Why are you in an LDR? - Long Distance Love

AvonleaMAF · 10-17-2009, 05:54 PM

I don't know if this has been posted before- I checked, but couldn't find anything. Soooo...

Why are you and your SO in a long distance relationship? How much longer do you have? And what do you do to keep the relationship strong?

AvonleaMAF · 10-17-2009, 06:02 PM

We've been LDR FOREVER. He's from NY and I'm from PA. Then I went to school in FL & he was still in NY. Then he left for training in TX and I transferred to another school in VA.

So long story short, we're in a LDR because I'm working on my undergrad in VA. He's getting ready to PCS to Montana for 2 years.

So we're stuck in this for the next 2 years and I know I'm gonna lose my mind.

I just know it.

~~felifreshh~~ · 10-17-2009, 06:04 PM

I'm in a LDR because my husband is currently deployed to Iraq.

Talking daily and expressing our feelings no matter what keep us strong.

redpatch07 · 10-17-2009, 06:05 PM

We have been LDR for 2 years because I am in college in our home state and we are LDR right now cause he is deployed. We have until July of 2010 to wait to live together cause that's when we will be married. I have saved all the sweet texts and emails and when I'm lonely I go back and read them and then I have a HUGE smile on my face and I know I have picked a wonderful future husband!

*Larz* · 10-17-2009, 06:09 PM

Why are you and your SO in a long distance relationship?
He's from Wyoming, and I've been here in Indiana my whole life. He's stationed in Hawaii, and I'm just up here working and going to school (well i took this semester off). Pretty much just doing my thing until he gets back from deployment like fall of 2011.

How much longer do you have?
Well I see him in 10 days (omg

) and then after that he's coming up for Christmas break and meeting my family for the first time, and then I'm going down there for spring break, then we are still figuring out where we will be for his leave before he deploys. Then after that, we will see when he gets R&R and when he gets back from deployment.

And what do you do to keep the relationship strong?
Communicate. Communicate. Communicate. I can't stress that enough. If either of us has a problem we talk it out right away and don't stop until it's resolved. We also webcam alot and that alone really does wonders for our relationship.

*Court* · 10-17-2009, 06:10 PM

We're LDR because he'll spend just under the next 3 years overseas. It could be until 2011, but I am not holding my breath for that one! I'm in our home town, and eventually he'll be back here! We talk as much as we can, whenever we are able to- on FB, he calls as much as he can. We email, and I write him letters-one every day, and then send him the stack of letters every 3 weeks. He said it was so nice, and so I continue to do it. Sure it's hard, but knowing that he'll be back here is what gets me through!

airforce46 · 10-17-2009, 06:11 PM

We have been in a LDR for a year and a half because he currently stationed in England and I am completing my final year of school. We are getting married in June and our LDR will officially end in Septemer 2010 when his time in England in completed.

Communication is the number one thing that keeps us strong. Cherishing each and every moment with each other keeps us fighting through the distance.

Amanda801 · 10-17-2009, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by AvonleaMAF

I don't know if this has been posted before- I checked, but couldn't find anything. Soooo...

Why are you and your SO in a long distance relationship? How much longer do you have? And what do you do to keep the relationship strong?

We have been in an LDR for 4 almost five years ever since he joined the Marines. He was stationed in Japan and did one deployment and is now stationed in North Carolina. It was a hard decision to make but we knew it would be the best thing for our future. I got my job a month before he joined the Marines and I couldnt just up and leave my job. So we have been making it work ever since. I can not picture my life without him so I will do anything to make this work no matter how far apart we are. We have 7 months left apart and then 1 month after that I will be a Mrs.

. The other girls are right Communication is key. And he makes my heart smile we talk whenever we can and we see eachother when we can. I have to say though our love being as strong as it has helped more then anything. I cannot describe how much I love my df he is the greatest person I have ever met and I am the luckiest girl in the world. I am so happy that he picked me to be his wife.

Chelsea. · 10-17-2009, 06:43 PM

Me and Doug have been dating almost 4 years...so we don't do much to keep the relationship strong..it just is, I guess

We have fun together. He's got the best personality ever.

The reason we're in a LDR is because he is stationed in NC and I'm still in GA in school...I'm 3 years younger than him, and have a year left of school...I really wish I was done with school, because I'd be up there with him.

How much longer? Eh, I don't know. I'll be 21 in a little over a year...which is the age I pretty much want to get engaged at...I can't before..beause, it would just be weird...because of the way my family views are, blah blah. So, yeah

Tiffy · 10-17-2009, 06:43 PM

DF just got out of the navy in August and moved home to Alabama. I should be moving with him in a few months right before we get married or right after. We talk a LOT...communication is everything.

10-17-2009, 05:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
AvonleaMAF Like, Ah-Vin-Lee. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Malmstrom AFB Posts: 2,333 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 58% Longevity: 8%	Why are you in an LDR? I don't know if this has been posted before- I checked, but couldn't find anything. Soooo... Why are you and your SO in a long distance relationship? How much longer do you have? And what do you do to keep the relationship strong? __________________ That's the the thing. I don't need to say how much I love you. I'm going to show you. I'm going to give you the best life I can possibly give because you deserve it. And I am so ready to go on that path."- DB LARZ is my wifey.

10-17-2009, 06:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
AvonleaMAF Like, Ah-Vin-Lee. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Malmstrom AFB Posts: 2,333 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 58% Longevity: 8%	We've been LDR FOREVER. He's from NY and I'm from PA. Then I went to school in FL & he was still in NY. Then he left for training in TX and I transferred to another school in VA. So long story short, we're in a LDR because I'm working on my undergrad in VA. He's getting ready to PCS to Montana for 2 years. So we're stuck in this for the next 2 years and I know I'm gonna lose my mind. I just know it. __________________ That's the the thing. I don't need to say how much I love you. I'm going to show you. I'm going to give you the best life I can possibly give because you deserve it. And I am so ready to go on that path."- DB LARZ is my wifey.

10-17-2009, 06:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
redpatch07 Surviving Deployment #1 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: I'm in Oklahoma; He's deployed Posts: 289 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 16% Longevity: 10%	We have been LDR for 2 years because I am in college in our home state and we are LDR right now cause he is deployed. We have until July of 2010 to wait to live together cause that's when we will be married. I have saved all the sweet texts and emails and when I'm lonely I go back and read them and then I have a HUGE smile on my face and I know I have picked a wonderful future husband! __________________

10-17-2009, 06:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
Larz MOMMM!! THE MEATLOAF!! Join Date: May 2009 Location: Me:Indiana - Him: Schofield Barracks, HI Posts: 3,068 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 23% Longevity: 8%	Why are you and your SO in a long distance relationship? He's from Wyoming, and I've been here in Indiana my whole life. He's stationed in Hawaii, and I'm just up here working and going to school (well i took this semester off). Pretty much just doing my thing until he gets back from deployment like fall of 2011. How much longer do you have? Well I see him in 10 days (omg ) and then after that he's coming up for Christmas break and meeting my family for the first time, and then I'm going down there for spring break, then we are still figuring out where we will be for his leave before he deploys. Then after that, we will see when he gets R&R and when he gets back from deployment. And what do you do to keep the relationship strong? Communicate. Communicate. Communicate. I can't stress that enough. If either of us has a problem we talk it out right away and don't stop until it's resolved. We also webcam alot and that alone really does wonders for our relationship. __________________ Wifey to AvonleaMAF *ENGAGED!! 11/15/09*

10-17-2009, 06:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
Court Where there is courage, there is humility Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Me: Indiana Him: Overseas :( Posts: 8,330 Blog Entries: 8 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 100% Longevity: 27%	We're LDR because he'll spend just under the next 3 years overseas. It could be until 2011, but I am not holding my breath for that one! I'm in our home town, and eventually he'll be back here! We talk as much as we can, whenever we are able to- on FB, he calls as much as he can. We email, and I write him letters-one every day, and then send him the stack of letters every 3 weeks. He said it was so nice, and so I continue to do it. Sure it's hard, but knowing that he'll be back here is what gets me through! __________________ *51 days until my vacation* This is my paradise right here BuckeyeAGF is my long lost TWIN!

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10-17-2009, 06:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~felifreshh~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 2,712 Classifieds: (1) Activity: 18% Longevity: 7%	I'm in a LDR because my husband is currently deployed to Iraq. Talking daily and expressing our feelings no matter what keep us strong.

10-17-2009, 06:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
airforce46 Loving and missing my overseas Airman! Join Date: May 2008 Location: Me: Wisconsin Him: RAF Lakenheath, UK Posts: 1,708 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 18% Longevity: 26%	We have been in a LDR for a year and a half because he currently stationed in England and I am completing my final year of school. We are getting married in June and our LDR will officially end in Septemer 2010 when his time in England in completed. Communication is the number one thing that keeps us strong. Cherishing each and every moment with each other keeps us fighting through the distance. __________________

10-17-2009, 06:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chelsea. Formerly "Chels" Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Me: Georgia Him: North Carolina Posts: 13,294 Blog Entries: 1 Classifieds: (2) Activity: 87% Longevity: 22%	Me and Doug have been dating almost 4 years...so we don't do much to keep the relationship strong..it just is, I guess We have fun together. He's got the best personality ever. The reason we're in a LDR is because he is stationed in NC and I'm still in GA in school...I'm 3 years younger than him, and have a year left of school...I really wish I was done with school, because I'd be up there with him. How much longer? Eh, I don't know. I'll be 21 in a little over a year...which is the age I pretty much want to get engaged at...I can't before..beause, it would just be weird...because of the way my family views are, blah blah. So, yeah __________________

10-17-2009, 06:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Tiffy Formerly Miss ♥ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 5,325 Classifieds: (2) Activity: 80% Longevity: 24%	DF just got out of the navy in August and moved home to Alabama. I should be moving with him in a few months right before we get married or right after. We talk a LOT...communication is everything. __________________ Biggest Loser Team Green!