[iup=3648948]Poser[/iup] wrote:I did long distance with the ex. 200 miles apart, we'd see each other every other weekend, alternating who would travel. It was great - probably the best part of the relationship, TBH. Stuff used to get pretty filthy when we'd meet up, and we'd be on the phone a lot in between.
I moved up to Newcastle to live with her and got bored pretty quickly - I'd have been high-tailing it back to the Midlands if I didn't have some great, sociable colleagues, was 28 and living in one of the UK's great party cities. That probably helped paper over the cracks at home, if I'm honest.
Based on that, Gandalf, my advice would be, if you're struggling to make it work and having doubts now, those little problems will be magnified when you are closer. It might feel like living closer would solve the problems: I reckon it'd exacerbate them. I think you're better off out.
My current gf lives 150 miles away. Been seeing each other for nearly a year...been on holidays. When we see each other it's normally for a week or so, it's gooseberry fool when she has to leave, leaves me right down in the dumps.
I'm moving down there later this year (like October time) I've had these thoughts that it could get boring, but the. I remember she loves xbox and likes football too
plus she is a nurse so her shift patterns mean we won't see each other sometimes for a few days at a time.
Really nervous about it, but so excited at the same time.