You can succeed with a long distance relationship, if you know how to communicate and when you set boundaries and ground rules from the beginning. Honesty, patience, creativity, and positivity is also essential to your success. The mode of communication should include video chat, which allows for improved interactivity. In addition, you should make the effort to both meet physical at some points in the relationship. Read on for more details!

Long distance relationships are not easy to deal with. Many of these relationships might not succeed for different reasons and infrequency in communication is one of the main reasons. Long distance relationships are not for everyone because it will require effort. When you are in a long distance relationship, you have to communicate more than you would, if your partner lived close to you. The consistency in communication is helpful in keeping you in tuned with each other and continuously learning more about each other. In fact, many connected relationships started with ongoing long distance contact. This works because you try to become friends first before you are lovers. That bond of friendship is important to the relationship because when you do meet, you will have already known many things about each other without dwelling only on the intimacy aspect of the relationship.

Even though, communication is important in long distance relationships, you do not want to communicate too much to the point of appearing to be possessive or overbearing. Do not try to overcompensate for the distance by calling too much because that could make things go downhill. You want the other person to miss you and not get tired of you. Less is always more. You don't want to be exhaustive in your communications. Call when the time is right and more so when you have something new to say. However, when you do communicate, be creative. Send frequent pictures of each other. Share memories, short videos and audio clips, if necessary.

Some people do not go into long distance relationships because they think that it won't work and they have the thought process that their hears may be broken. In fact, family members and friends may try to discourage it. The truth is that no relationship is ever secure, whether it is long distance or not. You can have a relationship with someone next door to you and you can still get your heart broken. Nobody says that a long distance relationship is easy. There are downsides to it. So don't kid yourself, but if you put the work into it and are determined to make it work, it could turn out better than you imagined. The other person in the relationship must also have the same goals, aspirations and objectives for a future with you. In other words, it is going to take the two of you to make it work. While touching and being near someone you care about does make you grow closer, you can figure out imaginative ways to draw closer. If you cannot take walks together, touch each other, smell each other, eat together or hold hands, you can at least talk about it and find ways to interact lovingly. Let us look at some of the ways that you can be creative.

To be successful in any relationship, it is best to learn the art of living apart first before you can live successfully together and this is what long distance relationships offer. It is an opportunity to learn more about each other by sharing your insecurities, goals, objectives, likes, dislikes, personal taste and style, food favorites, family details and anything else that may be important for the other person to know. See this as the learning curve that you need to make the relationship work. it is also a test of your long term commitment to each other. Think of a long distance relationship as a way to get more information about each other and by doing so, it will draw you closer to each other. It is an opportunity to try to build something strong. A successful long distance relationship will only serve to be proof and strong possibility that your future relationship will also work.

This is where we come to setting certain ground rules so that expectations can be managed. This is important since it will help to avoid any high expectations that cannot be met. It has to be clear what you expect from each other in a long distance relationship. For example, you need to determine if the relationship is exclusive or not. Make an agreement whether each of you can see other people in the meantime while you still maintain your long distance relationship. Work out your commitment level. It is better to be upfront with each other than hide behind your relationship and keep secrets from each other. Openness always wins.

Dirty talking is another essential for a long distance relationship. It is the alternative to being physically intimate. Being aggressively creative to get your physical juices running will only serve to make a long distance relationship better. When you are in such a union, you both can start to feel sexual tension and those same desires could lead to infidelity, if you are not strong enough. Sex is not the only essential need in any relationship, but it is important to your emotional bonding. Talking dirty to each other could temporarily reduce the tension. You can also send text messages with provocative and sexual innuendos. These could work well for now until you get to see each other.

To maintain fidelity in a long distance relationship, it is important to avoid certain dangerous situations. Putting oneself in a situation that is prone to result in infidelity is not a wise idea. For example, if you know how tipsy you get when you go clubbing with your friends and you are put into a situation where someone may take advantage of your drunkenness, then you should either not go or let your partner know beforehand to see if he or she is OK with it. Your partner must feel confident about your decision. If not, then it is not a good idea to go anyway. You don't want to be caught in a situation or fall into a trap where you are out of control and powerless. You should not be flirting with a coworker, for example because this could escalate to something more serious that would jeopardize your long distance relationship. Always be mentally aware of what you are getting yourself into.

Having a long distance relationship does not mean that the parties involved have to be bored or have little fun interactions. The wave of technology makes it easy to become as creative as possible. Therefore, to keep the relationship vibrant, you could video chat or play games online with each other. You could watch Youtube.com videos together simultaneously. While you take a walk or hike outside, you could video-call each other and talk about your surroundings, especially if you both love the outdoors. You could shop online together and discuss comparison shopping, which could turn out to be very informative and interesting. You could suggest different books to read and exchange what you both think about the books. The same is true for music, television shows, the news and movies. In fact, while on the phone with each other, you could listen to the same music or read portions of a book to each other. It all depends on your personal taste and preferences. Creativity is the key here and the sky is the limit to what you can drudge up. Success will depend on your shared experiences, so try to do this as often as possible.

Another aspect of success in a long distance relationship is planning visits with each other. While absence makes the heart grow fonder, it will still do the relationship well to meet physically from time to time. Make sure that your visits are planned well so that you make use of each other's time and get the most out of the time that you spend together. Do not hesitate to do physical things with each other that you did not get to do before such as holding hands, kissing, touching and being intimate, if you both decide to consummate the relationship. This could be something that glues you both together even closer.

When there is a long distance relationship, it important to have the same goals and aspirations for the future, if the aim is for it to succeed. This needs to be discussed occasionally to make sure that both parties are still on the same page. You should both determine what you expect to achieve from the relationship. You should also decide how long you want to be apart from each other before a visit and what the future holds for both of you. Remember that you cannot be in a long distance relationship for the rest of your lives. You have to eventually make a decision on what you both are going to do about the relationship for the future. So make future plans in increments. In fact, schedule a timeline when you want to accomplish certain things together as it relates to the relationship. In so doing, you will decide whether you are on the same page or not.

In a long distance relationship, it does not have to feel lonely. There are things you can do and people that can make it easier. For example, try to include your family and friends in your life. You may be alone, but you do not have to be lonely. Your life does not have to revolve around each other only. Make use of the time that you have away from each other by getting involved in things that interest you such as a hobby, going to the gym, and doing things with friends and family. You will have lots to tell your partner when you speak again.

Honesty is essential in any relationship and a long distance relationship is no different. It is important to share feelings such as insecurities, fear and insecurity. If it works out that you attempt to hide anything from each other, it might come to haunt you later. Or it will damage your trust. It is important to be open and honest. Disclose pertinent information and do not let it come out later. Be aware of each other's agenda and schedule. You will know where each other is at specific periods of time. Be aware of events such as a job interview, business trip, mid-term exam or business meetings. This is essential when both of you reside in varying time zones. You should also track activities and share things on each other's social media pages. Stalk each other and make it look really cool. Just kidding. Anyway, it will show that you do care about each other and it is a way to know what each other is doing.

Gifting is another way to make sure that a partner keeps a memorabilia alive. Sending a personal object is key to the power of a keepsake. This does not matter whether it is large or small gift. Most people attach a meaning to gifts received, whether doing so knowingly or unknowingly. Your gift will be a reminder of you to your long distance partner. it is something that they can hold on to in remembrance of you in times when loneliness sets in.

Positivity that is injected in a long distance relationship is recipe for success. A positive energy is infectious and stands to improve the relationship over time. Show gratitude toward one another and cherish the fact that you have each other to love. This is one way to stay positive. Let your gratitude be known to each other. Encourage each other so that you will always be uplifted and motivated about your relationship.

The time that you spend apart from a long distance partner means that you will need to have a lot of patience and fortitude to forge ahead with the relationship. Never underestimate your ability to be patient and remain caring, no matter how long it takes for you to finally be together.

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