How to Maintain the Warmth of a Long Distance Relationship
Online long distance relationship can be maintained by continuing to communicate. To keep the excitement and warmth for eachother, you need to go "the extra mile" to let your partner know how special they are to you.
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- Talk to each other often. Not just once, twice or three times a day but as much as you can manage. Continuous and constant conversation over the phone or over the internet is very essential. However, make sure the conversations are meaningful and special. Thanks to internet it has now become very easy to communicate inexpensively with your partner. For plenty of free communication tools check: Waiit.com
- Do things together. Defy the distance. Frequent communication is a great thing when it can be managed in a long distance relationship. However, constant communication over the phone alone may tend to drag people down in the long run. It's important to do other things together besides the usual phone call. Just think... people in short-distance relationships do not spend the majority of their time talking, but rather doing things with each other. Try to replicate this by finding things to do together such as watching a TV show or movie simultaneously. For an extensive list of more things you can do with each other (or for each other) click here: Things for LDR Couples to Do
- Give your partner a call at the most inappropriate and unexpected time of the day. Don't worry about how he/she will react. It will help the relationship by showing that one can and will take time out of their busy day to talk to the other.
- Give each other a task to do everyday. For instance, you can let your partner be an "alarm clock" for you. Set a time when you need to wake up and tell your partner to give you a call on that certain time of the day. Or let him remind you of your appointment. In this way you can be sure that you are a part of your partner's daily schedule.
- Eat together online. Instant Messaging, chat rooms, and web cams can be of great help. Even though your partner is on the other side of the globe, set time to eat together online. It can be your "breakfast" and your partners "dinner", but at least, despite the distance, you still take the time to share a meal.
- Do not forget to say the magic words "I LOVE YOU" all the time. Even though it may sound so redundant to others ears, for a person you love, it is a sweet sound to hear.
- Be transparent in everything you do and inform your partner on each and every detail of what's going on. This action will strengthen your trust in each other. Honesty is the best policy, and it plays a very important role in a long distance relationship.
- Maintain your social networkmake sure you maintain the connection with your friends and family and don't fall in the trap of focusing exclusively on your long distance relationship. People flourishing in their social circle, are motivated to do better in their relationship. For more tips go to The Long Distance Relationships website
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- This is based on the personal experiences of Nicolas and Rodgie who met online through Yahoo! Messenger but made their way to a happy and strong life together, now with five kids.
