How to deal with a long distance relationship.

I am in a long distance relationship myself (2 hrs by car) and believe me when I say I know it's not easy. But it's been almost two years, I would say I have dealt with it fairly well and that my relationship is strong. To be in a healthy long distance relationship you will need patience, communication, and to trust your bf/gf.

Patience is extreamly important because it can get very frustrating while waiting for a text/call, or just to see your bf/gf again. It's best to keep busy and focused on yourself, yet still on your relationship.

If all you do is think about how much you miss your bf/gf, you will begin to hate your relationship. I sometimes go a month without seeing my bf, but the moments we have together make up for the waiting. It can make you appreciate the person even more.

Communication is defiantly the key to staying connected. In the beginning my boyfriend and I would talk to each other every 2-4 days. Now I can't go a day without talking to him. During the times when we would go days without communicating I questioned my relationship. Unless your partner is in the army and doesn't have access to a phone or Internet, you guys should be able to communicate at least once a day every day.

TRUST. Since I was still in high school when my relationship started and my boyfriend was entering his freshman year of college, I felt like I had to worry about him being away. I didn't trust him as much as I trust him now. But since then I have learned to fully trust and believe in what he tells me. If you can't believe in what your partner tells you and you feel the need to constantly check up on them, then you shouldn't be with them. Trust of course needs to be earned, but if it's never gained then your relationship will never be a healthy one. Trust issues can cause major problems and half of the time it will be for no reason at all. As I have learned to trust my boyfriend I feel that we have grown closer to one another and it has made dealing with the distance less difficult. 

Other things:

Do not forget about anniversaries. A text can be the greatest thing on that day.

Send a care package to your partner. ( I personally love doing this.)

Web chat dates make up for not being able to be face to face.

Plan dates to see each other and make them memorable. (They don't come often)

Remind one another of how important your relationship is.

Btw...

I know that my long distance relationship isn't that great of a distance. But considering that we are both in school and that he especially is extreamly busy, at times it seems almost impossible to find time to be together. I don't know what it's like to be in a relationship where you live in different states so Im sorry of this isnt very helpful. This is just my imput for I guess "Minnie Long Dostance Relationships."