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4 Crucial Tips For Surviving A Long Distance Relationship

Sara Knick
3 min readMar 22, 2021

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If you’re in the unfortunate position of having to maintain a long-distance relationship then you’ll probably be expecting it to take quite a toll on you both and for it to test how much you really want to be with each other.

Being in a long-distance relationship is hard and it certainly does test your resolve, but it’s also key to remember that you already have something great going for you: the very fact that you’re trying shows that you must care a lot and this means it’s very likely to all be worth it in the end.

And while maintaining a relationship over a long distance does take some extra work, there are a few things you can do that will certainly make it easier.

Maintain Constant Contact

Maintaining frequent contact is the single most important thing to do to ensure your relationship lasts across the distance. If you’re in a relationship, it only makes sense to be talking to them in some way, shape or form on most days.

This might mean that you choose to call each other for half an hour before bed every night or it might mean that you chat on Skype every other day and text a lot in between.

Such constant contact will ensure you both know what’s going on in each other’s lives and help you feel close. When you…

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Sara Knick
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