Honestly? I think long distance relationships are better than regular ones. You can fall in love with every single part of a person. Hearing their voice becomes way more special. It's not all about the physical stuff. It's not about all the petty stuff people have now. You get to know a person so much better than you would any other way. Don't get me wrong, being with someone who you can hold hands with and cuddle with is amazing and I love it. But there are things with a LDR that you don't seem to always get with a regular relationship. To me, they are stronger and they mean a lot more. I mean, think about it. Trust is the biggest part of any relationship, hands down. If you can trust a person who lives thousands of miles away, that's absolutely beautiful. Sure, you don't get to hug them, kiss them, or wake up next to them. But you get to talk to them and hear them. And just imagine the feeling you'll have when you finally get to be with them. You fight less and laugh more. Long distance relationships are beautiful, and I have so much respect and encouragement for anyone who is in one. They are hard, harder than most things, but they are so worth it in the end. Why let distance ruin your feelings for someone? Feelings are feelings, you don't control them. Love is love, that's not going to change. Long distance relationships are so much more serious and meaningful in my eyes. You have to have strong faith and trust in a person. Plus, I think they are cuter; red-eyed Skype dates, phone calls, love letters. It's hard to have someone mean so much to you, and you to them, and not be able to hold them in your arms. But finally getting on a plan or driving hours to see that person and spending days together with them is the most memorable, wonderful and romantic thing ever. My only real relationship started out long distance, and it stayed that way for almost a year and a half. That year and a half was hard, trust me it was hard. But we ended up being together for 4 years.. Things happened along the way and we grew a part(to say the least) but that doesn't change the fact that they can and do work out. People nowadays look at distance as if the is a barrier, but I think otherwise. Distance is just a test of how strong a relationship is and can be. Any couple could stay loyal to each other if they could see each other everyday, by where is the authenticity of that? It's the time that we are separated from our Significant other that really, truly counts. So I hope that answers your question.
