Advice With Dealing With A Long Distance Relationship
Hello everyone recently 2 weeks ago me and a fellow deviant fell in love with each other and everything is going well but the thing is there is a problem right now
the problem is that I live in New York within The United States and she lives in Southern France
i am not saying its not going to work out but since i have yet to buy my new smartphone from Straight Talk ($80 $95-with tax) and get the $65 Monthly International Text & Calling Pre-Paid Plan Card
i don't know what i can do besides talk to her via Facebook, Email, Letters, and every so often she will spend $25 to call me on my cell phone and i feel bad for not owning my own computer and webcam to use Skype so i can at least see her talk to me
Can anyone give me some advice on how to deal with this?
and no I WILL NOT break up with her because she said she can fly out here as soon as she gets permission from her mother and that i can find a apartment for her near me
the problem is that I live in New York within The United States and she lives in Southern France
i am not saying its not going to work out but since i have yet to buy my new smartphone from Straight Talk ($80 $95-with tax) and get the $65 Monthly International Text & Calling Pre-Paid Plan Card
i don't know what i can do besides talk to her via Facebook, Email, Letters, and every so often she will spend $25 to call me on my cell phone and i feel bad for not owning my own computer and webcam to use Skype so i can at least see her talk to me
Can anyone give me some advice on how to deal with this?
and no I WILL NOT break up with her because she said she can fly out here as soon as she gets permission from her mother and that i can find a apartment for her near me
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Nobody seems to have mentioned one major issue yet.
She cannot come and live in the USA without a visa. The application process will take time. It will also cost a lot of money.
I am in an LDR with my fiance and we have been together in our transatlantic relationship for over two years. We have only just started the visa process and it is likely to take a good six months or so before the paperwork comes back and I am able to make a permenant move to the united states.
It is a big move. It is not as simple as finding an apartment in the US and moving there. It's a huge life upheaval and will take a lot of work and dedication and financial investment to make happen.
However if it is something she is willing to look into for her own sake (perhaps for employment opportunities) then perhaps the forced waiting time will give you a chance to thoroughly vet your relationship for viability before committing. There is a definate "honeymoon period" in relationships that feels very intense but dies out after about 6 months. At that point the relationship either breaks down or becomes stronger for being able to proceed without the "fever" bolstering it. You should aim not to make any permenant moves before that point, because you may not feel the same way a few months down the line.
In the meantime, there are online flower delivery services.
She cannot come and live in the USA without a visa. The application process will take time. It will also cost a lot of money.
I am in an LDR with my fiance and we have been together in our transatlantic relationship for over two years. We have only just started the visa process and it is likely to take a good six months or so before the paperwork comes back and I am able to make a permenant move to the united states.
It is a big move. It is not as simple as finding an apartment in the US and moving there. It's a huge life upheaval and will take a lot of work and dedication and financial investment to make happen.
However if it is something she is willing to look into for her own sake (perhaps for employment opportunities) then perhaps the forced waiting time will give you a chance to thoroughly vet your relationship for viability before committing. There is a definate "honeymoon period" in relationships that feels very intense but dies out after about 6 months. At that point the relationship either breaks down or becomes stronger for being able to proceed without the "fever" bolstering it. You should aim not to make any permenant moves before that point, because you may not feel the same way a few months down the line.
In the meantime, there are online flower delivery services.
mm I don't think our opinions will help, especially since they are negative. Instead, I'm going to give you a different opinion.
Follow you heart. Do what you want, try, experience, get hurt, laugh, be adaptable, be patient, give and take. In the end even if things go bad, you will have learned and experienced a long distance relationship
and it's all in life, everybody has unique experiences. Life isn't all about fairies and flowers, and most of the things you will learn will be from bad experience. And we don't know that yet, maybe things will go well, and maybe you can find a way to be together, nothing is impossible.
Follow you heart. Do what you want, try, experience, get hurt, laugh, be adaptable, be patient, give and take. In the end even if things go bad, you will have learned and experienced a long distance relationship
and it's all in life, everybody has unique experiences. Life isn't all about fairies and flowers, and most of the things you will learn will be from bad experience. And we don't know that yet, maybe things will go well, and maybe you can find a way to be together, nothing is impossible. 
i was in a long distance relationship (one person in france, one in the USA) for 7 years so i can tell ya: it definitly can work!
but you should really try to get your own internet access! using skype or something similar is great and it´s for free so you can talk to her as long as you want to. i don´t know how much mone you have but spending so much on phone calls can´t be good.
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do you really think it´s good to get an apartment for her after knowing her for 2 weeks? i saw that you´re 21 what makes you old enough but if she needs the permission of her mother....how old is she?
but you should really try to get your own internet access! using skype or something similar is great and it´s for free so you can talk to her as long as you want to. i don´t know how much mone you have but spending so much on phone calls can´t be good.
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do you really think it´s good to get an apartment for her after knowing her for 2 weeks? i saw that you´re 21 what makes you old enough but if she needs the permission of her mother....how old is she?
I'm in a long distance relationship too. We've been at it for 7 months already. Try this website. It gives you lots of fun suggestions on how to keep a long distance relationship alive, one hundred of them, actually xD Do what makes you happy. [link]
A word to the wise. I am married to my college sweet heart, and we did a "LDR" at one point when I moved 700 miles away to switch to a four year school. It almost didn't work and let me tell you... he is my freaking best friend, the perfect guy, and we've been together almost six years now without a hitch. So it is HARD even if it is REALLY right. I imagine that if there is anything even a little off, it would be impossible.
That said, find a place with Skype and use it! Or take pictures of what you are doing in your day to day life and send them to her, a picture is worth a thousand words as they say, it might help you fill that communication gap. Maybe play some online games together too. There are ways to spend time with each other without being next to each other.
That said, find a place with Skype and use it! Or take pictures of what you are doing in your day to day life and send them to her, a picture is worth a thousand words as they say, it might help you fill that communication gap. Maybe play some online games together too. There are ways to spend time with each other without being next to each other.
distant and relationship doesnt fit with each other..so what may look like it , actualy is not it..its just cute lil things that happening being at distance...and if its continue be distance for too long ..then is alomost no chance to be same in real ..and its painful if u sensitive person..its depressing..its lonely ..its stupid for others ..only one way its good that with plan to make it zero distance later..and not too long time.. time is not helpng realy ..
Okay. After reading every damn post in this thread, I think I'm gonna have to make my input.
First off, SLOW THE EFF DOWN.
Before you go bite my head off, I've had my fair share of LDRs and I'm currently still in one. OP, my home is also in New York while my boyfriend lives in California. However, I've been abroad in the Philippines for college (now job hunting as I graduated last year) so I've been far from my boyfriend for quite some time. Therefore, I can understand your sentiments a little too well.
HOWEVER, this is not the way to go about it. I don't know how long you two have known each other before dating (please clarify this), but you guys are jumping the gun. It's only been two weeks since you two have gotten into this relationship and you guys are definitely rushing it. Why am I saying this? Let's be truthful and realistic about this, shall we?
You guys are only about 18-19, give or take, barely out of high school and settling into the college life. You're already talking about having your girlfriend live abroad in a separate apartment rather than live WITH you, but it's a big thing either way. To top it off, she's living with her mother, despite being a legal adult; therefore, that's a sure sign she still needs to depend on her parent for shelter, food, and the likes for a while longer unless she happens to have a job and can provide those needs (except the shelter part unless she's helping paying the house bills) for herself. Your home circumstances, I'm not sure about, but seeing how you can't afford your own laptop and webcam (let alone an airplane ticket to France) while making no mention of having a job, I'm gonna have to guess you're enduring the same fate as her (correct me if I'm wrong).
Do your own parents even know about this, OP? Does her mother even know you two are in a relationship in the first place? And if they do, do they approve?
The least you can do is think about these things first because, realistically, LDRs take lots of time, work, patience, willpower, and effort. Not only that, but if you don't find a way around or solve these snags eventually, it's going to hinder you guys later down the road. If you rush or end up screwing it up, you're going to get hurt.
So, piece of advice: be wary and realistic on what this kind of relationship holds before you get emotionally invested. Since you two are in two different countries, you won't be able to see each other for a couple of months to a year or so, give or take, so you'll be spending lots of time apart and have lack of physical contact. Timezones also get in the way too, so you have to make some time management on when to talk with each other. With the economy still as it is (U.S., at least), unless you save a lot or have a high paying job, you won't be able to put this relationship as your first priority (a la visiting and the likes) because you have a lot to worry about (college and other life priorities).
Also, you can install Skype on your smartphone since you want to keep communication, right (although I'm not quite sure how this'll solve the webcam problem, it may depend on your phone model if it has a built in camera that has a webcam feature like the iPhone). And you can also make international calls on her phone from Skype for a lower price (my boyfriend did this when he went to Japan for foreign exchange years ago while I was still in New York; he would call me on my cellphone from Skype sometimes, this being a month or so before I departed for the Philippines).
As for how to deal with this... As long as you guys keep your communication constant, it doesn't matter what you do. Always get involved with each other's lives (example, talking about your days and what not), play games together, get involved with each other's interests, etc.
This is all the advice I can provide for now (it's late here in Asia). I hope you understand my concerns, so you won't blow up at me for being a bit harsh about this.
First off, SLOW THE EFF DOWN.
Before you go bite my head off, I've had my fair share of LDRs and I'm currently still in one. OP, my home is also in New York while my boyfriend lives in California. However, I've been abroad in the Philippines for college (now job hunting as I graduated last year) so I've been far from my boyfriend for quite some time. Therefore, I can understand your sentiments a little too well.
HOWEVER, this is not the way to go about it. I don't know how long you two have known each other before dating (please clarify this), but you guys are jumping the gun. It's only been two weeks since you two have gotten into this relationship and you guys are definitely rushing it. Why am I saying this? Let's be truthful and realistic about this, shall we?
You guys are only about 18-19, give or take, barely out of high school and settling into the college life. You're already talking about having your girlfriend live abroad in a separate apartment rather than live WITH you, but it's a big thing either way. To top it off, she's living with her mother, despite being a legal adult; therefore, that's a sure sign she still needs to depend on her parent for shelter, food, and the likes for a while longer unless she happens to have a job and can provide those needs (except the shelter part unless she's helping paying the house bills) for herself. Your home circumstances, I'm not sure about, but seeing how you can't afford your own laptop and webcam (let alone an airplane ticket to France) while making no mention of having a job, I'm gonna have to guess you're enduring the same fate as her (correct me if I'm wrong).
Do your own parents even know about this, OP? Does her mother even know you two are in a relationship in the first place? And if they do, do they approve?
The least you can do is think about these things first because, realistically, LDRs take lots of time, work, patience, willpower, and effort. Not only that, but if you don't find a way around or solve these snags eventually, it's going to hinder you guys later down the road. If you rush or end up screwing it up, you're going to get hurt.
So, piece of advice: be wary and realistic on what this kind of relationship holds before you get emotionally invested. Since you two are in two different countries, you won't be able to see each other for a couple of months to a year or so, give or take, so you'll be spending lots of time apart and have lack of physical contact. Timezones also get in the way too, so you have to make some time management on when to talk with each other. With the economy still as it is (U.S., at least), unless you save a lot or have a high paying job, you won't be able to put this relationship as your first priority (a la visiting and the likes) because you have a lot to worry about (college and other life priorities).
Also, you can install Skype on your smartphone since you want to keep communication, right (although I'm not quite sure how this'll solve the webcam problem, it may depend on your phone model if it has a built in camera that has a webcam feature like the iPhone). And you can also make international calls on her phone from Skype for a lower price (my boyfriend did this when he went to Japan for foreign exchange years ago while I was still in New York; he would call me on my cellphone from Skype sometimes, this being a month or so before I departed for the Philippines).
As for how to deal with this... As long as you guys keep your communication constant, it doesn't matter what you do. Always get involved with each other's lives (example, talking about your days and what not), play games together, get involved with each other's interests, etc.
This is all the advice I can provide for now (it's late here in Asia). I hope you understand my concerns, so you won't blow up at me for being a bit harsh about this.
Key words: "There is a problem right now."
Listen, I've had a few online relationships. I know how you feel, I really do. And I also understand why people are coming here and posting negative comments.
The thing to remember is that LDRs take A LOT of work, and if you can't deal with it, you should just quit now before you put any more of your heart into it. Because if you can't put in enough effort, things won't work out, and it will hurt you. You have a lot of things going for you. Your girlfriend seems to be devoted to you, and the parents seem accepting of your situation.
Ultimately, you just have to have more patience. If you're only two weeks in, I'm not sure how well this is going to go for you. My LDRs lasted 8+ months without us meeting. I get that you want to spend time communicating, but you have to balance it with the rest of your life. You have a few options:
-Continue your relationship the way things are now. Both of you will have to deal with/accept that this is the amount of time and money you will spend communicating, at least until you meet.
-Spend money on the phone. Decide whether you are willing to do this or not.
-She said that she won't be able to leave France until the end of May. You could take a break or limit the amount of time you spend talking until then. I know this seems counter-intuitive, but it may make the 3 month wait more tolerable. Being like "let's just be friends for now" or "I still love you, but we need to spend more time alone" until meeting is actually possible will make you stop going crazy and obsessing over it for a while.
Good luck.
Listen, I've had a few online relationships. I know how you feel, I really do. And I also understand why people are coming here and posting negative comments.
The thing to remember is that LDRs take A LOT of work, and if you can't deal with it, you should just quit now before you put any more of your heart into it. Because if you can't put in enough effort, things won't work out, and it will hurt you. You have a lot of things going for you. Your girlfriend seems to be devoted to you, and the parents seem accepting of your situation.
Ultimately, you just have to have more patience. If you're only two weeks in, I'm not sure how well this is going to go for you. My LDRs lasted 8+ months without us meeting. I get that you want to spend time communicating, but you have to balance it with the rest of your life. You have a few options:
-Continue your relationship the way things are now. Both of you will have to deal with/accept that this is the amount of time and money you will spend communicating, at least until you meet.
-Spend money on the phone. Decide whether you are willing to do this or not.
-She said that she won't be able to leave France until the end of May. You could take a break or limit the amount of time you spend talking until then. I know this seems counter-intuitive, but it may make the 3 month wait more tolerable. Being like "let's just be friends for now" or "I still love you, but we need to spend more time alone" until meeting is actually possible will make you stop going crazy and obsessing over it for a while.
Good luck.
Thank you for your kindness and we should know eachother more for the 3 month period and its hard to limit communication but we do want to talk to eachother still
This is the reason WHY i fucking hate the forums everyone turns against me and you know what maybe that's what i need to do be a complete asshole to everyone and lose my self-respect FUCK THIS AND FUCK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR FUCKING OPINIONS!!!!
Well, that escalated quickly.
Wow, you are so sensitive. 
People are telling you to slow down not tear out your heart and stomp on it.
People are telling you to slow down not tear out your heart and stomp on it.
Hahahahaha!
Oh man, what a train wreck you're running into. 2 weeks huh?
Love, the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
That phone card isn't going to last a month. So you'll be spending $120 or more a month on talking.
You don't have a computer? Why not?
She's going to get an apartment near you? Why?
Why can't she live with you?
How is she going to live?
You can't afford to visit her in France?
She needs permission to visit you?
Everything about the deal is bad.
She just can't show up in the United States and start a new life you know.
Oh man, what a train wreck you're running into. 2 weeks huh?
Love, the triumph of imagination over intelligence.
That phone card isn't going to last a month. So you'll be spending $120 or more a month on talking.
You don't have a computer? Why not?
She's going to get an apartment near you? Why?
Why can't she live with you?
How is she going to live?
You can't afford to visit her in France?
She needs permission to visit you?
Everything about the deal is bad.
She just can't show up in the United States and start a new life you know.
#Badgercheese1994 : I've him on Facebook so everything is stated as public as long as I'm uploading my content...otherwise, I don't know how he could access to new ones without having me noticing ! 
what.
you are going too fast with this.
you are going too fast with this.
Yeah, without a doubt
Are you going to slow down?
If not, let me share. From experience I will tell you... Slow down. Hurrying up is not going to make things work.
If not, let me share. From experience I will tell you... Slow down. Hurrying up is not going to make things work.
Honestly I don't like the idea of a long distance relationship at all, especially if you never even met the person.
Hey, that's not fair. I've been dating a guy for almost a year and a half. We started online and we've each flown to each other once. We're still going strong. I've heard of some people being happily married as a result of ldrs. Just because it won't work well with most personalities and can face additional complications then irl ones doesn't mean they are necessarily a bad idea. You just need to not turn off your logic and be cautious.
Not gonna say it never works out but you know, I know this guy who had this LDR with this girl in Chicago, and sometimes he went to see her and vise versa, and he was cheating on her, and she found out but she was too stupid to break up with him. She was probably cheating on him too but whatever, the guy's scummy 
I know one of the major reasons people are scared of ldrs is that they didn't want to get cheated on but truth is that you could get cheated on in person too and hell, do you really want to be with someone that is only faithful to you because they didn't get the chance not to be? If you find out you can weed them out. If you don't that's a pity but happens. Some people get cheated on for years with an irl person.
Thing is, you really only have their word in a ldr.. You can meet some guy on the Internet and all you know is, what he tells you.. He might have a girlfriend but he tells you he's single, and he lives all the way in London for example, and you're in Philadelphia for example, so how are you gonna know? Also, even if you WANNA stay faithful in a ldr, there is one thing missing. Contact. Yeaa you can video chat on Skype, but can you hold hands, kiss, have sex? And there's a lot more outside temptation. If you think you can work at it, go ahead but for me, the farthest relationship would be, across county lines..
I think you both should give time to each other and the budding feeling as well. Don't just hurry into giving it a name, wait for it to get stronger before you declare anything.