Many may have found themselves in challenging long-distance relationships at some point or the other.
While some people manage to surmount the encumbrance of distance, for many others, not so much.
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Here are ways to maintain a relationship separated by thousands of miles.
Don’t over communicate
It’s very easy to think that talking every minute will cover up for the distance, but it doesn’t.
What you end up doing is exhausting each other and then it’s a downward slope from there.
Do everything in moderation.
Keep your word
This is important now more than ever that you can’t physically be with each other. Your word is all you have.
If you become unreliable because you never do what you say, it will have a negative impact on your relationship.
Do things together
You don’t have to be physically together to engage in fun activities together. The internet has made it easy.
Play an online game together or against each other, watch a movie at the same time. Stay connected and keep the love alive.
Have specific goals
Your long-distance relationship can’t possibly be worth the stress if you don’t have realisable goals.
Where is the relationship headed? What are your joint plans? At which point will it stop being a long distance relationship? Are you going to move in with each other? Do you have hopes of getting married?
Draw out a timeline for the future that you can always revisit and readjust for the best possible outcome.
Stay honest
Lying has a ripple effect. One leads to another and it never ends until the truth surfaces. So the beginning of lies is the end of your relationship.
Know each others’ schedules
You don’t want to be a bother. Know when your partner is busy at work, at school, or an activity to avoid being told “I’m busy, I’ll talk to you later” from the person you love.
That would be upsetting.
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