long distance relationships, how do you do it?

Me and my boyfriend are kind of forced to have a long distance relationship over the summer, until about august 12th or so. I'm a bit ticked because we could see each other, but when I said something about "we'll have to make time to see each other some weekend" he just shrugged it off. It seems like he doesn't want me in his home town, and he doesn't want to come to my home town (which I can get, at the same time, because it is a bit early in the realtionship to meet parents etc maybe, but at the same time... can't he just suck it up for our sake?).

I left on sunday evening, and it's already taking a toll on me. Like, I want to talk to him at least once a day, and we have talked once a day, but it was really short because of me being busy with other things. But it's so hard to just talk online, and it's only been 3 days and I miss him so much already, yet feel like he isn't interested? And I have 8 more weeks until I see him again. How do you cope? I have horrible trust issues because of low self-esteem, but I don't want to seem too clingy, but don't want to seem cold.

I kind of just want to cry because this is so hard. Need some advice please!!

My boyfriend and I live on facetime, PS3, and texting!!

Good luck! It will be worth it!

I had a long distance relationship which lasted a year. Hes still my best friend, and we plan on getting back together.. but for no there wont be so much stress since he lives in texas and i live im mass.

Quoting County & Coles Mommy:" My boyfriend and I live on facetime, PS3, and texting!! Good luck! It will be worth it!"

I should probably start up texting, lol.

I suck at chatting etc though. I feel like everything is so stilted then. I have such a hard time to keep the conversation going then. It's like question, answer, question, answer. Facetime is so much better, but not possible all the time  

Quoting ~Betta~:" Me and my boyfriend are kind of forced to have a long distance relationship over the summer, until about ... [snip!] ... to seem too clingy, but don't want to seem cold. I kind of just want to cry because this is so hard. Need some advice please!!"

Our relationship started off long-distance so it seemed pretty natural. We talked on the phone every night before bed and webcammed on MSN [we've been together for a while] whenever we could. We only saw each other twice in the year we were long-distance and it was hard, but really rewarding at the same time. I met his parents the second time I visited and he met my mom after a year.

I tried to talk to him now, but he says he all he has to talk about is his summer job, which I know nothing about. So I suggested other things we could talk about, and started talking about it, but he only said "I have to go to bed" and then stayed logged in for like 20 minutes until I said "weren't you going to bed?"and then he logged off.

Idk. He's always said "we'll have to talk about our problems, communicate etc" but now he's kind of shutting me out. I don't understand how we're going to last these 8 weeks if he gets like this? I pointed out that he needs to stop pointing out a grammar mistake that I make because I think it's annoying, I can't help that mistake, and then blah... I tried to get away from it and start talking about neutral things to show that I'm not annoyed anymore, but he then said that he needed to go to bed and, well... above..

ahjdhdlkhaslkdjh how do you keep a relationship working if it's already like this after THREE days of being a part? I mean three freaking days? I'm pissed at him tbh for being like this. I can't make him try harder, or try to talk to me, because he suddenly seems to think we've got nothing to talk about?

gah. fack. I guess I'll just have to wait and see later on. If we can adjust to this or if this just shows that we're not good together. Because distance sure seems like the test....

Quoting ~Betta~:" Me and my boyfriend are kind of forced to have a long distance relationship over the summer, until about ... [snip!] ... to seem too clingy, but don't want to seem cold. I kind of just want to cry because this is so hard. Need some advice please!!"

OT: But August 12 is my b-day.

Back to topic: If you guys text and have facebook, I would be all over that smurf. Skype too, phone sex definitely. Also, if you don't have a job, I would look for one and spend time with the girls to distract yourself as much as possible. Idle hands are the devil's playground and it will make time go by more quickly.

Quoting ~Betta~:" Me and my boyfriend are kind of forced to have a long distance relationship over the summer, until about ... [snip!] ... to seem too clingy, but don't want to seem cold. I kind of just want to cry because this is so hard. Need some advice please!!"

OT: But August 12 is my b-day.

Back to topic: If you guys text and have facebook, I would be all over that smurf. Skype too, phone sex definitely. Also, if you don't have a job, I would look for one and spend time with the girls to distract yourself as much as possible. Idle hands are the devil's playground and it will make time go by more quickly.

Quoting Back to Noob Status:" OT: But August 12 is my b-day. Back to topic: If you guys text and have facebook, I would be all over ... [snip!] ... girls to distract yourself as much as possible. Idle hands are the devil's playground and it will make time go by more quickly."

oh, that's awesome! Will try to remember to say happy birthday then  

I work, tough it's like 30-40%, so it isn't much, and most of my friends are abroad, or living ~2hrs away, so it's hard to meet up with them. I've been trying to get in touch with a friend who's in England now, but having no luck. Blah.

But I'm trying to go out with my twin some and do a little. This week I'm busy, it's next week that'll be... hard xD