happy feburary :)
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
dating across the seas.
Just a little thought I had....
Relationships are hard work. As much as we like to think of them as our own personal fairytales, there is often a lot sacrificed behind the scenes to make things work. Right now, my boyfriend is sacrificing a whole lot of sleep.
Yes, all relationships require varying levels of sacrifice, but when you add 7,880 miles, an 18 hour time difference and the earths largest oceanic divide... things become a whole different ball game.
Rather than trying to find spare time inbetween classes, i'm finding myself having to navigate international time zones. We used to be able to hang out, watch a movie, go and lie in the park -now we have skype dates. And I don't care what anyone says, as much as I thank the heavens for the creation of video chat, it can in no way ever replicate the real thing.
It doesn't sound like there's much going for long distance, but I can easily say we kick butt at communicating -whether we're goofing around or having a serious conversation about "us", we pretty much rock. I also now believe that old adage of absence making the heart grow fonder. There are so many times where I would swap anything to be with him for just 10 minutes. And I know when we are together again, i'm going to value every moment of it.
Long distance doesn't suit anyone, and it definately isn't something I could do forever. But it isn't entirely evil, for one i'm discovering a lot of things about myself as a person, but mainly -it's just making me realise how lucky I actually am :)
Relationships are hard work. As much as we like to think of them as our own personal fairytales, there is often a lot sacrificed behind the scenes to make things work. Right now, my boyfriend is sacrificing a whole lot of sleep.
Yes, all relationships require varying levels of sacrifice, but when you add 7,880 miles, an 18 hour time difference and the earths largest oceanic divide... things become a whole different ball game.
Rather than trying to find spare time inbetween classes, i'm finding myself having to navigate international time zones. We used to be able to hang out, watch a movie, go and lie in the park -now we have skype dates. And I don't care what anyone says, as much as I thank the heavens for the creation of video chat, it can in no way ever replicate the real thing.
It doesn't sound like there's much going for long distance, but I can easily say we kick butt at communicating -whether we're goofing around or having a serious conversation about "us", we pretty much rock. I also now believe that old adage of absence making the heart grow fonder. There are so many times where I would swap anything to be with him for just 10 minutes. And I know when we are together again, i'm going to value every moment of it.
Long distance doesn't suit anyone, and it definately isn't something I could do forever. But it isn't entirely evil, for one i'm discovering a lot of things about myself as a person, but mainly -it's just making me realise how lucky I actually am :)
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