There are many people these days that are involved in long distance relationships, their reasons for doing this differ. Often it’s amongst young couples when one or both side of the relationship move away from home to go to college.

There is a lot of debate about whether or not long term relationships can actually work. I honestly believe for a number of reasons that they do not work out.

To illustrate this point, say there is a boy in his late teens living at home with mum and dad. And before moving to college he spends all of his spare time with his girlfriend, the makings of a long distance relationship. He will go off to college and they would decide that they will just see each other at events like holidays.

Unfortunately man is an animal; it’s all too tempting for young males to cheat when they’re away at college. Obviously during their time at college they shouldn’t be having sex with anyone else but after a few too many drinks at a party temptation can easily overcome loyalty.

Being in a long term relationship means that men are more likely to get away with being unfaithful, and the more they think they can get away with it the more likely they are to do it. Being in a long term relationship means that the chances of you discovering that your partner is cheating are low.

Due to the separation, long term relationships can also result in the two of you growing apart. Spending time away from you partner will meant that you both make new friends and get used to being without each other.

If you both know that your relationship is only going to be long distance for a certain amount of time then this is the only way I can see things working out. However if you are going to have to live with the long distance for several years then it probably will not work out for you.

I would therefore consider everything before you get back into a long distance relationship that has already broken up once. If the only reason you want to get back with your ex is because you don’t want to be on your own, think about how often you were alone the last time you were together.

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