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Topic: Long Distance Romance
enderra's photo
Fri 05/30/08 03:23 PM

I met a guy on this site who lived in Wisconsin and I live in Montana. Due to the distance we were just friends. We talked on the phones for hours every day and really got to know each other. In fact, I could honestly say he became my best friend. As of May 12th, that man is my husband. I think the distance and just being friends at first actually turned out to be a great thing because there was no pressure and we really got to know each other for who we are. Case in point, long distance relationships do work.
Thanks for a positive spin. Out of curiousity how long did you talk before you actually met? Did you use webcams?

feistybaby's photo
Fri 05/30/08 03:28 PM
Long distance relationships can work as long as both people remember to keep the other a priority. Even though you are not present in person in each other's lives on a daily basis, You still have to make time for each other whether by phone, chat, e-mail....even if it's just hey I'm thinking of you.

Pete026's photo
Fri 05/30/08 03:31 PM

Its very hard on both parties and you have to have alot of trust.flowerforyou


EXACTLY! Thank you! bigsmile

sucraniide's photo
Fri 05/30/08 03:56 PM
I've tried it a few times. I refuse to try it again because, frankly, it's a pain in the butt. You have to have a lot of patience for that sort of thing. Patience and some creative ways of keeping from going crazy.

Good luck.

kojack's photo
Fri 05/30/08 04:01 PM
I;ve done 2 and 1 worked for 4.5 years but then we parted on good terms due to a situation with her daughter and school and he ex hubby....

Anyone want to come to CT ?

no photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:13 PM

its hard but not impossible at all I had a couple and they have worked out.......heck in one of them i was even engaged.once.......its all a matter of trying the guy that really i ahd the best relationship with tha t realy made it work well he used too write me letters every single week......... sometimes i would get... like three letters on one day.. he would mail me burned cds and teddy bears roses.so worth we would only........... talk on phone on weekends it was hard.....but so worth it whenever we did hang out.it was totaly worth it..... we missed each other even more...... oh well sight he was a control freak........after too much.......but other then that perfect........

It can work very well and in some cases it led to marriages :
have you heard of overseas brides ?. Well ,they worked fine for some folks even the distance is enormous .:wink: yawn .

eileena9's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:13 PM


Sounds difficult....but what about eileena9 and the captain....Idaho and East Coast meet, and now are engaged!!!

How long did you correspond before meeting in person?


We started talking in May last year....June more seriously and we met in person in early Sept. I went out to him for Thanksgiving and he came to NY in March and proposed. It is hard but we text and talk all the time.:heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:

If it's going to work, it is worth the work......and we know it will out. :heart: :heart:

TheCaptain's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:24 PM
I knew I loved Eileen from the second I saw her at the airport in Baltimore.:heart:

smuckdaddy's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:35 PM
Well It takes a lot more trust, faith, patients, and understanding. I think the only way they will work though is if it is log distance for a short period of time, but then this is just going from my experiences so I can't state that as an actual fact.

auburngirl's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:42 PM
It is very difficult for LDR to work. Plus, it's an awfully long way to go just to get laid. laugh

smuckdaddy's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:45 PM
yeah but not every guy is out to get a girl just for sex..some of us want them for an actual relationship.

auburngirl's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:45 PM
Some, I'm sure "some" do. I would not think that is most. flowerforyou

smuckdaddy's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:49 PM
Well actually there are a lot of guys like me who do, but unlike me, a lot of them are just to afraid of getting hrt, and that makes them pretty shy.

auburngirl's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:50 PM
Ok, I'll give you that.

Just don't see the point in driving/flying to visit someone, get laid and go home. If that is what someone wants to do , they can get that locally. laugh

smuckdaddy's photo
Fri 05/30/08 06:52 PM
I agree. It's a waste of money, and especialy a waste of feelings, and time.

no photo
Sat 05/31/08 06:18 AM
Not very well. That's why we're glad that we'll be living together within the month. :smile:

tkusant's photo
Sat 05/31/08 06:51 AM
I was in one too. She finally let me go. Can't believe it. Sick to my stomach.

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