Is it possible to make a long distance relationship grow?

Yes I think sooo... You can talk on the phone, e-mail, and visit each other ... You are apart enough that you don't fight much..

Yes, just like all relationships, it takes work. Think of all the armed forces men and women that are away when babies are born. Besides the world is such a small place these days with phone, email, webcams and mobiles, you can get hold of someone pretty much anytime of day.

yes, if you really want to then you can, just have to work on it...

yes!.... my relationship with my, now, fiance has grown incredibly since we first starting dating over a year and a half ago. Our relationship was nothing but long distance (we would physically see each other for a few days every few months or so.) I feel happy and i know i have a great partner (who tries to make this relationship work as hard as i do)

It is very difficult and requires that both parties are extremely honest. You can paint yourself as someone you aren't.

Maybe, but not recommended. Find something closer to home.

By experience It never works, I also never witnessed anybody else being successful at it.
But you can't generalize, you might have such a special bond that it will grow.

For me, so far it has. And hopefully it will last longer and we'll finally be together. It takes a lot of work from both of us. Not being to hold each other is difficult sometimes, but I know that come mid-December, I'll finally get to be there.
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Don't always listen to critism saying it won't work. True loves means that both parties are willing to sacrifice something in order to be together.

YES I AM IN A LOUG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP AND IT IS SO HARD RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I CAN NOT SEE HIM EVERYDAY LIKE I WANT TO SO IT IS HARD TO BE IN A LOUG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP BUT IT IS ONE THING I HAVE TO SAY YOU HAVE TO BE A STRONG MINDED PERSON AND ALWAYS HAVE FAITH
THAT IT IS GONING TO WORK OUT BETWEEN YOU TWO.


SINCERELY,KD

For a certain amount of time - yes. But eventually, if you both feel you're compatible, one or the other of you will have to travel and meet in person.
The problem is, it's very easy to get along from a distance and nowhere near as easy in person when there's no escaping all the niggling little irritations that you didn't see before.
Most important - take things slowly and be 100% sure before making any commitment.
I hope it works for you. Sadly it didn't for me.

I've known SOOO many people who tried it, but in the long run, it never worked permanently. They always ended up breaking up, and marrying other people. I saw a documentary that said the singer, Johnny Cash, had a three-year long-distance engagement while he was in the military. They broke up very shortly after he returned home. I guess that was the true test...finally spending all that time together. The same thing happened to my son after a seven year long-distance romance. After she was home for a longer period, he found out what she was REALLY like. He's now happily married to someone else.

Its difficult, you gotta trust each other alot. Ive essentially been living a long distance relationship since husband has been in the army. Its hard but if you find the right person its worth it.

Between friends yes, but not between a man and woman. You need that physical contact for a romantic relationship to grow.

Apart yes. Unless you have some kind of plan where you are planning to be together.

I honestly don't think so.

Yes. But you have to be VERYVERYVERYVERYVERY well endowed!

Yes. Move a couple of miles further apart.

Yes, but it is not easy

I am in a long distance relationship; she is in California and I am in the UK. The distance has it's obvious downs but it does also mean that we have to work and explore the emotional side first and not get blinded by the physical side. We learned more about each other in 6 months then I thought possible. A word of caution, any relationship will need continual nurturing even when finally meet and decide to marry.

It is really tough but if the couple is truly in love, they will find a way to make it work AND grow.

Possible, but certainly more difficult.

Yes, the longer the distance the more mold it grows.

Yes,my bf has been in another state for about 8 mothns now and we still realize how much we miss each other's company and hopefully will end up together in the future. In the meantime, we are writing more letters and pictures to each other. As they say, absence makes the heart grow founder!

Some people can handle it, and
others can't. I speak from personal
experiance, and I wouldn't recommend
it for everyone.

Yes definitely.

yes, it is possible,i think, but there has to be an end plan of yall being together down the line.

i hope. right now i'm in a long distance relationship and i'm sure when it comes to moving in and whatnot we'll have a lot to discuss (ie where? family? friends?) and try to compromise.

No! miles apart opportunities WILL arise. Good Luck:)

Yes it is possible. It is also very very difficult.

i hate long distance relationships but i guess it best for some couples (the ones who never get along but love eachother so much they cant move on)

You could move to the next town further away.

It all depends how devoted the two lovers are to each other.

I have had a nine-year relationship with my fiancee, which started as a long-distance relationship (about 140 miles). If you are trying to come together, it can work, but if neither of you wants to move from where you are, that can cause a big problem.
We chatted online a couple of times a week and would have phone calls that lasted anything up to 6 hours on occasions.
When she moved here 7 years ago, all was wonderful, but we have still had our problems, like any other couple. We kept working at it though and were to be married next October, except for the fact she died, tragically a few months back.
Ultimately, I think it is more about the relationship and what you are trying to put into it than the distance. That said, if you're not going to be together, then what is the relationship about?

Yes. If you both want the relationship to grow, it will. You both have to be honest and trustworthy. Keep the communication going even when you cannot be together in person. Lots of phone calls, emails and sweet or funny cards will make it easier when you have to be apart. I wish you both the best and hope you will be together forever in the near future. :-)

I hate long distance relationships. I had one where she lived 2 states away. We would meet in cities mid way, or I would go there or she here throughout the 3 months it lasted. But geeze! all that is compromised to keep it together. The time on the phone when you could be productive, the travel time with money needed for other things, and all the time invested in just communicating when you can be developing relationships at home, ie; friends, family and exploring other romances and fun. In my opinion, it is being there that makes a relationship work. Unless the LD is temporary, its an empty hole of depression.

It's very difficult and rare for a long distance relationship to grow or work, but it CAN happen.

For example, my older brother has been dating his girlfriend for three and a half years now, and she lives seven hours north of him. They miss each other dearly and find it difficult sometimes, but they're getting through it.

Yeah, grow further apart!!!!!

it depends .
if your calling each other every day , then its gonna last .
but if your not , then i dont think it can last .
becase of long distance i have failed to keep my friendship with my best friend .
now i dont feel like i like her any more .

It'll take a lot of effort and dedication. My boyfriend and I was together for three years and he moved 300 miles away from me. You would think with all the love we had for one another it would work, but it didn't. In the end we both came to one another to make it happen once again we're now hitting up the fourth year. Basically it's what you make of the relationship. Although depression of not being with one another will get to you badly.

Yes someone moves farther away and then your long distance has grown to a longer distance relationship