| json_metadata | "{"app":"musing/1.1","appTags":["love","life","relationship","question",""],"appCategory":"love","appTitle":"Long distance relationship, what do you think about this?","appBody":"<p>This is dependent on the values of the individuals who are seeking a long term relationship. </p>\n<p>Expectations, realistic or otherwise should be taken into consideration. </p>\n<p>I'm personally pretty open minded, but also, realistic.</p>\n<p>What I mean is, if someone is halfway across the world, I have to wonder if this is something that would ever become a realistic possibility. </p>\n<p>It's dependent on a host of factors, but some of the more important factors might be, is it economically possible? Is one, or both of you wealthy? Or is financial liquidity a luxury that neither of you have?</p>\n<p>If the answer is the latter, assessing the likeliness of the success of this relationship needs to be approached in a realistic manner. </p>\n<p>I've heard of people maintaining an exclusive long distance relationship for upwards of 10 years. To me, this is insane, but it's because of what I adhere to in terms of values. I want personal contact in a relationship, in the physical sense. I am not cool with maintaining exclusivity with someone for this period of time, with long distance being a factor, period, it's just too long for me, and not realistic for success, in my opinion. </p>\n<p>Now if it were, maybe one year, at the absolute maximum, and we've established a level of closeness that feels genuine and realistic, and there is a high chance of bridging the gap, then I would likely consider it. </p>\n<p>Voice, and or video chat would also be a must, IMO. </p>\n<p>More often than not, you get a sense for someone in text, and you think you might know them, and then all of a sudden, you start to realize, they are not who you thought they were, and they might also be thinking this about you. So, I would exercise some caution, especially if you've never met the individual in person. </p>\n<p>Making connections online can be a great thing, but it's also a strange territory, and there are plenty of strange people, who love to impose a false image of themselves. I believe they refer to this as catfishing if I'm not mistaken. </p>\n<p>It wouldn't be my first choice for a relationship search. </p>\n<p>Human contact is an important factor in relationships, at least the intimate kind. </p>\n<p>Assess your values, and assess the realism of the relationship, and act according to logic. Sometimes, following your heart can be dangerous for your well being if it's not realistic. </p>\n<p>I hope this perspective helps. </p>\n<p><br></p>","appDepth":2,"appParentPermlink":"f3l6ne53w","appParentAuthor":"ericha","musingAppId":"aU2p3C3a8N","musingAppVersion":"1.1","musingPostType":"answer"}" |
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