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Some couples can be seen walking to class,
sharing good news and making plans for the
weekend, while others can be seen rushing home
from class to the telephone, hoping to reach their
significant other and catch up on each other’s
lives. Students involved in long-distance relation
ships may not always get to make weekend plans
like other couples, but they can still enjoy the
same benefits of a romantic relationship if they are
willing to work at it.
Diana Song, a sophomore business major at
the University of Texas-Austin, met her boyfriend
at college last year and found the long-distance
summer to be too trying on their relationship.
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tion for their relationship.”
Other than the obvi
ous down sides of not
getting to see each other
often, long distance
relationships also can become very
expensive. Students often rack up thousands
of cell phone minutes each month trying to
maintain closeness while miles apart from their
significant other.
Jennifer Childe, a sophomore economics,
major, said that enduring a “phone-calls-only”
relationship for months at a time can become
trying on the relationship.
“The hardest part is living through the telephone,”
Childe said.
Another downside to having a long-dis
tance relationship is that since couples can
not always be together, they can more easily
fall victim to temptation.
Robby Williamson, a sophomore fire science
major at Blinn College, has been maintaining a
successful long-distance relationship with his
girlfriend for four years. Though initially worried
that the distance issue might tear them apart, he
said he feels he has learned from their experiences.
“A long-distance relationship is a test of will,”
Williamson said. “If you aren’t 100 percent into
the person you are going out with, then you will
start looking around and realizing that there are a
lot of other cool people out there.”
While long-distance relationships may require
stronger levels of compromise, communication
and trust than other relationships, there can be
significant rewards for learning to utilize those
important relationship tools. Many couples who
have been separated by distance have grown to
appreciate each other more than when they had
been dating in the same city.
“It is so easy to take advantage of your
boyfriend when he is only a phone call away,”
said Natalie McCoy, a junior education major.
“But being away from each other can make you
realize how much happier you are when they are
around, and it makes you remember how much
you like each other and why you got together in
the first place.”
Since they must wait so long to see each other,
couples in long-distance relationships may tend
to value the time they spend together more than
couples in regular relationships. When couples in
long distance relationships finally get to see each
other, all the waiting and excitement culminates
in one passion-filled weekend that can put other
couples’ “nights out at the movies” to shame.
“When you do see each other, the moment you
set eyes on the other person is indescribable,”
Childe said. “You don’t want to spend a second
away from them as long as you get to see them.
The chemistry is tremendous.”
Another advantage of having a long-distance
relationship is that each member of the couple
gets to have more time for himself. College is a
time of change and it is important to establish
individual identities separate from the relationship
shared as a couple. This extra alone time can also
provide insight as to how successful the relationship
actually is.
While distance can provide added appreciation,
respect and attraction to one another, does
absence really make the heart grow fonder?
Freshman business major Caleb Pagan, whose
girlfriend attends A&M, disagrees. “I think
absence can make the heart grow fonder to a certain
extent, but too much absence can make the heart
forget,” Pagan said.
Long-distance relationships require much
dedication and work from both parties in the
relationship. Important keys to maintaining a
successful long-distance relationship are: having
effective communication, trusting the other per
son, knowing each other’s expectations of the
relationship, maintaining a healthy balance of
independence and dependence, respecting each
other’s boundaries, demonstrating strong and
equal levels of commitment to each other and
remaining sensitive to the other person’s needs.
Another way to minimize the hassle of a long
distance relationship is to use all forms of corre
spondence. Instead of relying solely on the tele
phone, couples can make an effort to write letters,
send emails and visit each other. This can help make
the relationship less expensive and more personal.
While distance may not always make the heart
grow fonder, it can help couples learn to appreciate
each other and help them discover if they are truly will
ing to work at maintaining their happiness together.
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