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Stephann -> RE: .LongDistanceRelationships. (6/18/2007 9:50:05 AM)
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Rather than focus on actual distance, I'll put it more in terms of the difficulty or likelyhood of being able to see each other casually. I dated a girl who was an hour and a half away. We saw each other most weekends, talked often on the phone, and could easily visit the other for the evening if there was something special (concert, dinner, etc.) I didn't consider it long distance at all. A different girl lived an hour away, but visits were infrequent, contact was mainly through the internet and phone, and there was never a sense that she wanted anything more substatial. Because the relationship was so heavily based on the phone and internet and she regularly balked at visiting in person, I considered it to be an LDR. It also didn't survive past a month.
The real crux of LDRs are that they usually suggest an inability to be 'casual' because of some other life aspect (work, children, school, etc.) There's usually some set condition that, once met, the relationship is expected to become more intimate (finding a new job, a larger house to accomodate children, finishing a degree.)
Stephan
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