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Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/3/2005 10:46:44 PM   
tigress31047


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hi again E/everyone ...I am sure this topic hs already been discussed ..but i went back and could not find a thread on it so here i go again ...
can any sub/slave that has been in a ldr please tell me if it can work ...i have been talking to a Dom in the DC area and i am in central Ga ..its only 1.5 hr plane ride. i am really really interested in Him but worry the distance factor will play a part eventually..please share your thoughts and experiences with me on this subject...and agin i apologize if this has been talked to death already..thank you inadvance for your comments.. evelyn
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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 2:10:53 AM   
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When I met Master He was in Sydney Australia and I was in New Zealand, a three hour plane trip away. We talked online for close to 5 months before we met in person, but I had known Him as a friend from another site for about 10 months before that.

I was lucky in that I really had no ties holding me to NZ apart from my parents and two grown children. My daughter was almost 16 at the time and she was happy living with my ex husband, and my son was 20 and out on his own working. So when I flew to meet Him we knew that this was so right 3 days into my 3 week visit, and so when I flew back to NZ I sold up and moved to live with Him 6 weeks later, and we've been together for almost 18 months now.

Since then my father has died and I have had to fly back to NZ twice, for two weeks at a time. Those times apart have been very hard on both of us, luckily I have had computer access and we have been able to chat and email.

I suggest that you meet this person as soon as conceivably possible, that way you will know if there is a possibility of your relationship coming to more than online, that is if you want that. It can be extremely hard being apart, Master does not like to play online so it was also extremely frustrating!

Wishing you all the best in your relationship

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 2:44:03 AM   
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IMHO (which isnt worth the change for coffee) if it's right it's right, all the bumps ought to work out on their own. Your "really really interested in him" so i'm assuming the feeling is mutual? What are his thoughts on making this work? Good luck!


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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 4:14:05 AM   
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I managed an international relationship for a year before it dissolved, we only saw each other once, it was an extremely rewarding two weeks and emotionally satisfying on line until I turned around and he wasn’t there, he’ll never be there but over there. It was then that I knew I could never do long distance, I haven’t the heart for it and so I prefer to get my knees dirty in my own back yard.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 4:18:29 AM   
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thank you Rayne58 for the inspiring story... unfrotunatly i cannot up and move to DC. my 4 children are all grown and moved out but my parents physically need my assistance . W/we have discuseed weekends and day visits whenever possible. there is no time set as of yet for first meeting, however, as anixous as W/we both are i think it will be fairly soon.
thank you Quiver. He does feel the same. my heart skips a beat and i smile at the thought of Him. there are some big bumps on our road mostly due to both of getting hurt in the past but He seems willing to work on it and i know i am..i know W/we will probably never be in a 24/7 D/s relationship., there are just too many personal obsticals. i am trying to figure out if i can be happy and serve Him in the manner he deserves being so far away. Evelyn

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 4:45:01 AM   
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Hi tigress

Long distance relationships are hard, but not impossible. I guess one of the things you need to work out is what you both want from the relationship and is that possible? It seems the signs are good as you're both working on it.

I've been in a long distance relationship for 3 yrs now. It's hard, it's not ideal, it's meant a lot of compromises. But having seen him two weeks ago (the first time for 16 mths) I know it's worth it. Will it work in the long run? Who knows.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 6:22:09 AM   
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I live only 300 miles from my Master, but sometimes it feels like a million. I do travel to see Him about every 2 weeks, which means a 5 hour car ride, but it is worth every minute of it. He can't get away from his place since He is a farmer and has animals to take care of. We/we talked online for over 8 months before We/we finally met. It has been awesome. Since my children are grown and on their own, I can leave, when it is something We/we both feel is right.
It's hard like everyone says, but it can be done.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 6:28:29 AM   
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You're just now TALKING to the guy. SO start to date him and date other people.

In a few months when things get serious then you can start to work out the nuances and long term issues of LDRs. Why couldn't he move to you?

THe good news is that DC and Georgia have active kinky events regularly, so either way you go, there's stuff to do together in that sense.

LDRs suck, but they are managable. I'm going to experience this summer the first time of having a very close physical relationship with someone turning INTO a LDR. Ugh.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 6:35:48 AM   
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< Message edited by cltcdrd -- 6/5/2005 8:17:21 AM >

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 7:38:57 AM   
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Like everyone says, I'm sure with hard work and communication it can work. I've done it once and though it dissolved for reasons other than distance? In reflecting I can say that I will never again consider a long distance relationship. I can't justify the barriers and difficulties of overcoming geography for myself.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/4/2005 12:50:01 PM   
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Master and I have been together for more than 3 years. We live roughly 160 miles apart which is about a 3 hour drive. We both work schedules that further limit our flexibility. And, circumstances have dictated that neither of can relocate. Is it ideal? Of course not. Does it work? Yes. Is it worth it? Yes. Are we looking forward to that time in the future when we will be together full-time. You bet!


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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/5/2005 3:23:16 AM   
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I'm involved in a LDR at the moment. I get to see him three days a week on weeks when I can afford to travel.

The question for me is... would the amount of time you got to see him be enough not only to maintain good feelings and a connection between you, but actually allow growth in the relationship over time. For me, this isn't possible with this amount of contact. So i know that things have to change.

When you're considering an LDR I think you have to wonder... am I going to be satistfied with this 'forever'... or am I always going to be knowing it's not enough. And the danger is, that he may decide it IS enough... and you're left ultimately unsatisfied because of the barrier to moving things forward.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/5/2005 7:53:22 AM   
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I completely agree, in my LDR experience the only way for it to work is if you have very specific goals to grow and become closer physically. Unless both people truly are content with their LDRS (which I happen to be with my Boston partner and that's still frustrating to us at times), it simply won't work indefinitely.

LDRs have a very unusual connecting/compression dynamic- so much gets compressed into so little time, you actually grow at a much slower rate than a close relationship would. A 2 year LDR is likely to be more like a 6 month normal relationship, simply because you haven't had that physical time AND because you've had to deal with the stress and compression all the time.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/14/2005 4:04:34 PM   
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yes! it CAN work. i spent one year waiting for my 1st Mistress...from ia and She was calif.

but it takes HARD work..a LOT of intimate communication..

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/15/2005 11:18:07 AM   
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I don't think LDR can work indefinitely. I am in a 6-month plan to relocate, for many reasons other than a relationship, but I agree with Emerald that only LDR stunts the growth of the relationship. There are just so many nuances and little things that are missed, that can be picked up very quickly when you are actually near the person.

But..

I also think that starting with the requisite level of communication that is required for a LDR can set up a great, totally open communication dynamic for when it's not long-term.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/17/2005 11:27:00 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: tigress31047hi again E/everyone ...I am sure this topic hs already been discussed ..but i went back and could not find a thread on it so here i go again ...can any sub/slave that has been in a ldr please tell me if it can work ...i have been talking to a Dom in the DC area and i am in central Ga ..its only 1.5 hr plane ride. i am really really interested in Him but worry the distance factor will play a part eventually..please share your thoughts and experiences with me on this subject...and agin i apologize if this has been talked to death already..thank you inadvance for your comments.. evelyn
.. IN Any Realtionship There is Trust and Work and Time To be put into it..Yes Long Distance can certainly work but both parties must put all 3 into it for it to work.
TRUST in each other that either part would worry that the other is unfaithfull.
TIME will tell is true but in the meantime when you are together enjoy those treasure time as one each moment he touches you ,speak to you (cup it up to store for when your apart)
WORK if both are commit to each other and work to make it work though out the every day struggles yes it can work.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/18/2005 1:12:22 AM   
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my 2 cents. ITS HARD. Master only lives (lived) 65 miles from me. so close but darn it, out of reach. Its been really frustrating and difficult and alot of being miserable on my part when he wasnt around. The closer you get the harder the distance is. Lordy.......... just the smell of Master on my pillows at night made things abit easier. You start to ache for the feel/smell of them. Anything just to have their presence. Heck just to be in the same room! Same city. Same state. Just to know that they are near by. Just to have them apart of "this" life. As its always seemed like two seperate lives to me. The life in my city and life in His. i would come home and be SURROUNDED by things that had no association with him, nothing to do with him, and he had not touched with his presence. i used to "drop". Being over in HIS city, everything for me was associated with him. Even the dang coffee house we went to once. It was all apart of Him. It was very very difficult for me because i'd go from everything around me (in my mind) associated with him, to nothing being associated with him. i always felt like i was losing him when it was time to seperate. Though he would always remind me, i wasnt losing him, it still felt like it. i felt like i was losing apart of me. Dunno why, just did. And it would hit me so hard at the end of any seperationg with him. i'd cry buckets of tears before i had to leave trying to bury myself into him, i would plead and beg, think of any and every way to stop it from happening. And i would cry half the way home. Then i went through what i started calling the tranistion period. (GOD I HATED IT) Where i was remembering to live with out him apart of my life. It was like a gradual switch that started in my head. And though the tears would dry up and i could think of something other then him for a moment (thankfully cos it only brought tears) i'd still drop. And it would last for a few days, but i'd still be "hurting" and sad and RIGHT about the time i was over it, i would be able to see Master again. It got to where i counted days and time to when i'd see him again. And its not like i was suddenly "with out" him when i'd go home again. He'd talk to me on the phone, the computer, emails, atleast once a day if not more when i was so miserable. Sometimes we'd manage to stay in contact all day long, via all those means. But it wasnt the same. When i saw something funny, i couldnt look at him and see if he thought it was funny, or the merriment in his eyes. i couldnt look across the room and instantly "know" what he was thinking. For anything that went on, i couldnt "share" it with him. My thoughts, his thoughts, anything. Lord, i couldnt just walk up and hug him. He was miles from me and with work and schedules it wasnt all that easy. When ever i'm around him, i look to him for his reactions, his thoughts, how he feels, i look to him for everything. Almost, it was like everything centered on him and when we werent together i had to "re center" my world. AND it totally sucked. And it brought about tons of negative feelings. Hurt, anger, resentment, questioning, and even to the point where i started pushing him away. Trying to break free of that "ache", thinking if could just push hiim away emotionally, i wouldnt be so miersable. Which of course only makes you more miserable. Plus tons of other things, that you just dont expect. Even though you know LOGICALLY why you cant be seeing this person right now, doesnt help straighten out that ache in your heart.

And its not like i havent had long distance relationships before. i've had two and neither of them affected me like this. i dont know if its the whole D/s thing that make it so much more difficult or not. But its been one of the hardest things to deal with. All abit crazy to me, as i knew it would be like this, i readily agreed and i had no problem with it. i didnt/couldnt possibly foresee how it was going to affect me emotionally. Though i must say its ALL been worth it as after 10 months, on Monday (YIPPEE) Master and i will be living together. So even though its really hard and may want to drive you nutsy at times it can be well worth it at the end. It just takes alot of stick it to ness and perserverance, because if ya havent already got it, it can be very tough at times.

but this is just MY personal experience and everyones is different, heck even every personal experience is different. Like i said, i've had two other LDR that were nothing like this. though they had their moments, not nearly like this. Whether it be because they were vanilla or if its just the people involved. i dunno.

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/18/2005 1:15:06 AM   
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quote:

I don't think LDR can work indefinitely


yeah i definetly agree with that.

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I agree with Emerald that only LDR stunts the growth of the relationship


Yeah thats also very very true too.

Heh, just thought i'd read abit and go around agreeing !

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/18/2005 3:40:47 AM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: RiotGirl

... And it brought about tons of negative feelings. Hurt, anger, resentment, questioning, and even to the point where i started pushing him away. Trying to break free of that "ache", thinking if could just push hiim away emotionally, i wouldnt be so miersable. Which of course only makes you more miserable. Plus tons of other things, that you just dont expect. Even though you know LOGICALLY why you cant be seeing this person right now, doesnt help straighten out that ache in your heart.


Just thought I'd agree with this too

Despite the fact there are good, sensible, unavoidable reasons for the separation... there's a part of you (me) inside that wants to Defend us from all this hurt... and that bit pushes for an Emotional distance from the person (the pushing away).

It's all very destructive.

(just in the process of all this at the moment... )

~ Elektra

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RE: Long Distance Relationships ????? - 6/18/2005 11:36:43 AM   
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unfrotunatly i cannot up and move to DC. my 4 children are all grown and moved out but my parents physically need my assistance . W/we have discuseed weekends and day visits whenever possible. there is no time set as of yet for first meeting, however, as anixous as W/we both are i think it will be fairly soon.


As was said elsewhere, have him come to you. If he works for the government he has the vacation time to take. Another question for you is do you have any siblings or other relatives that could help with your parents for a weekend? I personally fo not think long distance can last unless one is willing to mive to the other eventually. IE you need that light at the end of the tunnell towards which you are both working.


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