What are the commitments that must be made if a long distance relationship will work out?
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What are the commitments that must be made if a long distance relationship will work out?
Relationships don’t come with guarantees or rules that things will work out, it only comes with mutual respect, love and admiration. But in order to make any relationship work, partners must put in effort, time and emotions even when its hard like when there is a lot of physical distance between them. A long distance relationship requires more effort than a conventional relationship where you can meet your partner and express your thoughts and feelings in a dozen different ways, taking them to their favourite restaurant, laughing with each other during a movie and so much more. But when there is distance between two people who like each other, communication and having faith are the only two ways to make it work. In order to make it work, you first must be sure that you’re ready for the effort and commitment it takes. If you go in without giving it a serious thought, you may end up getting confused or demotivated as time passes by.
Relationships are not limited to physical contacts, nor their goal is to have sex. Long Distance can give you the opportunity to focus on things that matter the most in your relationship. That being said, I believe LDR can challenge a relationship towards better, but can’t solely damage it. Compared to a regular “no distance” form of a relationship and as mentioned in other answers, the most important difference in LDR is the significance of trust! But trust is not something you simply have. It is something you gain, verify, and maintain. This is the same case in regular relationships as well, but the way you gain, verify, and maintain trust in an LDR is different:
Communication: Talk, text, and e-mail a lot. Talk about everything from your daily activities to your inner feelings and thoughts about everything. Sometimes it is good to send emails. For example, in case of time difference, you can send emails while your partner is sleeping, so that s(he) can read it in the morning.
Never lie! not even white lies to impress her/him. LDR is not a good place to impress your partner by not showing your true self.
Involve your partner in your daily life and ask him/her to involve you in his/hers. Do things together, such as watching a movie, reading a book, etc. Spend time together too much until you start feeling that you are not spending enough alone time. Then encourage each other to spend some quality time alone or with friends out of relationships.