As I’m typing these words, in about 100 minutes, my handsome love would be back home from work and he’ll skype with me.
I will tell him that the carefree days when we were both innocent students seem so far away.He would probably give me a warm smile and tell me we’ve definitely grown more mature and more in love. Then he’ll stretch out his arms and give me a space hug as I blow him kisses through the screen.The love in his eyes would enlarge the pain that has been in my heart for the past 571 days.But then I’ll hold on tight to the hope of the day when we will fully belong to each other.
If you ask me how it feels to be in a long distance relationship, I’ll tell you it’s like you’re trapped on a different planet and your love is trapped in a cold computer box. You will feel the mixture of pain and love, joy and sadness, sweetness and bitterness every time you see him or her. This conflicting sensation reminds you day after day that even though you’re together you don’t really have each other. You’ll smile when he or she’s having a great time, but your heart hurts because you are not there. You’ll feel loved when he or she tells you that you’re what he or she thought about the whole day, but you’ll also worry because you don’t want his or her heart to be sad.
Occasionally, you might question yourself if going through all this hardship is worth it. You might look at other couples and wonder why they have their loved ones close while you don’t even get to hold hands with yours. And when a voice of doubt rises, you can’t help but listen to it, but then you immediately shut it down and feel guilty about it. Then you find yourself complaining to him or her why there’s this distance between you. You fight, you cry but you don’t feel anywhere better when you see there’s really nothing you can do now. But you love each other so much that you chose to stay in this long distance relationship.
The good thing is, as days pass by, you realize how strong your love for each other is. Before, you would never wake up at 6 or sleep pass midnight, but now you’re willing to do so for each other. You would sacrifice your time with family or friends, just so you could go back home and see each other. You start to seriously talk about the future and set a date to end the distance.The friends who used to laugh at your choice to love someone so far away, will be amazed at the love you have for one another. The family members who are waiting for you to give up, will start blessing you when they see your perseverance. And after many nights crying alone and missing each other, you realize you have to be strong, live beautifully and stay happy for the sake of the ones you love.
I really like this quote, “Distance is just a test to see how far love can travel.” Love can travel further than you can imagine, just give it a chance. To those who are considering of going into a long distance relationship, don’t be afraid if you really love the other person. 🙂
Hugs,
Lynn
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