We weren’t a “typical” couple. We didn’t meet in high school, date through college or decide to marry right after we graduated. That kind of conventional relationship is easy compared to what we had — a long distance relationship. And …
10 Ways To Help Children Connect With Long Distance Family And Friends
Are you in a long distance relationship where you or your partner has children? Are you raising children far away from family and friends who are important to you? If the answer to either of these questions is yes, you’ve …
7 Ways To Help Your Family Get To Know Your Partner When You’re In A LDR
A couple of months ago, my little sister announced her engagement to a man she has known for just six months–a man I have never met. I live in Hong Kong and the rest of my family, including my sister …
7 Practical Tips To Help Children Cope Better With Having A Parent Away
“I don’t want YOU!” my three-year-old thrashed and screamed at bedtime one winter night in January. “I WANT DAD!” We’d just had a nice, long stretch of having my husband home. Then he was gone again, leaving me alone with …
Five Times Long Distance Separations Are (Even) Harder… And How To Cope
Being apart from your “person” is hard. Let’s just get the obvious out of the way. In no way do I want to minimize anyone’s separation in a long distance relationship; it’s all hard. But some situations can make being …
Giving Up My Planned Romantic Formula For A (Very) Long Distance Relationship
When I imagined my ideal relationship trajectory when I was a starry-eyed ten-year-old girl, I had some kind of “formula” in mind: Get to know each other for a year, date for a year, get engaged for a year, then …
8 Practical Tips For Coping With Deployments And Other Long-Term Separations
Long distance—DON’T WANT THAT. That was my first reaction when I met Chris. I knew he was in the military, and sharing my life with someone who was planning to miss a lot of it of it wasn’t my idea …
Making It Easier: Coping With Being Left Behind By A Traveling Spouse
Last week we talked about the challenges of being the one left behind by a partner who travels regularly for work. It’s easy enough to pinpoint challenges. It can be harder to come up with ways to stay healthily connected …
When You Are The One Left Behind By A Traveling Spouse
Today, I’m excited to bring you the first installment from a good friend of mine. MissInsideOut is married to MoreAltitude, who we heard a fair bit from with his series in August. MoreAltitude, a humanitarian worker, shared from the perspective …
Staying Connected With Family And Friends When You Live Far Away
In this day and age, many of us aren’t just in long distance relationships with our romantic partners. In an era of moving to attend college or find work, many of us live in a different state (or even country) …
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