According to
this article, maintaining the lines of healthy communication
is easy with social media, for couples in Long Distance Relationships (LDRs), but the key to building any relationship is to "not treat each conversation as a happy-go-lucky extension of a date" and instead the "day-to-day sharing of each others triumphs and failures."
Consequently, it’s no surprise that if couples don’t communicate fully, their health will begin to suffer. The stress
that results from worries over fidelity, trust and
where the union is
heading can manifest into sleeplessness, weight loss, anxiety and even depression."
I think that's the scarlet letter on every LDR - where the relationship is heading. Because at some point, for it to work, someone's going to have to move, right?
I have a couple girlfriends who are in LDRs and they worry mostly because of the 'out of sight out of mind' fear; that their better halves might give up on the work of the long distance relationship and instead find someone more local. They aren't afraid of themselves making that decision, because they are smitten kittens who are afraid of getting hurt. Another valid fear is the one where one person is making more effort to communicate than the other.
The funny thing about all of this is that the same fears apply to couples who are living in the same city, or even living together!! We take it for granted when, in a local relationship, that other person is around.
Just an interesting thought. :)
