Long Distance Relationships

I met my girlfriend in college and we've been together since sophomore year. Now its been 5 years and 2 months and we have never lived in the same state outside of school. For the past 2 years I've been teaching and I'm getting ready to start a new job this school year. She has been working as a substute teacher in NJ. (I'm in CT) She says she is going to move up here in the next year but, true or not, right now is miserable. Is anyone else in this situation right now?

Yup.

NJ and Puerto Rico.

It's hell.

How YOU doin'?

yup. awful, awful feeling.

It sucks ass. I am in California and he is in Georgia. It will be three years in October
He is worth it though.

I used to be, for over a year and a half. But now we have our own place.

Maybe we should start a support goup? It definatly isn't fun. And I have this problem where everytime I do see her, its like this weird anxiety countdown til its over and I find myself feeling likke "oh crap its almost Sunday! that wasn't long enough!?" Vagrantminerva, she's worth it too Keep up the good fight!
craig

Yeah. I know the feeling. I always cry like a baby as it gets closer. :-(

Oh, look in groups for the LDR group. There is one.

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Yes. And I fucking hate it.

The distance. Not the relationship. I love my girlfriend. I just wish she was here.

I used to be, Illinois - Arizona. But I moved and I couldnt be happier. (Unless I was outside of America, then I would be orgasmic.)

Used to be, MN - UT.

But he'll be here for good come Monday, and...

I try to see my S.O. as much as possible when I'm attached, so this would probably drive me crazy. You gain so much just from the intimacy of spending a lot of time together. I can't imagine how you could fill that in, otherwise.

Kosovo -- Texas. Yeah. It sucks for the meantime, but some things really are worth waiting for.

ct and nj are not that far from eachother at all.

Yeah, I know. Its more about the time and the distance. Its far enough away that when you are working, the best you can do is see each other a weekend here or there.

That's totally understandable. I dated a guy for a year who was at school three hours away, in the same state, and even that was a bitch.

I had Germany-AZ, AZ-Germany and AZ-Peru.

Just got out of one, me in Oakland, Ca, her in Montreal. Bothered her more than me (but I like LOTS of alone time), so she ended it. Lasted as long as any other I guess (little over 2 years).

Good luck to you all.....Despite my experience, I still think such things can 'work'. Just takes more work and commitment than the average relationship.

I had an LDR for over two years from NJ to Chicago. Now that we've broken up, I'm moving to Chicago. Haha.

We're LA and Winnipeg. Of course, I'm marrying her and making her move here. It's still going to be another 6-8 months though.

there is one on SG.
Long Distance Love
There you go.

I used to be in one...but now we have our own house and have been living together for over a year.

Dont know how you people cope (respect to you for it), over here its so compact and crowded i doubt you would consider anywhere in this country long distance! had an ex that lived 50 miles away and people kept asking me how i coped with the distance...

east coast australia and philippines it really sux