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What Will Determine The Success Of A Long Distance Relationship?
In previous posts we have looked at how to handle being in a long distance relationship. These...
read moreAll of us know that a long distance relationship is hard. However, many couples do try it out because what they have with their current partner is just too good to let go of and this is understandable when you finally meet your dream partner.So you may be willing to give a long distance relationship a try but the facts are that it’s incredibly difficult.What is even more confronting is that the truth is that most long distance relationships end up failing. That is the cold hard truth.Now there are numerous reasons why this is the case but there is really one main reason in particular why a long distance relationship fails.
A lack of physical intimacy.
That’s what it really comes down to.As human beings, it’s within our very core and deepest essence of our nature to all want to be desired by another person, to feel that deep sense of connectivity with another person.That is what physical intimacy can do. It’s a powerful force and it helps to keep a relationship strong and thriving.Nothing can really replace that either because it has such a significant impact on the relationship.No matter how many times you chat on the phone or chat on Skype, you can never replace that kind of intimacy and that is the biggest problem with a long distance relationship.So what you need to do is really think about why you want to be in a long distance relationship.
What are your reasons?
This is so important to really think about deeply because it is so hard. There is a massive emotional investment required to make it work and there is a lot of risk for both of you.Despite it all this, a long distance relationship can work and we'll be exploring ways to make it work in future posts.
