Countdown to the (Long-Distance) Separation

[doorsdoorsdoors]

My boyfriend and I are in grad school -- he will be leaving for France for 18mos (we live in Florida) in October of this year.

I just joined this forum and am hoping this community will be informative in the coming months. Thanks, and any advice/tips on where to go in this forum would be great. Thanks

[differentcountries]

You may want to check out the international section, and the sections of gifts and communication tools.

[squeeker]

Hi! Welcome, I'm sure you can find loads of helpful articles and people on this site when you need them. Enjoy all the time you have together until October and be strong through it all and especially when you are apart, and before you know it you will be together again. Good luck and stay strong.

[doorsdoorsdoors]

Thank you for the information -- I skimmed through the international section and it seems like a lot of the couples met online, which is nowhere near my situation.

i will definitely be checking out the gifts/comm section, though!

[Unconditional]

Not all international couples met online, there are quite a few that haven't.
However I would recommend the study abroad section, it's for couple who have their other half moving away for schooling, that might be more helpful.
Regardless of how couples gave meet, we're all trying to overcome the same thing : distance.

[conejita_hada]

The international section might still help a bit. I met my SO while I was doing graduate research in Guatemala, therefore making us an international couple. Don't write anything off just yet - I've found going from living in the same area to being thousands of miles apart, even people who I didn't think could relate to my situation still provided advice or issues to which I could relate. Before becoming long-distance I didn't check the site too much but it was still interesting. After, sometimes it's a great help. I think one of the best pieces of advice for once the distance becomes "real" is to keep busy and focused on your own projects.
Best of luck with everything.

[doorsdoorsdoors]

although i think i am completely open-minded, I think i prejudicially wrote off those who met whilst abroad.



I cannot believe how meaningful these few responses have felt, and i appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you!

[AussieAmericanGirl66]

With the Internet, Facebook and other Social Networks, etc. a lot of people meet online, who would probably have never met otherwise. The Internet is bringing people together from all over the world. Love is love, wherever it comes from. Here on this site, we come from all different backgrounds and we all have our stories to tell, and experiences to share. The common thread here is we all love someone faraway...and that can be very complicated, challenging, frustrating and lonely...as well as fun, exciting, and an adventure in learning to relate to someone who is totally different, yet somehow very similar, too.

I hope you will enjoy it here, and get whatever support you might need.