The key to a successful long distance relationship

As you go on your journey of attracting a good man, you may meet a man who doesn’t live in your town. Due to online dating this seems to be the new norm. Depending on how you and your new date get along, it can eventually turn into a long distance relationship.

I have been in a long distance relationship before and it can be very stressful. It will also ONLY work if both people involved are willing to do whatever it takes to make it work.

Based on my experience of being in a long-term relationship that eventually led to my commitment, these are the steps I recommend. These steps can be applied if you are currently in a long-term relationship or are thinking of having one.

The key to having a successful long distance relationship is that both of you must have made the decision to commit to each other and are working to eventually move in together or become closer to each other. This is a serious conversation to have with your man and it should not be put off.

Both of you also need to be on the same page when it comes to your vision of your love life. If you have the desire to get married, then you need to let him know exactly where you want this relationship to go. If he isn’t dating you to eventually get married, you may find yourself getting roped in by a man who is enjoying having a woman in another city.

Another key to having a successful long distance relationship is communication. Since you won’t be seeing each other every day, you should keep the lines of communication open and talk often. With the limitless use of technology, there’s no excuse why you haven’t seen him virtually or talked to him in days.

Because we need human interaction, both of you need to come to an agreement on how often you will see each other. Depending on your work schedule and how far you live from each other, you need to make time to see each other. When my fiancé and I were in a long distance relationship, we saw each other twice a month. Because we both had weekends off and because of our finances, we came to an agreement that we would spend two weekends a month together. One weekend he traveled to see him and the other weekend he came to see me. This seemed to work very well for us until we were finally able to live in the same city.

It is possible to have a successful long distance relationship. It just takes strong commitment, open lines of communication, and teamwork.