As of today, it has been one week since my boyfriend and I closed the 800 mile gap between us!
Things have been going really well. For the most part, all of his daily routines and quirky habits were things that I already knew of, and we worked through during past visits. I am still adjusting to having someone around all the time. We share a room, we get ready to go places in the same bathroom, we make all of our meals together. It is all an adjustment for me, since I am very introverted and I am used to being alone the majority of the time. A few times now I have asked for some personal space, and my SO has had no problems with giving that to me. He is very social, and loves human interaction. But he understands that I am not the same way. Sometimes just going on my laptop, listening to some music, and doing some writing, is enough to help give me a breather. So he makes sure to give me the time to do those things.
His parents haven't called once, and have texted maybe three times in the last week. Normally during visits, his phone is blowing up the entire stay. His parents are angry with me, and with him for making this decision. They feel that I have stolen and corrupted their son, and they think that he is making a huge mistake. My parents are the opposite. They have been extremely supportive. Which has been nice for my SO. He has really struggled with this, and his parents decision to basically shun him for moving here to be with me. He has tried to reach out to his mom a few times now, and to share what is going on in his life. Both times all he recieved was a few snarky and judgemental remarks. I think that hurts me more than it hurts him, though. It's hard for me to see them treat him this way.
My SO says that he is happy to be here, and this feels more and more like home every day. Which makes me so happy. I was so worried that he would not be able to find happiness here. He is slowly getting to know the area, but loves it already. He comes from a VERY small town in Arkansas. The population was just under 7,000. So moving to a city with a population of almost 40,000 is bizarre to him. But he says it's great, and he couldn't be happier.
We are slowly but surely adjusting to our new life together. It is definitely a big change, but so far we are both happy. I know we have a long way to go yet, though!
I just want to finish off this thread by saying thank you to everyone that has been so helpful, over the last year and a half. Having a long distance relationship definitely was not easy. But it helped so much to have this forum to go to. It is nice to know that we all face a lot of the same struggles, and that I wasn't alone. So thank you!
I hope you all have a great day.
Things have been going really well. For the most part, all of his daily routines and quirky habits were things that I already knew of, and we worked through during past visits. I am still adjusting to having someone around all the time. We share a room, we get ready to go places in the same bathroom, we make all of our meals together. It is all an adjustment for me, since I am very introverted and I am used to being alone the majority of the time. A few times now I have asked for some personal space, and my SO has had no problems with giving that to me. He is very social, and loves human interaction. But he understands that I am not the same way. Sometimes just going on my laptop, listening to some music, and doing some writing, is enough to help give me a breather. So he makes sure to give me the time to do those things.
His parents haven't called once, and have texted maybe three times in the last week. Normally during visits, his phone is blowing up the entire stay. His parents are angry with me, and with him for making this decision. They feel that I have stolen and corrupted their son, and they think that he is making a huge mistake. My parents are the opposite. They have been extremely supportive. Which has been nice for my SO. He has really struggled with this, and his parents decision to basically shun him for moving here to be with me. He has tried to reach out to his mom a few times now, and to share what is going on in his life. Both times all he recieved was a few snarky and judgemental remarks. I think that hurts me more than it hurts him, though. It's hard for me to see them treat him this way.
My SO says that he is happy to be here, and this feels more and more like home every day. Which makes me so happy. I was so worried that he would not be able to find happiness here. He is slowly getting to know the area, but loves it already. He comes from a VERY small town in Arkansas. The population was just under 7,000. So moving to a city with a population of almost 40,000 is bizarre to him. But he says it's great, and he couldn't be happier.
We are slowly but surely adjusting to our new life together. It is definitely a big change, but so far we are both happy. I know we have a long way to go yet, though!
I just want to finish off this thread by saying thank you to everyone that has been so helpful, over the last year and a half. Having a long distance relationship definitely was not easy. But it helped so much to have this forum to go to. It is nice to know that we all face a lot of the same struggles, and that I wasn't alone. So thank you!
I hope you all have a great day.
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