Long Distance Relationship Problems
by Ola
(UAE)
I met someone last year and we hit it off spectacularly. The relationship is a long distance relationship (LDR) which was fine at first, but it seems the separation is sadly starting to take it's toll.
I am concerned that he is not doing enough to keep the emotional connection between us alive and seems to think that chatting online every night, text messages and a phone call scattered here and there is all it's going to take.
I keep telling him we are a young couple in a long distance relationship. This is very difficult and we need to work on keeping the love alive, but I can't get through to him.
Now we fight practically everyday and I have no idea what to do anymore. I don't want to fight, but these things bother me and when I bring them up, he gets upset because he believes he is doing all he can already and furthermore has wonderful intentions for the future and I'm just complaining about him which is not true.
More recently, he forgot our anniversary and the next day, I told him and he goes why didn't I remind him the day before and I only kept it to myself because I wanted to wait so I could complain about him which is completely absurd.
Fighting is a complete waste of time which sucks much needed energy and I am tired of it especially since most of the fighting is conducted through sms or yahoo messenger instead of face to face.
I do not wish to end the relationship and neither does he but again, I do not know what to do any more. How we can resolve our long distance relationship problems?
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