Long Distance Relationship Advice: Optimizing Communication

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Long Distance Relationship Advice Optimizing
Communication
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Youve probably heard that communication is the
cornerstone of any relationship. Welldouble that
and multiply it by 3 and thats about how
important communication is in your long distance
love. Depending on the distance, many couples are
only able to see one another on a
weekly/monthly/yearly basis. Learning how to
communicate will not only benefit you to close
the distance, but it will also help you once you
and your long distance love are finally reunited.
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Communication is more than just talking it is
being able to connect on a deeper level of
understanding. Think of it like lasagna and the
communication is the noodles there is a lot of
other good stuff in lasagna that depends on the
noodle to hold it all together. I guess what Im
getting at is without the foundation of
communication than what is your LDR really
sitting on?
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If you stripped away the communication portion
from your long distance relationship than
memories are all that remains, and that situation
would be about the same as dating someone who
is six feet under. Nobody wants that.So get your
butt in the saddle, grab the reins and really
work on your communication. Here are a few major
focal points of long distance love communicating.
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Have you ever fallen out of touch with an old
friend, and then when you see them again you have
to spend hours catching up on what has happened
in both of your lives? On the contrary, have you
ever made it a point to keep in touch with a
friend you rarely see, so when you finally get
together its like you never even missed a beat?
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You want your long distance love to be like that
second scenario. If you and your partner were in
the same city, you would no doubt be spending
most of your time together, talking about, well,
everything. Why should a long distance
relationship be any different? It shouldnt be.
Constantly communicating in a long distance is
crucial to the success of the relationship.
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Couples who have strong communication skills are
able to withstand arguments and conflicts better
than couples who dont know how to communicate,
and WE ALL KNOW there will be arguments. If you
are questioning something that your partner has
said or done, instead of jumping to your own
conclusions and getting worked up over nothing, a
good communicator will simply ask them what they
meant. Being real is a good practice because it
can be difficult for those in a long distance
relationship to recover from misunderstandings
because the distance can amplify tension that
would otherwise be trivial.
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Another big one in regards to communication is
explaining how you are feeling. This can be a
little tougher for the men involved (stereotyping,
whatever) as we havent gotten much practice at
conveying emotions, but its something that you
should work on together.
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Communicating feelings is imperative and it
actually might be easier since you probably wont
be doing it face to face. Learn how to read your
partner to try and pick up on what their feelings
are and find a mature way to ask about them. If
you feel the need to share your feelings make
sure you think about how you will convey them and
try to leave the emotion out of it.
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News Flash- Long distance relationships are hard.
There isnt a hand to squeeze when you dont know
how to find the words. Remember that long
distance relationships are far more challenging
to communicate and do not, I repeat, do not get
too down on yourself. Its tough.
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Give yourself a break. Long distance love is
quite the undertaking. There will be problems,
there will be ups and downs. Youll get mad about
nothing, youll probably take things out on your
partner. These things happen. Dust yourself off
and communicate things properly. Think of how you
would have rather said things the first time. If
you screw up in your communication be an adult,
admit your guilt, apologize, communicate how
would should have gone about things, and move on.
I really hope this helps clear the air on
communicating. When in doubt let it out. Clear
that air.
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