Hi!
My name is Michael, and my long distance partner's name is Paulina. Paulina and I met online on LiveJournal in 2002 when I was 15 and she was 17. We became the best of friends, and when I graduated high school in 2005 I visited her for the first time. Not counting a couple of short break-ups, Paulina and I have been in a long distance relationship for six and a half years.
Paulina lives in Canada, and I live in Tennessee. We were only able to see each other for approximately 30 days a year due to our studies and work, but we have spoken over the phone almost every night. I asked Paulina to marry me as soon as I graduated university last December. Our wedding is scheduled for May 28, 2011 and we're anxiously awaiting acceptance on our fiancee visa, due at the end of this month.
While it may sound like a success story up to this point, the reason I joined this site was to look for support. Having graduated from university in a recession and not being able to move out on my own, I've become discouraged at times. Not because of the relationship, but because I had envisioned myself being better able to take care of my new wife once she arrived here. I have returned to University as a graduate student and I'm a year away from being a licensed 7-12 teacher now. There is also the possibility that I will get a promotion come the new fiscal year where I currently work part time, but I hate to put so much hope in that in case it doesn't happen.
Anyway, I've just been very stressed out with everything and I hope to make some friends here. It's hard to find people who can relate at all.
My name is Michael, and my long distance partner's name is Paulina. Paulina and I met online on LiveJournal in 2002 when I was 15 and she was 17. We became the best of friends, and when I graduated high school in 2005 I visited her for the first time. Not counting a couple of short break-ups, Paulina and I have been in a long distance relationship for six and a half years.
Paulina lives in Canada, and I live in Tennessee. We were only able to see each other for approximately 30 days a year due to our studies and work, but we have spoken over the phone almost every night. I asked Paulina to marry me as soon as I graduated university last December. Our wedding is scheduled for May 28, 2011 and we're anxiously awaiting acceptance on our fiancee visa, due at the end of this month.
While it may sound like a success story up to this point, the reason I joined this site was to look for support. Having graduated from university in a recession and not being able to move out on my own, I've become discouraged at times. Not because of the relationship, but because I had envisioned myself being better able to take care of my new wife once she arrived here. I have returned to University as a graduate student and I'm a year away from being a licensed 7-12 teacher now. There is also the possibility that I will get a promotion come the new fiscal year where I currently work part time, but I hate to put so much hope in that in case it doesn't happen.
Anyway, I've just been very stressed out with everything and I hope to make some friends here. It's hard to find people who can relate at all.
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