Long Distance Break Up – How to Save Your Long Distance Relationship

by Ashley Kay on April 30, 2009

Getting an ex back is hard enough when they live in the same city but it is 10x harder when they live in another city, state or even country!

How can you save your long distance relationship if you don’t have the luxury of seeing them everyday?

Besides the distance, there isn’t a whole lot that is different from a long-distance relationship and a ‘normal’ relationship. In fact, it is often easier when you can’t accidentally bump into them during your day-to-day activities.

It takes a strong bond and maturity to stay committed in a long-distance relationship. It can be very hard because the things most couples take for granted are scarce for people in LDRs.

One of the biggest issues that surface is a lack of trust. For LDRs, trust is VERY important and it is the glue that holds the relationship together during the toughest times. Trust and faith is the main ingredient all LDRs must have to make the relationship last.

What often breaks up an LDR is when one or both of those elements become broken. If your ex doesn’t believe the relationship can work because they’re not ‘strong’ enough to keep going, there’s little you can do to persuade them unless you close that distance.

If trust issues arise, it can be even harder to convince the other person when you’re not there physically to reassure them.

With that said, the advice offered throughout this website and through the recommended systems are all applicable to long-distance relationships. Though you can’t physically be there for your ex, blaming all your problems on the distance is shortsighted and often incorrect.

Distance is rarely the main reason LDRs fail to work out. That might be hard to believe, but if love is strong enough between two people, it can overcome any amount of distance or hurdles.

With Web 2.0 taking over the internet, it’s getting hard to avoid people who live in different countries. MySpace, Facebook, Blogging, Forums, MSN etc are places where you are still likely to come across your ex (depending on how internet savvy they are).

The internet makes it really easy to ‘stalk’ someone, literally I don’t want to give people ideas, but anyone can find out intimate details about someone else through the internet. Be careful you don’t become addicted to spying on your ex this way. It is neither healthy nor productive.

The safe and in-depth methods to getting your ex back, whether they live far away or they live next door, can be found here, choose one that is best suited for your situation.

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1 Matt April 24, 2010 at 5:35 pm

I was in a LDR for about 5 months…She broke up with me a month ago and has just started seeing someone else..Some of her facebook statuses basically say how good this guy is…should i delete her from FB or not???

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2 Amy September 26, 2011 at 10:11 am

no, she is only trying to get you’re attention. She more than likely still has feelings for you. Just snoop around her facebook and talk to her normally and things will begin to become clear. they always do. I hope this helped.

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