I always tell my boyfriend that distance and time are our only enemies. When it's said that distance makes the heart grow fonder, that's not a joke. You start to appreciate every millisecond, second, minute and hour with that person. The wait and anticipation in seeing each other builds every time you speak to one another. Or see a tweet from them. Or a picture pass by in the slideshow on your laptop's screensaver.
I've been in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend for a little bit over a year and I must say, I'm always jealous of people who can see him every single day. It's what I was used to in high school, but it's part of growing up individually and as a collective. I honestly believe we are still together because of communication and genuine love. All the other components such as seeing each other everyday is fairly irrelevant compared to communication. Telling each other about your day or simply saying "I love you" can go a long way. When I don't hear from my boyfriend like all day, I kind of feel incomplete. Things don't feel right.
I remember having a discussion with some guy last year about how he feels that when a couple goes off to different schools, they won't last because they're so young. And that there will be cheating and whatnot. Well I had to quickly throw in my concrete facts. Age isn't a factor. Grown people can't even handle it so that's invalid. This goes back to me saying, communication and genuine love is what you need. Now if you go off to school and start cheating... Then you didn't want that relationship to last. And you're just remedial.
Now mind you, everyone can't handle a long distance relationship. It's not meant for every couple because every couple simply just isn't strong enough for it. I don't care if you're 15 or 55.
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