A long distance relationship is always a possibility with online dating!
In the past when dating services were mostly a personal ad in local newspaper or
a telephone dating club, becoming involved in a long distance relationship was
not an issue.
Online dating has changed this dramatically, by its very nature the internet is
the World Wide Web. Your profile can be viewed and responded to from around the
world.
Most online dating services will allow you to select the maximum distance that
you’re willing to go to meet someone. Remember that even fifty miles can qualify
as a long distance relationship. If you’re looking for someone to spend a lot of
time with then a long distance relationship is not for you,
A long distance relationship can be a blessing in disguise.
Because there is no immediate pressure to meet in person. You have time to get
to know each other through email and telephone calls.
Up until a few years ago distance dating could turn into a very
expensive activity.
With the advent of email and cell phones with unlimited night and weekend
minutes the cost has dropped dramatically.
For those with high speed internet connections, the new voice over I. P
technology with unlimited calling to the US and Canada and around two cents per
minute to anywhere else in the world, a service like Packet 8 or Lingo are
excellent options!
Email, low cost telephone service and a few guidelines can make distance
dating an enjoyable experience!
The first key to success with distant relationship developed through a
Christian dating internet service is open communication. Both parties must be
able to feel that if they need to talk or write and share their feelings openly
with the other person, that it will be met with a warm response from the other.
The second key to success is the level of commitment demonstrated by both
parties. The level of commitment should be equally agreed to by both parties.
The third key is trust; being separated by many miles requires that you examine
your own self esteem and self image. If you’re the type that will sit at home
fretting that the other party is seeing someone else, then a long distance
relationship is not for you.
The fourth key is mutually defined expectations. Both parties must lay out their
personal expectations, discuss them with each other and comprise until both are
satisfied.
Above all when you are together, enjoy yourselves rather than lament your time
and distance apart!
Whether your relationship is the result of using a Christian dating internet
service or a chance meeting, Stephen Blake has put together and excellent
website packed full of information about Coping with a:
Long Distance
Relationship
