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Topic: how can a distance relationship be strong
justsaw's photo
Thu 09/10/15 03:37 PM
Let the house give me an answer

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Thu 09/10/15 03:48 PM
by being committed to making the distance go away

no photo
Thu 09/10/15 03:56 PM
Yes, eric said it all.

makenwallo's photo
Thu 09/10/15 04:11 PM
good luck

SitkaRains's photo
Thu 09/10/15 04:15 PM

by being committed to making the distance go away

Along with making the distance go away
Stay committed work as a team for end goals.
I am going into 6 months with my guy
and he is 3200 miles away and we are closer
today as the day we met.

It isn't for the faint heart
or jealous heart

WorldWarZeke's photo
Thu 09/10/15 04:25 PM
The few long distance relationships I've had I used Skype dates, Netflix dates, video messages, and other means to create a more intimate one on one time

PacificStar48's photo
Thu 09/10/15 04:46 PM
Long distance relationships are not impossible but they are in deed difficult and require a lot of being adaptable and changing your entire life to accommodate the distance for no guaranteed outcome.

If you are young and can afford to travel to go to school or take employment in a strange place where you may have no support resources to fall back on but your own it could be worth the risk but rarely is. It is a very good way to flunk out of school or ruin your employment history and end up deeply in debt, depressed, and sadly sometimes the victim of a crime.

Going into a country where you are not a citizen has some serious implications and it is easy to run afoul of the law when you are the stranger in a strange land. Even in the same country but in different regions. People rarely are positively responsive to people coming in and being competition for the locals.

Often the reality is not even close to the fantasy and it is really easy to create a fantasy.

SO proceed with great caution, a healthy budget, and plan on it taking twice or longer for you to work through the hurdles.

PacificStar48's photo
Thu 09/10/15 05:11 PM
Edited by PacificStar48 on Thu 09/10/15 05:18 PM
FYI If you are still active duty, your divorce is not final, and you are technically fooling around.

So...Your Chain of Command may look the other way until you do something stupid that gets you caught and you will NOT be a soldier with a problem they want to help. But you will be a PROBLEM soldier they will be more than glad to report you to CID to be Court Martial for "Behavior Unbecoming" and making you someone else's problem fast. They are NOT going to risk their retirement or career for you.

Even if you beat the court martial you will be out of your career path and will be bounced up the list to be Reduction In Force fodder and you can pretty much kiss ALL your military perks good bye.

Getting RIf'd will not kill your chances at re-employment but you can count on six months to two years searching even with good skills. With out BIG bucks you can forget getting civilian housing. Being a homeless Veteran sucks because at your young age you are going to be at the end of line to be helped if you are even remotely healthy given your age. And if you are a problem soldier you can forget getting employment in the community police or fire departments.

Since one thing you can count on is and angry ex-wife looking for blood if she catches you being a player I would keep my "business" in my BDU's and hang on to my money because you peeve your now wife, (who can gets all kinds of pointer's from other experienced military wives and local counselors how to pick your assets off like cherries off a tree I would not be so brave), because she will find some hard up lawyer to take a fat settlement out of you; especially if you have kids, and the courts know your career is near toast and they want her to have every opportunity to be off welfare.

I have seen foolish military loose everything but their duty uniforms including their pets. Hopefully some sobering thoughts for you amorous daydreams.

tanyaann's photo
Thu 09/10/15 05:15 PM
The same as any other relationship..... with love, trust and communication.

ZenSoul79's photo
Thu 09/10/15 06:42 PM
A lot of times you have to go on faith. Both of you do.
If you have enough of that in eachother, and in yourselves, the long distance won't be a problem, it'll jsut be a circumstance you can overcome together.
Good luck and much perseverance.

TMommy's photo
Thu 09/10/15 06:48 PM
ya I am gonna go opposite direction on this one
and say if you do not make definite plans to be together
at some point in future? you will have a hard time maintaining this

tulip2633's photo
Thu 09/10/15 07:14 PM

The few long distance relationships I've had I used Skype dates, Netflix dates, video messages, and other means to create a more intimate one on one time


That's such a good idea - a Netflix date.

Staykool4u's photo
Thu 09/10/15 10:52 PM
Things that are involved - communication, faithfulness and trust.
�You've got to keep in touch with your partners - call or send messages to check on them.
�Be faithful to your partner - don't lie, don't cheat and treat them like an inferior. 'Cause once you start cheating on your partner, it reduces the feelings you've got for them no matter how much love you had for them when you fell in love with them, it will never remain the same - the caring, loving and everything changes.
�You need to trust your partner that they can't cheat on you. 'Cause if you keep thinking that your partner is cheating on you, you'd always feel insecure and you just might get weary of the relationship and call it a quit. Trust is very pertinent in every relationship. Without it, no relationship would work out.

IgorFrankensteen's photo
Sat 09/12/15 05:15 PM
All relationships are exactly as strong as the dedication and self-knowledge of the participants.

It isn't distance that matters. Someone who is right next to you 24 x 7 x 365, can totally fail to even clearly see you, much less care about you seriously.

Many of us have directly experienced and learned that the hard way.

Doug921's photo
Sun 09/13/15 09:23 AM
How do u do that bein so far away

Jaffsyed's photo
Sun 09/13/15 09:48 AM
in the same way as companies do the business all over the world and it needs truth, sincerity and commitment

456tessa's photo
Sun 09/13/15 10:50 AM
Edited by 456tessa on Sun 09/13/15 10:58 AM

ya I am gonna go opposite direction on this one
and say if you do not make definite plans to be together
at some point in future? you will have a hard time maintaining this


Couldn't agree more....because I have experienced it....slaphead
As a result I now run away from anything that even slightly resembles a long-distance relationship...scared But maybe I shouldn't be here on international dating site spock rofl

Tinbai's photo
Sun 09/13/15 10:58 AM
by staying true to your word...when you say you love the person, you really mean it, and do anything possible to express your love no matter the distance.

simplemadel's photo
Sun 09/13/15 11:49 AM
always give time to communicate...

no1phD's photo
Sun 09/13/15 12:03 PM
My final answer invested In mice traps..laugh laugh

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