When fessing up to friends that you finally started dating someone, they’ll ask many questions. The questions may include, who they are, how you met and how long you’ve been together. They don’t expect you to say you’ve been dating someone from another state that you’ve never met face to face.
Long distance relationships have become more and more common with the evolution of technology. Teenagers always have a phone in their hand and there are many social media apps for them to communicate with people from around the world.
Talking to people and creating a friendship helps in many ways. It can give teenagers a way to vent, for instance, if they need someone to talk to. They can share interests and hobbies of sorts and enjoy each other’s presence, just through a phone or laptop instead of in person.
Talking can eventually build feelings for both people,becoming interested in one another and develop feelings. It is usually looked down upon because we were warned not to trust anyone over the internet, which is a precaution people should take to avoid sexual predators and such. Besides that, the only true negatives of a long distance relationship is the distance and peer or social pressure.
The hardest part about being in a long distance relationship was telling my friends and family about it, fearing that they would judge me. I was fortunate enough to have a bestfriend that didn’t judge me and a family who grew okay with the idea.
My significant other and I have talked for months before deciding to start a relationship. Skyping and talking to him, my family knew him and grew to trust both of us with the relationship. I slowly opened and fessed up to my closer friends, most of them not judging and wishing me well.
I know that people will still judge me for being in a relationship with someone that I’ve never met. Most people just don’t realize that it’s become more and more common. There’s online dating websites and apps such as tinder.
Going back to the the worst part of the relationship, many people ask if we’ll ever meet, and the answer is, hopefully, yes. We both plan to visit one another when school’s out for the summer. Most couples in a long distance relationship usually plan on meeting one another, and find it very important.
The distance also relies on trust. It’s more or less easier to cheat with a long distance relationship than one of shorter distance. The person could be seeing someone else or could be saying something of concern and you’d never know. Yet again, the relationship relies on trust and honesty.
To me, the positives outway the negatives. When feeling sad, he makes me happy. We share mutual interests, and I never get bored talking to him, which is hard to find in someone these days. Not only do you have someone to confide in, you have someone you can trust. They may live in another state or country, but they can understand you better than others.
Another positive is that many people wish that their relationship is more than just physical. Being able to really talk to someone, and not only have a physical relationship is a big plus of long distance relationships. You can depend on the mental compatibility rather than focusing on physically.
To the people who find long distance relationships a waste of time, sure you can find many cons. It depends on the person, their opinions and outlooks.
I think online dating and long distance relationships should be more accepted in today’s society because everything is technology related. We skype and facetime friends and family when they’re away. People are constantly on their phones, everyone’s connected with one another. It’s good for people to expose themselves to a variety people, for example, different morals, ethics, accents and such. It gives people a reason to be happy, and look forward.