Embrace the distance, don't fight it

So you’ve been away from your partner for about two months now (7 weeks, 3 days, 5 hours and 43 minutes...but who’s counting anyway?).

Research shows us that spending two-and-a-half to three months away from your significant other is about the time when things start to become difficult and frustrations are more frequent in the relationship.

This is because daily routines become stricter, stress of school and work is more prominent and carving out time for one another becomes increasingly more difficult. If you add in the additional complication of being in different time zones then it will be even harder to keep the fire burning when you’re miles apart.

Welcome to the challenge of being in a Long Distance Relationship :-)

No one said it was going to be easy, kid. In fact, no one ever woke up one day and said that spending weeks, months or years away from the love of their life was a good idea. However, we’re here now and we have to embrace it.

Embrace [em-brace]

Verb; to accept something enthusiastically

Rather than fighting the bitter fact of being in a long distance relationship, we must learn to accept it enthusiastically in order to win this war against geographical hardship. Accepting and embracing the distance will make you a happier and healthier person - and someone your partner will be excited to see when that day comes around in the (hopefully) not so distant future.

Now let’s take a moment to think of the alternative: a person who is anxiously staring at their phone, calling and messaging their girlfriend/boyfriend at all hours of the day, thinking about who they’re with and what they’re up to...doesn’t sound like too much fun, right?

These actions and this state of mind creates a sense of insecurity in the relationship and is not encouraging of a healthy lifestyle for either partner.

Don’t get me wrong; we've all been that person checking their phone at every waking minute of the day which isn't healthy and it definitely isn't attractive and it’s the reason that embracing the distance will make you a happier, healthier person and someone that your partner actually wants to spend time with.

To conclude, remind your significant other why they fell in love with you and what they have waiting for them when you’re finally reunited. Achieve this through being comfortable and accepting of being in a long distance relationship and fight the war by embracing your new found situation.