woman in a successful long-distance relationship. As she so aptly points out, LDRs can be very rewarding if we allow them to be. It's just a matter of accentuating the positive and down-playing the negative.

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Nights in Rodanthe

I'm back from Denver and although I have a very busy week ahead of me, I'm still struggling with being away from Mike again.

Typically, we don't go to movies when we're together. To some extent it feels like a waste of our very precious "in-person" time. In fact, we have only been to 2 movies in nearly 3 years. That's not to say we don't watch movies. We just prefer to rent them and watch from home where we can be snuggled up together and chat if we want, pause if we want, you know... all the stuff that makes DVD technology so great.

Well, for our third anniversary (I can't believe we've been doing this for 3 years!) my sweet Mike has rented us a condo in Destin, Florida for an entire week (more on this later). How glorious is that! So anyway, I was in the mood for a romantic chick flick with a beach setting and Nights in Rodanthe seemed to fit the bill. I had no idea at the time that it involved a long-distance relationship. I don't want to give away the plot but suffice it to say that although I enjoyed the beach scenery, the movie was disheartening and tugs particularly hard at the heartstrings of those of us in LDRs.

I'm not suggesting you don't see it, I'm just telling you to be prepared and don't allow your emotions to be over-whelmed with "what-ifs".

Can Long-Distance Relationships Work?

Long-distance relationships have been going on probably as long as humans have walked the earth. And yet, we still ask the question - can they work? The short answer is... YES! Obviously they can and do work. Nobody said they are easy.

Since I've begun writing about LDRs, I've heard lots of stories. It seems nearly everyone has had some kind of LDR in their life. Often it's the high school sweethearts who venture off to different colleges. And let's not forget all our wonderful folks in the military. Talk about a challenging separation.

I was at a friend's birthday party last weekend and I spoke to a woman who had an LDR for many years. It eventually resulted in a marriage that is now in it's 26th year. She and her then boyfriend, now husband were in the military. Their story is a happily ever after.

I can honestly say I am not a fan of long-distance relationships, but the truth is, the love of my life lives 900 miles away and I will do whatever it takes to keep him in my life. And if I'm truly honest with myself, I would have to admit that in some ways, the distance has helped us build our relationship in ways that we would not have done otherwise. We know we are completely committed to one another because it takes one heck of a commitment to maintain a long-distance relationship. We know that what we have is true love and not infatuation or lust because lust can not be satisfied across the miles.

So despite the difficulties and the lonely nights spent apart, if Mike and I are any indication, you can indeed, have a very successful long-distance relationship. And it's definitely worth it.