Today is a global society and so are relationships. More and more individuals find themselves in long distance relationships. Years ago it was harder to keep that spark and continue to grow the relationship. That is not the case today. There are numerous methods to keep the relationship on track and watch it grow. Trust is essential element of any relationship whether it was years ago or today with all the increased methods of communication. Communication also has always been essential to the success of any relationship. Communication must be open and honest. The good news is with global communication it is so much easier to maintain these two essential aspects of any relationship.
The advent of Skype, texting, emails are all examples of instant communication. For instance, you can establish “date” nights by Skype to watch a movie together, even sleep together by leaving the Skype on and when you rollover you can see your special person. Texting small messages connecting your activities with your special person. But, there always has to be a little unpredictability so send a text at an unexpected time. It does not have to be long it can be as simple as “I miss you” or “I love you”.
Other things that you can do is journal your days to share with your special person, send them a small present for no reason. Yes, there are numerous methods to keep your relationship on track, open, honest and growing. A long distance relationship also has another very positive side. Both of you learn to be your own independent person and can increase the security of the relationship.
