Seriously, you will. If you’re reading this, there’s a reasonable chance that you’re in a long distance relationship. The more I look into the phenomenon, the more I realise how widespread it is, and how varied. A lot of LDR couples are parted by job moves across the US, or college moves, or family ties. … More You Will Get There.
A little something that’s been marinating in the slow cooker of my mind for a few days: what is it about long distance relationships that makes them different, thinking about not just the fact that the people involved are apart but also about how you have to communicate? Thing One: you develop trust and open … More The Difference With Distance
I got back yesterday from what will be my final non-permanent trip to Pennsylvania (more on this to come) and though a few big steps have been happening lately (more on these also) this post will revolve around one event: our first ever movie date. Yes, we’ve known each other for two years and first met over … More Balancing, and Martians.
Well, that was interesting. A whole day without Skype. Anyone who followed the titular hashtag on Twitter will know what happened: lives were destroyed, civilisation crumbled, the world split apart and disintegrated into so much space-dust. Miraculously, I seem to still be alive, but it was an enlightening experience. Tina struggled more with the initial … More #SkypeDown
In an earlier post – the first one, in fact – I briefly mentioned the absence of touch and body language, before skipping away to other things as if the subject was a rarely worn hoody thrown into that cupboard that I’ll get around to sorting through any day now (you know the one). If … More Contact
The Internet is an amazing thing. The effect it has had on our culture and ‘small world’ globalisation to date is astounding, and the frequent decapitalisation (if that isn’t a word then it should be) of the word itself is a minor crime. I think it very likely that the long-term changes to human society … More Oh, What a Lovely Internet
Communication. If there was one word that sums up what you need to make a long distance relationship work, that would be it. Communication is a huge factor in all ‘normal’ relationships (what shall we call them? short distance relationships? non online relationships? monolocational relationships?) and as a long distance couple you are deprived of certain … More Tools of the trade
Long Distance Love Songs 