We all know that LDR means "LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP". But ever since this pandemic happened, some people are giving the word LDR a whole new meaning which is "LOCK DOWN RELATIONSHIP". Regardless on what or how we define the word LDR, it is still a relationship.
Truth be told that being in a long distance relationship, it is very hard and scary. It's scary for those who just experienced for the very first time being in that kind of relationship such as myself. Some people would not like it or won't understand it specially when you haven't met the other person face to face. Other people might think or ask themselves how can you call that a relationship when you haven't met the other person or they might tell you that you should not give your 100 percent trust on the other person whom you haven't met yet (which is their nature of protecting you and that's understandable, but not to the extreme to the point where they're going to be overprotective).
On the flip side, every relationship is different. We meet other people in different ways. There are couples who met when they were in high school, high school/college crush , or even grew up together and many more.
But to those people who are in a long-distance (like myself), there are a lot of challenges we face everyday like other couples do as years, months, days, weeks, hours, seconds and minuets pass by. There are couples in this kind of relationship who didn't make it because they couldn't take it anymore being apart from each other while others in this situation ended their relationship because the other person was not being faithful/loyal. And that's the scary and challenging part when you're in a long-distance relationship.
Trust is very important in a long distance relationship (aside from communication). Also we should feel secured within ourselves first and foremost, we should be complete and not be in a relationship just because we want other people to make us feel complete (that was one of my mistake in the past where I thought I needed someone to complete me when the truth is I just needed me to complete me). I learned to love myself and know my worth just like how my family loves me.
Never thought that I would fall inlove again (specially now with our new norm). Even though we're just 2-3 hours apart from each other he never fails to make me feel how much he loves me. Some people may find this relationship of mine very scary and I can understand why they're scared because we haven't met in person yet due to this pandemic.
We just communicate through text, chat, phone calls and videocalls. But at the start of our relationship we both talked about having a 50-50% trust towards each other and that's understandable.
The thing that I love most in our relationship is that, we both love nature (mainly going to the beach), we're both goofy (not the character in Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse), he keeps me grounded, he always checks up on me, he really wants to meet my family soon (even though he's nervous) and also he can't wait to introduce me to his family and friends. It's very unexpected how we just clicked the moment we met.
Eversince then, I'm more happier than I could ever be. Also in our relationship, we talked about our status and we both said that it's the other person's choice whether or not he/she will do something that could end their relationship. He said that he has no time on playing games and so do I.
I never thought that God answered my prayer at an unexpected circumstance.
I know it's too early to say these things but that's how he makes me feel and that's how we feel. And I'll be forever grateful and thankful.
To those who are in a long-distance relationship, just compromise, be open and honest with each other. Communicate and trust each other despite the distance. Also, avoid those temptations that could ruin your relationship.
