Today I am going to meet my boyfriend in Valencia for dinner and a movie (he let me pick and of course I’m picking Crazy Stupid Love with Ryan Gosling).
We officially became partners on December 10th only after a few weeks of meeting and dating. Almost 8 months later, we are still dating, but we have only lived near each other for about 1.5 of those months.
For those of you who did not know, a month after we got together, he left to study abroad in Italy for 4 months and immediately moved to Bakersfield (which is about a 2.5 hour drive) when he came back to intern for the summer.
I do not recommend long distance relationships.
They are oh-so hard.
I attempted once before, but I was not in the right place to carry on a serious relationship.
Miscommunications happen often, and not being able to hug, kiss, or hold your partner starts to weigh on you. It is particularly hard when your friends and their partners are all coupled up. Luckily I am pretty independent and introverted, so time alone does not get me down.
I’m not going to make any suggestions on how to make long distance work because I believe all couples have different ways of connecting and showing each other they love each other.
What I can say for sure though, is:
He is on my mind every day
I look forward to talking to him every day
I miss him every day
And I can’t wait for him to get back,
Probably a lot more than him, since he loves Bakersfield so much!
These little trips help a lot though.
xoxo
djg
have a fun date night. good choice with the girly ryan gosling movie.
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