How To Keep the Flame Burning- Long Distance Relationships

While the old cliche says that distance makes the heart grow fonder, another and equally true saying says that distance can make the heart forget. So now, how do we really survive long distance relationships? How can we keep the fire burning despite the distance?

It's certainly not easy, but some couples do survive long distance relationships. In order to do this, I suppose you need first to make an agreement of what your expectations are in the relationship and how much of a commitment you are willing to give and receive. Agreeing on ground rules will help prevent unnecessary arguments in the future. By accepting the challenge, you also accepted the fact that you will need to have the trust and faith in your partner. Being paranoid and accusing will only grow doubts, insecurity and tension between you and none of those will help the relationship survive. Trust is the main key! When you trust each other, you would have to respect each others privacy.

Moreover, all the things that couples who live near each other get to enjoy and sometimes take for granted, such as intimacy and togetherness, are things that people in long distance relationships need to put extra effort in. The mere fact that couples who live far apart from each other, with no means of knowing what the other is up to, puts a lot of strain into the relationship. So when you get the chance to be with together physically, make it a point that you don't waste a moment, not even a split of a second! Seize every single moment!

I strongly believe that it would also help to get hooked on a common activity, could be watching the same TV program or probably a movie at the same time. In this way, you both have something to talk about, and it simulates togetherness for the two of you, even if you are so far apart. Believe me, it certainly works for I am also in the same situation.