92. 5 Tools to Help You Survive a Long-Distance Relationship

<p>Long distance is hard.</p> <p><br></p> <p>· You are lonely.</p> <p>· You do miss each other.</p> <p>· You fight over silly things because you miss each other and you’re sensitive.</p> <p>· You have different expectations for how connection looks, texting, phone calls, and what your in-person time should be like.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I get it, my husband and I dated long-distance for 14 months. We would fight about things like:</p> <p>· The appropriate amount of time it takes to text back</p> <p>· When to schedule longer calls</p> <p>· How often we should talk on the phone</p> <p>· Who should come see who and when</p> <p>· What our time should look like we when actually saw each other.</p> <p><br></p> <p>These months were some of my loneliest, but when I saw him, it was often exhilarating.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Here are some tips that helped.</p> <p>1. Discuss your expectations around contact.</p> <p>2. Build rituals of connection for contact.</p> <p>3. Strategize around what your time together will look like and how often you will see each other.</p> <p>4. Build a social circle for yourself.</p> <p>5. Acceptance, life on life’s terms.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>This podcast is for informational purposes only.</p>