Long Distance Relationships

In many ways, the mythical "girlfiend in Canada" is worse if it's TRUE than if it's the assumed lie.

Long Distance Relationships (LDRs) have the worst of both worlds.

You are alone, with no true physical contact.   But often the drama etc of compromising with a person still hits you.  You do get a little bit more freedom, but that is at the cost of your partner getting the same freedom.

Not to mention massive amounts of money spent traveling to/from your significant other.


The main counter argument is "But if you love someone, it is worth it!"   If you loved them you would marry them and move. Or they would do move.   If you don't feel like doing that, then you don't love them enough to make it worth it.  That does leave married LDR (Mainly Military, but you have some other examples.)   Those are hard, but they are worth keeping together.

I do not recommend doing a LDR.  If a relationship is just starting out, I suggest you both agree to 'see other people'.  You can still write/call each other and remain friends.  If you both end up in the same county sometime again, then you restore the relationship.