Being in a long-distance relationship sucks, plain and simple. There is nothing good about it. They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, but whoever said that had never been in this position. Although my heart is very fond of my boyfriend, it is not fond of being far away.
Being long-distance is said to be made easier by FaceTime, and yes it is great that I can see your face every five seconds, but, in reality, that's not what I want. I want to be able to physically touch you, and feel your presence. Seeing that person on a phone screen just makes you realize how much lonelier you are. It is not one of those of "this is sad pity me" things because we chose it. I don't regret doing long distance, but I do hate that I feel out of touch with the person I love. When you are not physically in someone's life it is much more difficult to feel as though you are on the same page as one another. You can talk after every lunch break, class, or whatever you're doing, but you can't give them a hug, and feel their warmth, or a kiss, and physically feel the spark you felt the first time that drives you to love each other.
When you can smell someone you love it is the most comforting smell ever, but being over 1,000 miles away with clothing you haven't washed because it smells like your loved one tends to fade away. Their laughter over the phone doesn't seem as authentic as it is when you are actually together. When you are with your loved one you tend to glow, and be your complete self, but you can't do any of that if your loved one is far away. Nothing is easy, and when you come home from work, class, or just a stressful day and all you want to do is lay down, relax, and just be with each other but you can't, really sucks. Some people say you get used to that empty feeling, but I couldn't imagine this feeling of emptiness every day.
You wonder every day if long-distance is the world just trying to test your love? If so, it does a good job giving you an everyday challenge. Or is it sometimes this person might be the right person wrong time? You may never know unless you decide to stick it out until the end, or just simply end it. Everybody seems to have something to say to you about your relationship when you are long-distance, but nobody really knows how you feel because most have never been in this position, and when they are they usually just give up.
Long-distance is not for the faint-hearted, and I would not try it unless you know you are deeply in love with one another and are willing to wait it out until you can finally see each other again. If you go through it every day I must say I commend you, and you are making someone halfway around the world happy they can still see your face, and you haven't given up on them yet. When love is real you know it, and you won't give up.
