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What Long Distance Relationships Can Teach Us About Staying Connected
Absence really can make the heart grow fonder
“Social distancing” is the phrase of the day. While there is an entire social distancing theory that explains what it actually means, we have adopted this phrase as something more accessible for our current social climate. As the world faces a global pandemic, we use social distancing as a mandate to keep us physically distanced from each other — stand at least six feet apart, avoid crowds and gatherings of more than 10 people, and stay away from major retail establishments that attract large amounts of people.
For people in romantic relationships that aren’t live-in, especially those who may show symptoms of Covid-19, this means having to distance yourself from the people closest to you for an indefinite time, wrought with uncertainty.
There are people who are used to this, though, and we can learn a lot from them.
People who are in successful long-distance relationships have had to adapt to not being in close proximity to their loves and keep their relationships going strong. They have learned to navigate distance and stay connected because for them love is worth the extra effort. According to a 2005 study, an estimated 14 million Americans…
