Miles or Smiles?

Who hates long distance relationships? Wait, let me rephrase that. Who DOESN'T hate long distance relationships? Its the most annoying thing, really. All that keeps you together is words, words and more words. How much can you do by talking? How do you express all your emotions with words?

Almost everyone I've spoken to has told me that long distance relationships never work. They say it only works for a while before Mr.Distance starts messing things up. I personally think that this is utter bullshit. It does work and it eventually it turns a rocky relationship into a rock hard one, and turns a rock hard relationship into an impenetrable one. So why would it be a bad thing?

The only drawback is the distance of course and the lack of physical contact. But not seeing each other enables you to concentrate more on the psychological part of the relationship. You start talking more and expressing yourself more. All you need to make things work is a telephone and a Skype account. Voila!

Trust. A very important aspect. I've been asked how I can trust a person when there's 8000miles between us. Trust can be an issue but if you think of it, if the other person does cheat on you, then maybe you were never meant to be together? It's probably just an early sign that you're going to find someone much better in the future.

I think distance does make the heart grow fonder, and whatever doesn't break you only makes you stronger. Imagine seeing a person after being away for months? It would be like tasting your first sip of wine after walking umpteen miles in the desert. You savour every moment and every memory is etched onto your mind. How could this possibly be a bad thing?

So come lets mend all those broken hearts with band-aids and enjoy the freedom of being on your own for a while.

Cheers!