http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:05:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-190995 lisa Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:05:36 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-190995 Great advice. I was in two long distance relationships. The first one did not end so well - and probably should have ended a year (or more!) earlier (Rule number 3!). The second one ended when we moved to the same city (yay!). We didn't really have a plan of when our the distance would end though... so we didn't follow rule number 1 either. Rule number 2 is soooo true though! A great blog for advice about LDRs can be found at www.coupledtogether.com. Great advice. I was in two long distance relationships. The first one did not end so well – and probably should have ended a year (or more!) earlier (Rule number 3!). The second one ended when we moved to the same city (yay!). We didn't really have a plan of when our the distance would end though… so we didn't follow rule number 1 either. Rule number 2 is soooo true though! A great blog for advice about LDRs can be found at http://www.coupledtogether.com.

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-189867 Invictus Manila Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:13:09 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-189867 Tnx for the info above which i think i can use as my guide. I'm one of those who experienced long distance relationship but after eight months, efter we met once i decided to stop our relationship. Because i am afraid of so many things like im not sure how long are we distant from one another. I'm sure as the months add on to our relationship, im getting deeper, my love is really growing for him. But i can't see and hear any assurance from him that provoke me to a brak up with him. I tried to avoid the communication but then now we are still continous with our conversation thru cellphones and phone calls. I still have true and deep feelings for him, we are not officially in a relationship but then i kno and i can feel that we are still committed to one another. I really like and love him but then i am too afraid that if i will freely let my feelings go deeper and grower at the end there's really a strong relationship waiting for us....Hai..... Tnx for the info above which i think i can use as my guide. I'm one of those who experienced long distance relationship but after eight months, efter we met once i decided to stop our relationship. Because i am afraid of so many things like im not sure how long are we distant from one another. I'm sure as the months add on to our relationship, im getting deeper, my love is really growing for him. But i can't see and hear any assurance from him that provoke me to a brak up with him. I tried to avoid the communication but then now we are still continous with our conversation thru cellphones and phone calls. I still have true and deep feelings for him, we are not officially in a relationship but then i kno and i can feel that we are still committed to one another. I really like and love him but then i am too afraid that if i will freely let my feelings go deeper and grower at the end there's really a strong relationship waiting for us….Hai…..

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-189124 Jennifer Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:52:49 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-189124 Hello, my name is Jennifer and i'm 19 years old. I have been in a long distance with my boyfriend for almost a year and i must say it is hard on both of us. He had to move to Florida for family reasons September 2008 and it was the hardest thing that we had to go through. We didn't know what was going to happen to us and we were both 18 at the time, in love, and we both thought we would be together forever. It was like when he left, he took a part of me with him and i was so hurt that he had to leave. But during the first year of our long distance relationship, i have flown over to florida twice to see him for two weeks and he came over once to see me for a week and we were so happy to see each other again. We celebrated our 1 year anniversary in Febuary of 2009 and we have made plans that if we stay together even after we graduate from college, i would have saved money to move down there, stay with him and his family and look for a good job, keep it, and we both save enough money until we can live together in Florida. I really want that day to come and we are both working very hard on this relationship to keep it alive because we both have love and trust that no one we know has more than we have. I want some more advice on what we can do to keep our relationship alive and healthy since i plan to move down there in less than 3 years and finally settle down with him if our relationship survives until then. Hello, my name is Jennifer and i'm 19 years old. I have been in a long distance with my boyfriend for almost a year and i must say it is hard on both of us. He had to move to Florida for family reasons September 2008 and it was the hardest thing that we had to go through. We didn't know what was going to happen to us and we were both 18 at the time, in love, and we both thought we would be together forever. It was like when he left, he took a part of me with him and i was so hurt that he had to leave. But during the first year of our long distance relationship, i have flown over to florida twice to see him for two weeks and he came over once to see me for a week and we were so happy to see each other again. We celebrated our 1 year anniversary in Febuary of 2009 and we have made plans that if we stay together even after we graduate from college, i would have saved money to move down there, stay with him and his family and look for a good job, keep it, and we both save enough money until we can live together in Florida. I really want that day to come and we are both working very hard on this relationship to keep it alive because we both have love and trust that no one we know has more than we have. I want some more advice on what we can do to keep our relationship alive and healthy since i plan to move down there in less than 3 years and finally settle down with him if our relationship survives until then.

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-188602 paroquiademontelavar.org Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:28:05 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-188602 Communication, trust, honesty and passion will strengthen your relationship whilst you’re apart but you really have to believe in each other and your relationship for it to succeed…. although long distance relationships can be difficult, they can work and do work for many couples if both parties put in the effort. Communication, trust, honesty and passion will strengthen your relationship whilst you’re apart but you really have to believe in each other and your relationship for it to succeed…. although long distance relationships can be difficult, they can work and do work for many couples if both parties put in the effort.

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-187898 Tips on Long-Distance Relationships (from the New York Times) « FeelingElephants’s Weblog Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:53:06 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-187898 [...] doing the long-distance thing. Penelope Trunk, one of my favorite bloggers after my mom, says that Millennials (yup, that’s me) are making long-distance work en-mass. [...] [...] doing the long-distance thing. Penelope Trunk, one of my favorite bloggers after my mom, says that Millennials (yup, that's me) are making long-distance work en-mass. [...]

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-185899 mabru 1982 Tue, 19 May 2009 14:54:44 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-185899 Some advice- www.relationshipmemory.com. I found this website posted on another article about long distance relationships. I've been with my fiance for 8 years, 4 of them were spent with him in NY and me in PA. We're using this website to help communicate ideas on planning the wedding! I've also been able to keep in touch with my best friend from high school and "meet" her new boyfriend on relationship memory. Maybe it'll work for some of you trying to keep the spice in your relationships or just keep in touch. Some advice- http://www.relationshipmemory.com. I found this website posted on another article about long distance relationships. I've been with my fiance for 8 years, 4 of them were spent with him in NY and me in PA. We're using this website to help communicate ideas on planning the wedding! I've also been able to keep in touch with my best friend from high school and "meet" her new boyfriend on relationship memory. Maybe it'll work for some of you trying to keep the spice in your relationships or just keep in touch.

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-184597 Technology can help a long distance relationship last!! « Juliabv96’s Blog Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:13:48 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-184597 [...] allows you to be creative and appreciate time you have together. Technology makes it easier to communicate on all levels. You no longer are forced to wait for snail mail but instead with a click of mouse your significant [...] [...] allows you to be creative and appreciate time you have together. Technology makes it easier to communicate on all levels. You no longer are forced to wait for snail mail but instead with a click of mouse your significant [...]

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-182509 Al Sat, 14 Mar 2009 07:59:17 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-182509 I use text messages to keep in touch with my girlfriend in Taiwan. Its especially useful because of the time zone difference. I use www.Send2World.com which is cheaper, but there are other ones available. I use text messages to keep in touch with my girlfriend in Taiwan. Its especially useful because of the time zone difference. I use http://www.Send2World.com which is cheaper, but there are other ones available.

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-178758 lisa Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:01:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-178758 Technology is changing the world of long distance relationships. I was in an LDR for 2.5 years, about 2 years ago (we are still together! Though now in the same city...). Even in that short time there has been a huge change in video sharing, blackberry use, and text etiquette. Tech is coming to the rescue! Technology is changing the world of long distance relationships. I was in an LDR for 2.5 years, about 2 years ago (we are still together! Though now in the same city…). Even in that short time there has been a huge change in video sharing, blackberry use, and text etiquette. Tech is coming to the rescue!

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/comment-page-1/#comment-147391 Anna Fri, 16 May 2008 09:09:27 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/03/18/the-long-distance-relationship-goes-mainstream-3-tips-for-survival/#comment-147391 I think that in general to maintain a long distance is not difficult. As long as both partners are happy with the situation. But when they eventually decide to settle down together very often they break up too soon. They suddenly realize that they don’t know the person near them, after long years on a distance maybe she/he changed or even never been a person they consider him/her to be. I think that in general to maintain a long distance is not difficult. As long as both partners are happy with the situation. But when they eventually decide to settle down together very often they break up too soon. They suddenly realize that they don’t know the person near them, after long years on a distance maybe she/he changed or even never been a person they consider him/her to be.

]]>