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10 Things No One Will Tell You About Being In A Long Distance Relationship by cliqblogg: 11:44am On Oct 11, 2014


There has never been a time when long
distance relationships have been so prevalent, and so
accessible. We travel, we go to college, we get summer jobs
in different cities. We meet people we fall in love with, then
move apart. But rather
than seeing physical difference as a deterrent,we view it as an
obstacle. We’ve adapted, trading in love letters and tortured
hours waiting for the phone to ring for constant transatlantic
messaging, face-timing, and plane tickets. LDRs are so much
more common, and so much easier, than they’ve ever been
before.

And yet they’re still difficult, and people still don’t really
talk about them. We feel ashamed to admit that we spent three
hours last night video chatting, while our
friends brag about an expensive dinner out with their
significant other. We pretend that it’s always fine, that we
hardly ever miss each other, just so we don’t have to listen to
another lecture on how LDRs never work and are doomed to
fail. So there are a lot of things that us LDR-ers just don’t talk
about. But we SHOULD talk about them, because they’re a
part of our daily lives and they’re nothing to be ashamed of.

We should be proud of being strong enough
to survive being apart from people we love. Let’s start
sharing our experiences, and being seriously honest about
what long distance love actually entails. Here’s a start, with
10 things that no one will tell you about being in a long
distance relationship:

1. You’re going to be BROKE. Plane tickets. Posting
excessive gifts to make up for the time apart. Blowing all
your money when you finally see each other, just to make up
for lost time. You thought you’d save money from fewer
dates. You were so, so wrong.

2. Your laptop is your real significant other. It doesn’t matter
how much you disliked texting before, or if you weren’t a fan
of Facebook, because being in an LDR means you are
suddenly a little too dependent on all forms of technology
and internet-related activities. You will fall asleep cradling
your laptop, and experience minor anxiety at the thought of
being away from your phone. You will quickly become one
of those girls you always rolled your eyes at, constantly
attached to some kind of screen, because you have NOTHING
ELSE.

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Re: 10 Things No One Will Tell You About Being In A Long Distance Relationship by Ephramed(m): 12:13pm On Oct 11, 2014
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Re: 10 Things No One Will Tell You About Being In A Long Distance Relationship by eckersley: 6:28am On Oct 30, 2014


10 Things No One Will Tell You About Being In A Long Distance Relationship
By Ellen Scott
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1. You’re going to be BROKE.
Plane tickets. Posting excessive gifts to make up for the time apart.
Blowing all your money when you finally see each other, just to make up for lost time.
You thought you’d save money from fewer dates. You were so, so wrong.

2. Your laptop is your real significant other.
It doesn’t matter how much you disliked texting before, or if you weren’t a fan of Facebook,
because being in an LDR means you are suddenly a little too
dependent on all forms of technology and internet-related activities.

You will fall asleep cradling your laptop, and experience minor anxiety at the
thought of being away from your phone. You will quickly become one of those
girls you always rolled your eyes at, constantly attached to some kind of screen,
because you have NOTHING ELSE.

3. But you’ll also become an expert on the latest messaging/calling apps.
This one particularly applies for my relationship-across-countries homies,
because being in an LDR means you are up to date on everything from Viber to Avocado.

You lament the poor connectivity of Viber, and pray that one day
Facetime won’t drain your data plan. Every new app that promises better messaging,
cooler functionality, and anything to help you communicate with your significant
other will be downloaded in seconds.
But a few days later you’ll probably just revert back to Whatsapp.

4. You might become a bit of a slob.
Sorry, but if you’re the type of person who dresses up to attract the opposite sex,
get prepared for sweatpant city. Your boyfriend/girlfriend can’t see you,
you’re not out to get laid, and you’ll slowly stop giving a crap about what you look like.
Until Skype time. Then it’s sweatpants on the bottom, make-up and cute tee up top.

5. Sometimes, being apart from your significant other is AWESOME
Never feel bad for enjoying alone time. If you’re in an LDR, you get the independence
of being single with the comfort of a relationship. No-one mentions the fact
that the alone time that comes as part of an LDR can actually be really fun.

You can go to the gym, you can go out, you can spend hours watching TV.
Yes, obviously, you can still do those things if your BF/GF is in the vicinity,
but you might have to check in first, or you may feel bad about saying no to hanging out.
Being in an LDR means you always have space whenever you need it. SCORE.

6. Arguments suck. When you’re physically together during an argument,
things pretty much have to get resolved.
When you’re in an LDR, however, you can drag that stuff out for DAYS.
You can ignore texts and refuse to video chat.
You can go to bed angry and stew in your rage and it can be SO hard to sort things out.

7. You often feel like you’re missing out
Not missing out on the sex and all that jazz, but missing out on the food, and the movies,
and all the fun activities couples do together.
That new restaurant you’re dying to try? Nope, not until your significant other
gets a train/plane ticket. LDRs mean no go-to dinner/movie/gallery partner.
Damnit.

8. You’ll become a LOT more open-minded when it comes to relationships.
You’ll realize that relationships aren’t so black and white,
and won’t be able to criticise your friends’ dating choices so harshly,
because you’re suddenly very aware that your choices are completely irrational and impractical.

But you do it for love. Aww.
You’ll also have to open yourself up to new things you never thought you’d do.
*cough* Sexy skype times *cough*

9. Reunions are often awkward.
And it’s always SO frustrating, because you love each other and
there’s never any weird pauses over the phone.

But no matter what you do, the first half an hour or so of reuniting after a long
period apart feels so weird and stilted.
It’s okay, it will pass. Still so weird though.

10. You will go through the most intense highs and lows.
You will love them more intensely than you thought possible, you will miss them
to a point you never thought you could endure.
You will cry tears of happiness when you see them at the airport,
then cry all the way home when you leave.
LDRs are whirlwinds of emotions.

They’re wonderful and horrible and we all know that rationally,
they’re not the best idea. But we do them anyway, because love makes us crazy
and crazy feels good sometimes. And sometimes, it all works out okay.
Better than okay, actually. No-one ever seems to mention the LDRs that actually last,
but honestly, they do exist.



Culled from:
http://collegecandy.com/2014/08/27/10-things-no-one-will-tell-you-about-being-in-a-long-distance-relationship/
Re: 10 Things No One Will Tell You About Being In A Long Distance Relationship by gunners160(m): 7:56am On Oct 30, 2014
Op weldone try again anoda day pampam papapa pa.team LDR,yes!we knw say e hard bt d thng make sense die.u dnt get stalk everyday by ur gf,u dnt go on expensive date every wk,u hv tym 2 focus on ur dream nd career wo distraction,d quarel &d argument rate is low,d my frnd bf bought r an expensive gift u mst also buy 4 me is nt dhr,u get cherished nd missd mst tyms,thereby making u fil like james bond.menh d list is endless na jst recharge kard go suffer.besides,who kares!!team ldr

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Re: 10 Things No One Will Tell You About Being In A Long Distance Relationship by nanauju(f): 8:08am On Oct 30, 2014
Somehow Somehow, LDRs don't always work out. Abeg body no be firewood
Re: 10 Things No One Will Tell You About Being In A Long Distance Relationship by Nobody: 8:18am On Oct 30, 2014
Charlie love conquers All.

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