How to Make Sure a Long-Distance Relationship Lasts

Being in a long-distance relationship when you’re at university can be hard. It’s only ever going to work if you truly love the person you’re with, because if you don’t, well… why are you reading this article?

Drop in via text during the day

When you wake up, send them a message, or when something funny or eventful happens during your day let them know. You want to feel as involved in each other’s lives as much as you possibly can.

Schedule in chats

Plan when you are going to talk to each other, and look forward to it! There are the means to video call on every platform, whether you FaceTime each other or use Facebook and Whatsapp’s video calling platforms.

Schedule it in, maybe every three days or every other day, you want to keep things fresh and have things to talk about. If you want, do it every night, but you don’t want the phone call to end up being a nuisance and getting in the way of your own time.

You want to remain as close to one another as you possibly can without being in the same room, and this is the perfect means of doing so.

Plan

Plan the days you are going to see each other and arrange what you are going to do together, whether it be going to the cinema, going out for dinner or just staying in, cooking and watching a film.

By doing this, you’ll always have a time to look forward to and you will never be unsure about when you are going to see each other next.

Spice it up

No, not in that way!

Anyone can pick up their mobile phone and send a text message but doesn’t a handwritten letter speak a thousand words? Well, maybe not literally, unless you’re ready to compose an essay.

The point is, just because you’re far away doesn’t mean you can’t do everything you would perhaps do if you saw each other regularly. Send those flowers, buy those sentimental gifts — nowadays delivery costs are next to nothing, so there’s barely an excuse. It doesn’t have to be expensive, just something to let them know you are thinking of them.

Enjoy your own time

If you’re actually planning on being together in the future, then you’re going to want to enjoy the time you have to yourself.

Just imagine: you’ve spent the last few years seeing each other twice or three times a month, and then suddenly you’re sharing the same bed every night — it might come as a bit of a culture shock.

You might think you’d like to see each other on a more regular basis, but it’s completely normal — and healthy — to spend time apart, and can certainly make your relationship grow stronger.

Thousands of people spend a long time away from their partner and make it work, so try not to worry. Enjoy university, hanging out with your friends and experiencing life on your own for a bit — there’s all the time in the world.

Originally published at www.kortext.com by Matthew Maynard