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I would say that just about my entire relationship with my now husband has been long distance. I think that it makes both of us stronger individuals that create a very loving couple.
We started dating 15 years ago while living in the same college town. We didn’t expect the relationship to last over the summer while being 2 hours apart but when classes started up again, we were able to pick up where we left off. He graduated the next year and moved 8 hours away for grad school. We would talk on the phone for about 20 minutes per day (pre-cell phones and unlimited minutes) and have weekend meetings at a hotel half-way in between about every 6-weeks. The final semester of my senior year, I only had classes on Tue/Thu so I would make the drive about every 3-weeks to spend long weekends with him. Eventually, I graduated and he had another year of grad school. We were now just 6 hours away and continued to speak daily and meet up whenever we could. Eventually, he graduated and was successful in finding a job near where I lived. We got engaged shortly thereafter (5 years into the relationship) and moved-in together when we got married a year later. Now, after nine years of marriage, I feel as though I am still living in a long distance relationship because his job takes him all over the country for months at a time. Somehow, we are still able to make it work.
I am of the belief that long distance can work if the two individuals are strong enough to handle it. A couple has to be willing to give each other the trust and independence to make it successful.
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