In my opinion, I think few things are as misunderstood as long-distance relationships. Throw in some extreme distances into the equation, and people just don’t know what to think.
So I thought I’d give my readers a little look into this mystery of mysteries. A bit of a primer for those who have not been through it. Because honestly, unless you’ve been through the experience, you really have no clue.
Some of the most frequent comments one gets when in a LDR (that’s so I don’t have to keep typing out “Long-Distance Relationship”)………
“Oh wow, you guys are still together?” (said with some kind of shock or disbelief.)
“I could never do that.”
“Aren’t you worried he’ll do something when you guys are apart?”
“How often do you guys get to talk to each other?”
As you can see, some questions carry more weight than others. And don’t get me wrong, close friends and family aren’t usually the culprits. They know when things are great. It’s the random acquaintances that perhaps mean well, but don’t quite know how to broach the subject, who tend to be the worst offenders.
I thought I’d take a few minutes to address some of the above statements so I can give some clarity to the long-distance relationship anomaly.