Many couples choose to enter long-distance relationships when a partner moves for work, while couples who meet on trips or online begin dating in the hopes they’ll one day live in the same city. Here are some pros and cons of having a long-distance relationship:
PROS
Efficiently combines the frustration of being in a relationship with the loneliness of being single
Girlfriend in other state provides convenient way to ignore your fear of meeting new people
More pillows for yourself
Technology allows couples to communicate as if Skype session is a prison visit with thick sheet of glass between them
Less challenging to pretend significant other is the person you want them to be
Have the opportunity to focus on other things that aren’t the love of your life
Much, much easier to look camera in the eye and lie
Sometimes it’s fun to trick yourself into thinking it could actually work
CONS
Tough to fit three months’ worth of nagging and resentment into single blowout fight during visit
Less quality time with boyfriend’s parents
Must compete with endless stream of beautiful, sex-obsessed strangers who line up to sleep with your partner the second your plane leaves the tarmac
Many couples need physical intimacy to make a relationship last longer than it should
Person you love doesn’t seem to mind living far away from you
Can sometimes be confusing to keep track of all your long-distance relationships
Two-hour time zone difference nearly impossible to navigate
Significant other may not get hint arrangement was polite way of suggesting you break up
