Long Distance Relationship : What Is Long Distance Relationships?

Two clichés: Absence makes the heart grow fonder and Out of sight, out of mind. Which one of these two conflicting views is closer to the reality? As it turns out, it does not really matter that much since long distance relationships (LDR) suffer from exactly the same strengths and weaknesses as proximal relationships. Whether two people are going to have fulfilling relationship does not only depend on their geographical closeness. What matters is quality, not quantity. According to one expert on LDRs, "the majority of studies that have been done show no greater risk of an LDR breaking up than any other relationship (Guldner, 2004, p. 6)." An LDR relationship has the same likelihood of

Seconds had seemed to pass like minutes and minutes like hours. They were addicted, or in love. Neither had been able to distinguish which. He'd spent the days doing everything in his power to find a distraction, pouring himself into his work nine-to-five and then letting a drink, or ten, settle him in the evening. They had tried tirelessly to find a balance but somehow couldn't tune themselves to vibrate on the same frequency. They stood close, cramped up in a corner by clubbers completely oblivious to the energy flowing between them. His surprise to see her was shadowed by the fire in his stomach, he couldn't take his eyes away from her lips, his own tingling with longing for their

The younger girl hesitated. She knew they would never be the same. Nothing could make up the miles or lost time, but there's always new memories to be made. The faded memories would always be look ed back with a smile and a twinkle in her eye. 3,184 miles may be far enough to thin a friendship, but never enough to take away the memories made between them. The sun shines ahead,the waves splats on the shore, and the shrieks of happy children filled the air. Why wastes such a beautiful day? Cailin realize she may never have the same relation with her friend, but she will always have the memories of their happy childhood. She then broke out into a run after them with a ridiculous grin across her

She walks to the centermost oak tree near Mason Hall, she finally has found the perfect shady spot on an 80-degree day. She passes the boy from her Psychology class and gives him a small smile. She’s taking a journey to a jungle she doesn’t normally observe, a place where many humans and animals inhabit. There isn’t a breeze and the air feels drier than usual. The Diag seems unfriendly today, as she sits down she’s nervous of her surroundings. She plants herself on a somewhat clean patch of grass and pulls out her shiny laptop. She is reading “Werner Herzog’s Conquest of the Useless” for her freshman English class. As she dives her way into the reading she starts to think about where she is, what is going on around her, and the journey that she is on. A bushy red squirrel approaches her, she’s confused why it’s coming so close and quickly gets up to escape its presence. “Why in the world is this squirrel so close to me” she thinks to herself. The girl moves from the tree but as she get up she starts to notice specific details she hasn’t before.

Naomi Bellacotte had awoken from the nap at the sound of a heavy book falling off of her bed. The ebony haired, green eyed girl was suppose to meet her best friend roughly half an hour ago so when she saw her side table clock it was no wonder the first words out of her mouth were, "Oh shit!" Naomi was going to culinary school and her best friend had no business anywhere near a stove top so she was planning on spending as much time with him as possible. Three weeks today she broke up with her ex, as he had cheated on her and Michael had nailed him good in the face. the very thought made her smile. Thankfully her best friend was only five houses down the block so she slipped on her boots, fixed her grey short layered shirt, and dead pool tank top before heading out the door. Her long ebony locks were pulled back into one tuggable ponytail. Naomi's parents were on a seven day cruise while she opted out to spend more time with her best friend. She offered to cook them dinner and then they were suppose to have a movie night.

It is 1986 in Omaha, Nebraska and Eleanor, a big red headed sixteen year old and Park, a half-Korean sixteen year old meet on the bus and realize they have many similarities. Comic books and music from the 80’s rock world pull them together after many awkward encounters. These two out of place teenagers have one amazing love and it makes it hard to stop reading. Eleanor and Park are both smart and know that first loves never last, but they are brave and desperate enough to try. This story challenges the idea of love at first sight, and definitely makes us think about what it means to intensely connect with another person. When Eleanor and Park clicked they didn 't talk, but Park would give Eleanor comics secretly on the bus and sneak them into her backpack. Park also made Eleanor a mix tape of 80’s music so that she wasn’t in the shadows. Eleanor had a rough family life with many siblings and a mother who paid more attention to her husband than her children. Park doesn 't know this but he make Eleanor happy and makes going home easier. Eleanor struggled with bulling in many ways, physically and mentally. Eleanor is a strong girl but it gets to a certain point where she can 't do it anymore. Park helps her through it when he comforts and talks through things with her. With Eleanor’s parents not liking Park and Park’s

I Am so full of emotion I cannot even explain to you how happy and nervous I was today. Today made me forget all the time I was away from Daisy. This girl, this beautiful girl that I have not seen for almost 5 years, was finally going to be in my presence again. My body could not handle the concept. When nick heard a car pull up he went to go open the door and I felt like I was dreaming. When she walked in my heart just relaxed, all I did was stare at her. Stared deep into her eyes and I found it was impossible to let go of my gaze. She stared back almost uncertain that we were in the same room together. “ we haven't met for many years” said daisy, her voice as matter-of-fact as it could ever be.” “Five years next November”

A recent magazine of Psychology Today focuses on the topic of relationships and how they survive long distance. The article is written by Theresa DiDonato and published 20 september 2016. DiDonato shares her research on the geographical separation of couples and encourages them to push through the struggle. The author writes that certain objective factors and subjective relationship judgments promote healthier long-distance relationships. Examples of theses factors being low psychological distress, distance, relationship certainty, having a positive attitude toward your relationship and communication. After stating the necessary components to maintain a long distance relationship DiDonato focuses

“Everyday is a ten.” It was around 2:30 AM in that vacant parking lot. After about three hours of rollerblading and stargazing, you sat quietly in the grass, hands behind your head. I tried to push aside the fact that you were leaving for college in two days -- that, over time, we would slowly drift apart like two boats caught in separate currents. I could tell, no matter how hard you tried to mask it, that you were thinking about it, too.

MTV broadcasts a TV show every year called “The Real World.” This TV show casts random men and women of different ethnicities from various parts of the country. These people are placed into the same house where they are expected to live together temporarily. These men and women usually have left behind a boyfriend or girlfriend, and we can see on the show how they try to make the long- distance relationship work for a short period of time. They make many phone calls to their significant other, and it is clear that they begin to struggle to keep their relationship going, but eventually these couples break up. I believe the proximity effect can be applied to the failure of the long-distance relationships. These people not only leave their boyfriend

Tried and sleepy students all looking at the professor. It's Morning that how I can tell almost of the students in here half sleep with one eye open and the other half close. She sits next to me.  It's something on her mind.  I can tell it written all over her face.  Words that have meaning like emotional feeling for someone you care about you never seen for a long time since elementary years.  Papers with no lines; Skateboard without wheels.  He said to me.  He's a skateboard phonetic. Since the age of five. He eat and sleep with that skateboard. The woman next to me with her head in the book. Really in the book. I mean with tears that fall like fallen raindrops. They was going out until something happened. He cheating. I think he was frame, but he loved her like his skateboards collections. Now,  She isn't talking to him. I'm Chester Melbourne, Her name is Melody Sweets.  I know.  I know her last name "Sweets" Her mom got remarried over the summer.  Melody's stepfather he's last name is Sweets sometime sour. We been in here for four hours, Then I have to go to work at the campus

Maintaining Long Distance Relationships through the use of Gratitude, Refraining from Idealization, Commitment, and Missing a Romantic Partner

For my experience, I have entered a long distance relationship for over 2 years. I lived in Hong Kong and my boyfriend studies in Canada.

A teenage boy named Cole just graduated from middle school and has no plans for the summer. He spends the majority of his days in his room, playing video games or browsing the internet. One day, he notices a moving truck across the street, and sees a pretty girl about his age getting out of the car. For the first time this summer, Cole wants to go outside and try to impress her. The girl comes and introduces herself as Emma, and he asks her to hang out. On the day of their date, Cole orders an Uber to pick them up. They enjoy their date, communicating only through texts, discussing their lives and staring at their phones. In the coming weeks, they really get to know each other only

The main characters were Lindsay, Lance, and Ron within the minor characters being Jerrie and Toni. Lindsay and Lance are brother and sister that are attending the same college with Lindsay being a freshman and Lance being a Junior. Lindsay is currently in a long-distance relationship (LDR) with Ron, who is at Purdue University, which is 450 miles away. Lance has two short term girlfriends during the time of the case study, the first one being Jerrie who he dates for two weeks and Toni who he is still dating at the ending of the case study. The main issue during the case study is that Lindsay doesn’t know how to be in a LDR with Ron. They