I honestly believe it depends on the age, finances and maturity of the individual

I think the older you are the more chances of it working, but it depends on the individual , if you're the type of person that thrives on physical contact, and quantity time then its not going to work.

I honestly believe if you're in your 20's with not much dating experience long distance relationship will not work you have a higher percentage of failure because of the unrealistic exceptions .

I think the older you are the more chances of it working, but it depends on the individual , if you're the type of person that thrives on physical contact, and quantity time then its not going to work.
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Mainly because the older you are, the more you are equipped with experience(types of character you have met)and therefore your brain knows exactly what to expect and what you want from a specific person.

On the other hand, physical contact and quantity time spent together is the basic, (the footprints of the relationship)which distantly will go slow....if you are patient enough and trust the person next to you, with a bit of luck also (because of circumstances/ the agreement between the two of where to live together ) things will fall into place...

I think this kind of relationships are for those people who want to challenge themselves enough and face a lot of difficulties along the way because the road is not always straight or how you imagine it but that's how you grow, no?

If only all for the good reasons this time.Been there.Done that and it wasn't easy.

With respect to the original post:

Seriously-
0nly if I had my own plane, to get there and back.
Normally getting stuck in only 2 hour gridlock in rush hour traffic is enough to start pulling out your own pubes, one at a time.
Well, I don't haves pubes. I got rid of them ages ago when it was common knowledge that women aren't into beavers on guys.
Coz some guys don't keep their own yards maintained decently.

Cat you Krazzzzy!

back up plan?

Congruent.. Once there is a will, there is always a way. This is love.

Difficult, expensive, yet, nothing is impossible. It's your life.

I can be in a friendship with someone
who lives in a distant location.

However, I won't be in a romantic relationship
with someone I haven't met in person.

Call me crazy but yes after meeting them if the feelings are still as strong as they were before meeting then most definetly but honestly I’m a doer so I wouldn’t really bother doing the long distance thing I would pick up and move ...I’m crazy like that I believe in love

I had a long distance relationship with a fine woman and when I got back to the states we picked it up right there. So, yes, it can work. These days with Skype you can talk every day ( which we did) relatively free no matter where you are.

Of course you can have feelings for someone at the other end of the globe, talking via Skype though can't replace seeing someone face to face. It's all about trust, and I can't fully trust a person I never met before. Too many disappointments taught me a valuable lesson alright.

I had several dates long distance. Never developed into a Relationship, because of Personal reasons. Dating is getting to know a man and I cannot do that righly until I meet in person and spend time.

Phone conversation is good to know if I really want to meet in person.
I never do hookups or meet for coffee.
Dating sites geared for relationships work well for meeting serious minded
Men.

Everyone has different experiences. For me, at that time, with that woman it worked. Maybe with another woman it would not have.. I don't know. I only got serious with one.. her.. while I was overseas.

It depends on a lot of things. Proximity for one. She lived close to where I live ( in the states) so distance was not going to be a issue. Timeframe was known. I knew when I would be back. So it just worked out.

I know someone whose nephew met a girl in Oregon online (he lives in TN)..
They started chatting....chatted in depth, met a few times, then decided to figure out how to be together..
They are now married, and live there in Oregon..
So..it happens....

I have no particular love for where I am, and would readily relocate if it came to that..

There seem to be two kinds of guys on here....
Ones that 30 miles is "too far" (heck, I used to drive *that* far for groceries...LOL)

Or those that have realized the best and most compatible person may be anywhere..
I'm not looking on the other side of the country though.*that is a bit far...since i do not fly...:-)

It depends, are we in the same country? time zone? are we talking driving, flying?
depends on where we are financially and is one of the parties willing to relocate if things turn serious?

id take a 3 hr drive over a 3 hr flight anyday

The only thing I cannot do or prefer not to do is a 3 hour bus ride... I can do trains, planes and automobiles.... wasnt that a movie?

I would not start a long distance relationship.