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- From: verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca (Mary-Ann Verwey)
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 23:36:33 GMT
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- In article <92323.204026AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET> Lisa Mae <AZLMH@ASUACAD.BITNET> writes:
- >In article <1992Nov16.131635.8930@ac.dal.ca>, sinister@ac.dal.ca says:
- >>
- >>(Tauther) writes:
- >>> I'm Tauther ... and my question is this:
- >>> What is the 'group opionion', so to speak, of a LDR?
- >>> Suggestions about it?
- >>> Warnings?
-
- > On the most part I have to agree with all the others that have posted "it's
- >tough." Sometimes you wonder, why should I stick with him/her when I could
- >find someone closer. You find that you spend more money on phone calls than
- >food. And your emotions are put on a roller coaster ride every time you
- >visit each other or think about each other. Sometimes you wonder if it is
- >worth it. It helps if there is an end in sight (like one person is moving
- >to the other persons town.) But, otherwise your lives are just too separated
- >that you can't feel the connection that you need to. You have your life,
- >they have theirs (this works for some people.) Even though you can pick up
- >the phone and call them, you still feel "alone".
-
- I've been involved in 2 LDR's and taking a stab at one more, but
- then in my case i plan on actually moving to his location if it
- works outs... so that does help... of the other 2 your are right
- Lisa... they are so hard... the feeling of being alone but
- involved really takes it's toll on your emotional levels.
-
- >I was involved in an LDR for a year. For 6 months, I could take it. But,
- >starting at that time the relationship just seemed to start dissolving no
- >matter what we did. It was a feeling of being together, but not "being
- >together." That's kind of hard to explain, until you feel it yourself.
-
- You need the constant contact and companionship, you can only
- grow so much in a relationship over the phone or through snail
- mail or email... the little visits back and forth only intensify
- (in my case) the feeling of being alone and the pain of being
- separated from him... I couldn't take it either... maybe I'm
- crazy for taking one last stab at it but I gotta try...
-
- > I wouldn't say, don't have a LDR. But, I would warn you that there is
- >a lot of emotional pain involved (unless as someone else stated, you could
- >fly to each other all the time.) But, it came down to 3 weeks being too
- >long for me, in the end. It doesn't seem like a long time, but trust me
- >it is. (Don't tell me, I have it bad don't I?) *sigh*
- >*hug*
- >Lisa
-
- It ends up being forever between visits... I know where you are
- coming from Lisa... Tauther just be careful when you are involved
- in these kinds of relationships.. there must always be complete
- honesty and you should always try to talk to the person about
- even the little mundane things that happen during the day or
- week... make them feel like they are a very big part of your
- life... make them a part of your life even though there is a
- distance between the two of you...
-
- Good Luck :)
-
- *snugs to Lisa*
-
- Mary-Ann
-
-
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- Mary-Ann Verwey Hold on to the shining moments in times
- verwey@acs.ucalgary.ca of darkness, they will pull you through
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