Let’s be honest – long distance relationships are far from ideal. In fact, at times they can be bloody hard.
Date nights become virtual, cuddles non-existent, and your sex life? Well, it becomes a little harder when you’re thousands of kilometres apart.
However not only are long distance relationships doable – and worth it – there are actually some benefits (yes, really).

Here are the 10 tried and tested tips to get you through a long-distance relationship.,
1. Know when you're seeing each other next.
Taking the time to work out when your next face-to-face visit will be gives you something to look forward to and makes saying goodbye that little bit easier.
Every couple has a manageable gap for them, whether that's every weekend, fortnight or month, and depending on how far from one another you are. Find out what works best for you and try to stick to it. Actually booking flights rather than just marking a date in a diary is preferable and you'll be amazed at how quickly the time will pass even if the starting countdown seems impossibly high.
The same goes for a long-term plan - it helps if you know you'll only be doing long distance for a set time.
Listen: Edwina Bartholomew shares the moment that changed her long-term relationship. (Post continues after audio.)
Top Comments
Good article, but it ignores one aspect of long distance relationships: one of the partners is returning home to other people not just their partner. This means that the brief times together will be broken up with them wanting to spend time and energy on people/things the at-home partner may not like. It is hard for this not to be an issue.
This is such an excellent point (and one I can identify with at the moment!) Any tips? Perhaps this is even worthy of an article in itself..