Long distance relationships, can they work?

Question

My partner of a year is moving 3 hours away by train to start a new job. Can our relationship really work?

Answer 1

Love is patience, and dealing with distance you'll need alot of it. Distance will determine how strong your relationship really is. All you can do is try, for the sake of your relationship give it your all until given a reason to do otherwise. I am currently dealing with a year long deployment, and its hard at times. But I just think of it like this, if we can get through this, we can get through anything. Remember absence makes the heart grow fonder. Good Luck and God Bless

Answer 2

The only way this can work if you both want it to. It's no good just saying "We'll see how it goes" and not actually do anything constructive about it.
If you both really love each other, you'll figure a way of still keeping contact, easier said than done sometimes but it can work.
You've got to think to yourself whether you want it to work or not, can you be bothered with the fuss? can you trust him? What makes you so sure that he won't find someone else?
I'm not saying these things will happen, these are just a few common occurances of long distance relationship.
I don't know you and your partner as a couple, so i can't tell whether you have a strong bond that can pull yourselves together or whatever.
Why not visit him every weekend? its only 3 hours, sounds alot but when you come to think of it, anything is worth seeing your loved one again.
The whole situation is left in your hands and its up to you and your partner what you do with it.

Answer 3

In my experience yes it can. It depends on how committed you are to each other. I did this with my boyfriend for 2 years and now we have been together for 4 and live together. At some point in the future you will want to live in the same area again and you need to have this point in mind to keep you going. Theres a lot to be gained from long distance particuluarly all the anticipation! It will work if both of you make the effort. Good luck.

Answer 4

3 years is a very long time to be with someone. If you both have a mutual feeling toward eachother than you should try and talk a few times a day an visit at least every other weekend who knows maybe you'll find a job there too.

Answer 5

well i've been in a long distant relationship for over a year and it's workin well, probably cos we worked out a way to see one another etc but it might be harder for u as u had ur bf closer to u and saw him requently and now he's heading kinda far, u might feel like he's 'moving on' and u might find urself arguing with him, mainly cos ur missing him maybe, but if u both are willing to make the relationship work and he knows where the relationship stands then it' shud be ok :-)

Answer 6

I romanced my young lady for 18 months and she was 8 thousand miles from me,,so a 3 hour train ride is so easy to deal with

Answer 7

Why are you not going with your partner? If you love each other dearly then i think any relationship can come through anything. Just remeber the saying, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Good luck! XX

Answer 8

It didnt work for me sadly, but thats not to say every long distance relationship wouldnt work. I suppose you both have to be honest with each and talk it through. If you want to give it a try, then go for it. Just go with your heart, if its meant to be, it will be. I wish you good luck and I really hope it does work out for you both. :o)

Answer 9

Yes. So long as you both trust each other and love each other and all that junk, then you'll be fine. Haven't you heard of msn? Mobile phones? The internet?

Answer 10

If you really love her and she really loves you, you will soon be living a happy life very close to each other. Go and see her once every week. Hope I could help.