Long Distance Relationship

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Date Submitted: 10/06/2010 02:10 PM

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Love can be viewed in many different ways. Love, in a relationship, is a whole new topic. When love is mutually shared between two people, the feeling could go on. But can it be the same when those two are far apart? Will it somehow eventually work out in the end? Long distance relationship is, again, shared mutually by two people, but in this scenario, the ‘distance’ is the common denominator for both pros and cons. It highlights the most controversial topic existing in a relationship, and that is commitment, trust and sacrifice, all of which questions the ability of the couple to stay together. Temptation, misunderstanding and doubt are the root caused to damage long distance relationships. When there is no commitment, the relationship will indeed fall apart because they are not trying to make things work, letting whatever circumstances goes in their way, and instead of understanding, they give up. Trust is the building blocks of a relationship and together with love; it can grow into a wonderful being, but without trust, doubt comes in and ruin whatever they have built. And, if you are willing to make things work, sacrifice is necessary, meaning you are willing to sacrifice your time to spend the time with each other, as you don’t often get to do so. But when you let in temptation, you don’t feel the need to sacrifice your time. On the other hand, long distance relationship can do come out successful. If you are determined to be together in the end, commitment will no longer be a question. Same goes for trust and sacrifice. Sacrifice sometimes requires patience. In the long run you learn to be patient with each other. And as many know it, trust requires faith. If you do love someone and is sure they love you back, you won’t have any reason to doubt. Let me quote some lines from a sonnet by William Shakespeare: “Love is not love which alters when it alterations find … Love’s not Time’s fool … Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, but bears it out even...