Will just basic texting and calling be enough to sustain LDR?

[Taki]

My SO and I have been together 3 1/2 years. We got married last November even though we will still be LDR for another 12+ months. We text every day, sometimes only one or two texts, and try to talk every other day or so. I don't remember the last time we were on Skype for a video chat. As the others have said, everyone's level of communcation needs vary. I've had people tell me that we can't survive on how little we talk, but we are doing just fine. I would go crazy talking for hours every day and would feel very suffocated. You guys will figure out what works best for you and will adjust as you go along.

Yes....too much communication will also leave us drained. Especially now what with Facebook and all sorts of ways to see what the other person is up to, it's really easy to exhaust and drain oneself with sensory overload. I will stick to our twice a week calls and texts and see how it goes for some time!

[Honour]

Yes....too much communication will also leave us drained. Especially now what with Facebook and all sorts of ways to see what the other person is up to, it's really easy to exhaust and drain oneself with sensory overload. I will stick to our twice a week calls and texts and see how it goes for some time!

I admit my SO and I do get drained if we Skype too much. I know we do because we get super snippy with each other lol.

[Loveyoumore]

We text, call, & videochat while we are apart. On top of sending picture messages. Talk & text can work if it is all both parties have at their places to communicate. If you can video chat it helps out ALOT. What sustains 2 people is commnication, trust, strength hope & love. No matter how you communicate just make sure you are open to communicate which ever way works better for y'all.

[Taki]

We text, call, & videochat while we are apart. On top of sending picture messages. Talk & text can work if it is all both parties have at their places to communicate. If you can video chat it helps out ALOT. What sustains 2 people is commnication, trust, strength hope & love. No matter how you communicate just make sure you are open to communicate which ever way works better for y'all.

thank you

[Freebird]

It really depends on each individual and the relationship.

For me texting and calling was not enough. I want it to be more personal, and even though at the time I was so horribly shy and insecure, I wanted to cam and see a face, a smile, a frown. He did not. He was able to, but did not. He was also insecure. Eventually I did break up with him. Not because our conversations got boring, but because it wasn't as personal without seeing a face. At the time we were together for 8 months and cammed maybe two or three times. It didn't feel real or personal- so I broke it off.

We did, however, get back together and these days cam for hours at a time because we are both far more secure (and serious) in our relationship. And seeing his face helps tremendously with the difficulty a LDR brings.

We try to cam for at least an hour everyday. Again, it really depends on the individual and the relationship, but I never found it exhausting. He doesn't seem to either, as he usually makes it a point to mention it on the days we don't cam!

Aside from that we do play online games, watch movies/tvs, etc but that isn't necessary. For me, the video calling is.

For you, and your SO, it may not be as important or even necessary. Everyone is different.

[lovestoread]

My boyfriend and me met in high school,back in 2014 I got a message on facebook saying that this person graduated the same year as you,and asked me if I knew him,I messaged him,he was in Alaska at the time with his family at the time,I give him my number,about a month after he got back to his house from Alaska he came to my house,we have been together ever since,I have a few weeks until I see him again,we have a fun weekend coming up,I can't wait,we talk and text I could never get bored talking to him.

[Alexaa]

Talking and texting is great, and what my boyfriend and I sometimes do is to write a good old letter to each other. Handwritten, even though my bf has a really bad handwriting. :P