Preparing Yourself For A Let Down (Disadvantages of a Long Distance Relationship)

Sometimes people think that they should never look at life in a negative way, that they should always see positivity in everything they do just so they can overcome all the diferent obstacles that will be thrown their way. But is it really the essence of life? To blind oneself from the harsh realities that life could give, which by the way, helps people become better.

I know I may have told you again and again to always look at everything in life positively, and I'd still tell you the same thing over and over again. It's not a bad thing to look at life with hope in your heart because there is always hope. But then again, there always is a reason why good is always paired with bad. Can you even imagine a life full of pure good? Wouldn't it only make us bored? Let's just use the negative things in life for the good that it may bring us.

In long distance relationships, for example, there are so many disadvantages as compared to the advantages. Knowing the disadvantages will help the couples prepare the alternative routes they could take whenever one of their major options would fail.

These are some of the disadvantages of being in a long distance relationship:

First, if you are in a long distance relationship with someone whom you have never even actually met, you are forever going to doubt whether he or she is that person in their profile picture.It would be best if you have a common friend who practically knows the person personally.

Second, imagine yourself introducing your significant other through Skype. It's never a formal thing, unless of course you think "meeting the parents" through Skype is. Most parents wouldn't even approve of this arrangement anyway.

Third, surely the communication route that most couples are going to take is talking in the phone. And that "You hang up. No, you hang up" lines are going to get old real soon. You are only going to get annoyed.

Fourth, although you guys are miles and miles apart, there will still come a time wherein one of you will feel trapped. Don't keep your partner in a "cage". Let them live their lives, so long as they don't do anything stupid and ruin your relationship.

And last but not the least, there is a great chance that your friends are never going to believe that you are in a relationship. And you can't blame them for that. After all, they don't see anyone with you almost all the time. The best advice I can give you, is to introduce them to your long distance partner. At least somehow they'll get the idea who you're with. Or, you can take them with you to meet your significant other.

Now you already got the idea of how it feels like to be in love with someone who is away from you. It's as wonderful as falling in love with someone you get to see every single day, whenever you want to, but it's as painful as losing someone you dearly love. It's a great challenge, but it isn't impossible. Do the best that you can for this sort of relationship to work. Remember, love is for two people. If you're the only one in it, run away as fast as you can.