I know its sort of obvious that I miss her; I mean, thats why we all joined LFAD. We live almost everyday without the person we can't live without. And everyday I wake up on my couch, and roll over to see no one except the occasional palmetto bug. In a long distance relationship, its amazing people can even make it. All the elements needed for fighting and argument are abundantly available:
1. Stress
2. Lack of Interaction
3. Miscommunication
4. Trust; rather, if there is a lack-of.
5. Uncertainty
6. Waves of Depression
7. Self-inadequacy
And many more which will probably come to me the moment I finish posting this. Yet, we all continue and go through with it. Day, after day, after day, after each excruciatingly long, lonely day. It sort of makes me think of baby sea turtles. All the odds are against them, as they begin their journey. Nearly all baby sea turtles hatch, and most are able to escape from beneath the sand, but once they are out in the open, only about 3 or 4 of the starting 500 actually succeed, and sometimes they are not even that lucky. Actually, the key reason Sea Turtles are considered "Critically Endangered" is because most of them don't survive the first stretch, before even reaching the ocean. And then once they do reach the ocean, there are even more predators waiting to take advantage of the fragile and week baby sea turtle. Yet, once the sea turtle reaches maturity and it can use its tough exterior and years of experience to shield it from peril, and as result can end up living longer than almost any other animal on Earth.
All of this applies to Long Distance Relationships. Most long distance relationships don't even begin because people fear the distance, similar to the 98% of Sea Turtles that don't make it past the sand. From there, few Long Distance relationships are able to survive the first 6 months, because of a lack of trust. Yet, those of us that survive this journey, and are able to nourish the relationship, end up outliving most local relationships by two-fold. A salute to all of you who have made it.
My Luna and I have been swimming for the past year, and are closing the distance this Summer. Nothing has been more difficult. I have dealt with countless deaths, betrayals, lies, and numerous other obstacles, yet nothing can compare to having your own heart dangled in just out of reach and only being able to feel your blood in you for a few days out of the year. I cannot bleed without her, I cannot breathe without her, and I cannot live without her, yet I continue to reach for it everyday.
As a closing statement, I make a solemn promise with which I carry the heaviest burden from all the times I have failed to be able to hold her and be there for her when she needed it most. I promise, that once this distance is closed, I will never leave you, and I will always:
1. Hold you
2. Kiss you
3. Hug you
4. Talk to you
5. Cherish you
6. Worship you
7. Be honest with you
8. Trust you
9. Warm you
10. Be there for you
11. Love you
And everything else which I may have forgotten, but is still just as important, whether listed or not. I can't stand not being close to you, but I continue you to love you more each day. The best thing I can do for you while we are apart is to not only show you I love you when you are mad at me, or are sad, but rather show you how much I love you when you least expect it. It shows that love is unconditional, and it shows that I never do stop thinking about you. I swear to always be honest, and to always trust you when you ask me to. I love you, and nothing will ever change that, not even the distance between us.
Until the next rising, Luna,
I'll be waiting, until we can
Share the sky again.
-Sol
1. Stress
2. Lack of Interaction
3. Miscommunication
4. Trust; rather, if there is a lack-of.
5. Uncertainty
6. Waves of Depression
7. Self-inadequacy
And many more which will probably come to me the moment I finish posting this. Yet, we all continue and go through with it. Day, after day, after day, after each excruciatingly long, lonely day. It sort of makes me think of baby sea turtles. All the odds are against them, as they begin their journey. Nearly all baby sea turtles hatch, and most are able to escape from beneath the sand, but once they are out in the open, only about 3 or 4 of the starting 500 actually succeed, and sometimes they are not even that lucky. Actually, the key reason Sea Turtles are considered "Critically Endangered" is because most of them don't survive the first stretch, before even reaching the ocean. And then once they do reach the ocean, there are even more predators waiting to take advantage of the fragile and week baby sea turtle. Yet, once the sea turtle reaches maturity and it can use its tough exterior and years of experience to shield it from peril, and as result can end up living longer than almost any other animal on Earth.
All of this applies to Long Distance Relationships. Most long distance relationships don't even begin because people fear the distance, similar to the 98% of Sea Turtles that don't make it past the sand. From there, few Long Distance relationships are able to survive the first 6 months, because of a lack of trust. Yet, those of us that survive this journey, and are able to nourish the relationship, end up outliving most local relationships by two-fold. A salute to all of you who have made it.
My Luna and I have been swimming for the past year, and are closing the distance this Summer. Nothing has been more difficult. I have dealt with countless deaths, betrayals, lies, and numerous other obstacles, yet nothing can compare to having your own heart dangled in just out of reach and only being able to feel your blood in you for a few days out of the year. I cannot bleed without her, I cannot breathe without her, and I cannot live without her, yet I continue to reach for it everyday.
As a closing statement, I make a solemn promise with which I carry the heaviest burden from all the times I have failed to be able to hold her and be there for her when she needed it most. I promise, that once this distance is closed, I will never leave you, and I will always:
1. Hold you
2. Kiss you
3. Hug you
4. Talk to you
5. Cherish you
6. Worship you
7. Be honest with you
8. Trust you
9. Warm you
10. Be there for you
11. Love you
And everything else which I may have forgotten, but is still just as important, whether listed or not. I can't stand not being close to you, but I continue you to love you more each day. The best thing I can do for you while we are apart is to not only show you I love you when you are mad at me, or are sad, but rather show you how much I love you when you least expect it. It shows that love is unconditional, and it shows that I never do stop thinking about you. I swear to always be honest, and to always trust you when you ask me to. I love you, and nothing will ever change that, not even the distance between us.
Until the next rising, Luna,
I'll be waiting, until we can
Share the sky again.
-Sol
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