| Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 7/30/2004 9:40:59 AM | Who has had a long distance relationship and how was it and how far apart were you two? I never have and really the idea isn't attractive to me. I like the idea of at least being only an hour away from them at the most. What are your thoughts and advice on it?
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 7/30/2004 8:58:10 PM | | I've posted on this before. For me, I don't contact anyone who lives further than 50 miles away. I don't care how perfect they seem - it just won't work out. And the reason is that people have very busy lives, and don't have the time or the resources. Also, in my age group they have older married children and friends that they don't want to leave to move closer, and the travelling gets very tiresome and time-consuming. It's unrealistic to expect it to work out. And to really get to know somebody, you HAVE to be around them lots. Just my 2 cents on that. | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/1/2004 11:38:20 AM | I agree with you completely Diolacles! Relationships take lots of work anyway..and to add distance on top of that, in my opinion, really makes it hard for people. There have been people that have made it work, but I personally don't see myself being that patient or strong. I did go out with someone last night that lives three hours away from me..and when I had first started talking to her, I thought..well we could always meet in cities in the middle and it won't be as bad...but she also works third shift..and works like every other weekend. On top of that, I will be going back into my college in the fall, and our schedules will be completely opposite. I could invision us seeing each other maybe once a month and that is just not enough for me. If had already knew her for years, then maybe that would be different...but that isn't giving a relationship much life.
Has anybody on here had a successful long distance relationship?
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Posted: 8/1/2004 11:58:45 AM | I had a long distance relationship, It was over 2000 miles away. I lived in Michigan and she lived in Nevada. It lasted for almost a year, and we where begining our plans for marrage. Stress, college and job caused to much stress on both of us and we broke up. Long Distance relationships are not healthy.
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/1/2004 12:22:29 PM | | We used email, trade photos, phone and web cam. we never met in person, I have regrets that it never worked out but im pushing forward and trying to find someone. | |
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Posted: 8/1/2004 12:25:59 PM | | i had one over the net for about 5 years, she lived in West Virginia, and i lived in southern California.. then in April of 2003..i packed my bags, and moved ober there to be with her.. it was an awesome experience..until the end of august of 2003.. she left me for someone else | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/1/2004 1:41:37 PM | Don't you guys, though, at least in retrospect feel that the internet relationships are in so many words, artifical? I mean, the webcam, photos, and chatting...it can't possibly replace being there with that person..touching their skin, smelling their perfume, etc...
Wow Demonicrefuser....5 years over the net? So I assume you moved back to S. Cal? | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/1/2004 1:47:39 PM | My son is 25 and he has been corresponding with a lady on the internet for the past 6 years as friends.
He is living in Edmonton Alberta and he is finally coming home to N.S. in September. He has no children or other ties, so before he does(come home) he is making the trip to New Orleans to meet her and stay for a week or so.
I want him to be happy, but I hate to think he may stay, if the attraction is there for them both. ":.( Long distance relationships can affect other people in your life too. | |
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Posted: 8/1/2004 2:05:08 PM | | internet relationships are very real...it's just a different form of reality...a different perspective... | |
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Posted: 8/1/2004 9:40:08 PM | | yeah but wouldn't you be missing that real touch from her and smelling the perfume and seeing her in person? | |
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Posted: 8/1/2004 10:10:47 PM | | LOL, That is true, they already developed a "sniffer" you actualy download a smell and then you smell it through a small device. From what I have read its still in the testing stages and will be out in 1 or 2 years. | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/1/2004 10:17:32 PM | | Yeah actually I remember us discussing this in my Computer Science class this past semester. It is supposed to be another marketing tool....supposedly geared for restaraunts and so forth. Hahaha can you imagine deorderant ads? Hmmm smell..before..and after! lol | |
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Posted: 8/1/2004 10:46:28 PM | | I will pass on that deorderant section... Didnt they also develope holograms ? I seem to remember Maximum PC talking about it a month or so ago. I think it was medical oriented. I will have to look it up and make sure. | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/2/2004 9:51:38 AM | | Hey if it's anything like the Holodeck from Star Trek the Next Generation..then I am all for that! | |
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Posted: 8/2/2004 11:35:20 AM | | Seriously though..back on the subject...there can't be that sense of "loyality" to someone you date practically exclusively on the internet can it? What about those times of walking on the beach together, or going out to dinner together or a movie? Are you going to bring your laptop with you.... | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/2/2004 2:54:24 PM | moved back to So Cali.. not i didnt, while i was living in West Virginia.. my best friend from So Cali moved to norther cali.. so i moved up there with him and his folks, then last april i moved to Wisconsin with them..
after moving out of my parents house, i dont think i could ever go back to living with them, they are kind of controlling.. | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/2/2004 3:43:06 PM | | Well, for my case. I cant realy answer that because, I never went on a real date. Most if not all of my relationships have been over the internet (long distance), and the one I did date in person, she made it clear all she wanted was my pocket book and the bed. | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/2/2004 4:14:07 PM | | That sucks! If a girl wants what is in my wallet then boy is she going to be disappointed..hahahahaha | |
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| Re: Long Distance Relationships
Posted: 8/2/2004 4:51:08 PM | | Long Distance might work. When you surf POF from the beach with your laptop, there is a bimbo to the right operating the mouse, the one to the left, the keyboard, leaving your hands free for cocktails and anyone else that happens to walk by you might want to wave at. | |
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