Long Distance Relationships SUCK!

Long-distance relationships suck! When you are married to the person you are separated from, they suck even more. These relationships are not for the faint of heart, they are not for the needy types that need to be touching or talking to their loved ones the entire day. These relationships are not easy.

On tv and in the movies you see a high school girl video chatting with her college boyfriend over platforms like Skype. Falling asleep next to each other, being online all night, calling so many times a day on the phone, setting aside a date and time for date night. In the beginning that is what you want to do, and what you say you will do. And sometimes maybe you do, do it, but eventually, in most movies, you see the girl quits getting those calls so much, and the dates get missed, and the Skype calls at night do not happen enough or at all and the guy does not leave his laptop on for her to call at night anymore. So, what does she do? She talks to her friends and decides to see him for a surprise and the surprise is on her!

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. However, they also say that distance puts a couple miles away from each other in more than one way. Both are true. Sometimes being apart and having less time together can make you miss that person very much. It does make you think about what you are missing, better yet who you miss. So, yes, it does do wonders for a relationship, but too much distance, too little contact, and that fire does not just get low... it burns out!

When you are all alone because your significant other is so far away and the only contact that you have with them is a Skype call, text message, or a phone call it really sucks. That is a way for you to talk and keep communication alive, but how can you wrap your arms around them when you need a hug? How can you give them a kiss good morning or a kiss goodnight? You really can not. You can blow them a kiss on a video call or do the "mwah" sound on the phone that implies you are blowing them a kiss. However, sometimes you just need a hug from the person who can melt away all your stress.

I know at times I feel like I need to hear my mama's voice, but she long ago passed. I need to feel my husband’s touch, but he is not around. I need to hear a friend’s encouragement. When you are in need and can not just reach out for who you need it sucks. How much does it suck when you can not have that in your life because the people you care about are so far away?

Long-distance relationships suck! No one gets into these relationships for the hell of it. People do not wake up one day and say, "Hey, I feel like being long distance today, are you down with that?" You do not wake up one day and say to yourself that you want to be far away from the people you love. You do not think that this is a fun challenge. Do you? No, of course not. I sure did not! You see it for what it is. You know that it sucks. You know that it is hard. If you think it is going to be easy, wow, you are wrong. It is not for the weak. Only the strong survive.