Going The Distance, Literally

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There are times wherein our minds have that pre-determined opinion as to which side of the coin we prefer - heads or tails. If we talk about life in general, it's either we approve or disapprove of one thing. For instance, in long distance relationships, we can either be for or against it.

Most people are probably against such a relationship due to the lack of face to face interaction. But I say, so what? So what if you don't see each other as much as the other couples do? That doesn't make your relationship less real. Moreover, it doesn't make your relationship fake at all. There are a lot of short distance relationships that are considerably less real than those long distance relationship ones, anyway. It's not the distance that counts, it's the efforts of both people involved.

I know some people blame it on the lack of distance and "face time" that cause long distance relationships to end sooner than later. However, should it be that low of a reason? Problems are not hard to get by. We've all got friends, and somehow, maybe they can help us. All of us have problems. It would be a surprise if we won't encounter any problem every single day of our lives. All it takes to solve these things would be to talk things through.

Talking about problems, I remember the situation my friends Oliver and Amanda were in. When we were in college, they lived close - Amanda being in a dormitory near the school and Oliver lived with his relatives. But when we graduated, Amanda had to go back to her hometown, thus putting them in a long distance relationship. All was well until they broke up because of the distance. We thought that they were never going to get back together. Surprise, surprise.

The valiant thing that Oliver did, after he heard some questions, advices and a couple of what-ifs from our friends, was to go all the way to Amanda's hometown. He went to her mother's office and asked for forgiveness then proceeded to go to Amanda's house. Amanda was surprised to see Oliver. She hadn't taken a shower or made herself look pretty but Oliver didn't care. Making a long story short, they got back together. It was amazing for us to  hear about what Oliver did because they lived miles apart already. But he didn't mind the distance just as long as he could get her back. And he did.

Never let the distance ruin your relationship, especially if you feel that he or she is already the one.