Long distance may not always be ideal, but there are some benefits to a long distance relationship as miles separate you and your significant other apart. Here are 11 advantages of a LDR:
I can look however I want
I can wear sweats 3 days without showering if I wanted… And it doesn’t really matter because your boyfriend/ girlfriend will never know!
The small things become huge
Things like being able to hold hands or have a conversation in person become amazing. You learn to value the time you have together and make every moment memorable.
There’s no question if he or she’s in it for the right reasons
There’s really no way he can be in it for the wrong reason… If you’ve both decided to try and make this work, it means he likes you for you.
You can focus on yourself
It’s sometimes hard to find time to date in college, but we don’t have to, you have time to just concentrate on you. You can go to early morning yoga, spend extra time studying, or take three hour naps every day. You can easily maintain your independence, even while having a boyfriend.
You find really weird ways to do things together
Whether you take him to the grocery store with you on FaceTime or you find random websites where you can Skype and watch a horrible quality movies together, you find weird ways to keep things fun.
You stay close with your friends
It’s a known fact that when you get a boyfriend you tend to lose some friends… Well this doesn’t happen in a long distance relationship. You can make it to all the girls’ nights out and your friends will never get mad at you for choosing a guy over them.
Your relationship is now being held together by trust
Trust is the foundation of any relationship, and in a long distance relationship, this is the only thing you have. It’s hard, but in the long run, you build trust that is unbreakable.
The honeymoon phase happens all over again every time you get back together
The butterflies are back and you get a bit nervous every time you see him for the first time again. The honeymoon phase of nothing-but-love-happens far more often than a normal couple.
Your relationship becomes all emotional and no physical
With no physical touch, you are forced to fall in love with the person’s personality and not for the physical reasons. You learn everything about each other as you spend nights FaceTime-ing and talking about random things.
It’s a great test of true love
If you can make the distance work, then you can make it through anything. Distance can tell you a lot about your relationship, and ultimately will test if it is real or not.
Distance makes the heart grow fonder
It’s important to stay positive while in a long distance relationship, and to keep your mind set on the benefits rather than the negatives. By doing this, your relationship will grow and you will find yourself falling more in love with them every day.
