7 Tips to Make Your Long Distance Relationship Work
It is not very difficult to keep a long distance online relationship going. Of course, there are several setbacks. But then, if you really want the relationship to amount to something meaningful, you really can make it happen. All you need to do is keep a few things in mind. Listed below are some ways how you can make your online long distance relationship work.
1. Set parameters at the onset
There ought to be certain ground rules and conditions that both of you must agree upon even before you begin to consider a relationship. Set parameters for yourselves – something both of you must mutually decide and agree upon. There are many things like priorities, whether you are ready to relocate later on in case both of you agree to marry and get settled, career objectives, expectations from the relationship and so on. Talk about such things beforehand so both of you are clear about the apparently trivial stuff that has the potential to create problems later.
2. Keep in touch
Both of you must keep in touch by communicating on a regular basis – often a number of times throughout the day. Not only phone calls, send messages to each other often and share emails. Make it a point to share the important occurrences in your day with him and ask him to do the same. This way both of you will be close to each other even though you are physically far from each other.
3. Do things together
Of course, since both of you stay away from each other, sometimes in different cities, if not in different countries, meeting daily is undoubtedly impossible. However, there are things like listening to the radio or a song or watching a movie or a TV show which both of you can do together simultaneously, for which you do not need to be physically close.
4. Pursue common interests
There must be certain hobbies or interests which are common for both of you. Even though you can’t be together physically, you can pursue those hobbies together and then talk about it. It will help you bond better.
