The Reality of Long Distance Relationships
Emotional Challenges and Personal Growth
All relationships can be difficult at times constantly thinking about your significant other, planning your week around when you can see them, and speaking to them daily. However, long-distance adds another obstacle to the mix with the factor of separation.
Not being able to see your partner regularly can sometimes be disheartening, and might lead to feelings of uncertainty and loneliness. Though video calls and messaging is enough to fulfill an emotional connection, it may feel like a physical bond and closeness is absent. On the flip side, the times when you can meet in person and spend even a couple of days with them can be some of the happiest memories, making the time apart seem worth it.
My experience of long-distance was an equal amount of feeling confident in my relationship, whilst also feeling low and questioning if the person that I was with was right for me. The thought that my boyfriend was over 200 miles and a flight away often left me feeling lost and empty, knowing that there were no ‘quick visits’, no comforting hugs when I was upset, no watching films together or falling asleep in the same bed. All of these things were luxuries in my mind, only possible in the short stays we would have together every month or so.
