what would you say the 2 biggest challenges of LDRs are?

[imtotallyunique]

just wondering what bothers u the most about ur SO being miles away

[JEREIANEDREI]

to be honest,,,since this past few weeks,,me and my SO is havin' a hard times...missing him alot is a big struggle to me...
I think the best challenges in havin' LDR is fighting the loneliness....the feelin' of missin each other,,but you have nothin' to do but wait for the right time.... :'(

[we'reunderthesamesky]

I'd say time difference and manner of communication plus the expensive costs. I'd add feeling of longing and loneliness too.

[XX, Lexi]

A few factors, one of them being that we kind of run out of things to talk about sometimes and the fact that when either of us has a bad day, the other can't be there to give them a hug and kiss, and with how work's been lately, I really need a hug from him :/

[Holiday]

I find the hardest things are having to separate at the airport and then that lonely period of time between visits where time feels like it slows down or completely stops moving forward, and us not being able to do anything together (like go for a drive or have dinner together) without a computer to connect us.

[Caitlin2009]

i miss her being in my arms, and just everything about her being by my side. it gets harder and harder each day especially at night before bedtime

[blankita719]

The inability to physically be there when you need each other to really be there...that's really the thing I hate the most.

[JEREIANEDREI]

a kiss and a warm hug......missing him a lot....its drivin me crazy...those cold loney nights...it makes me sick...with no one to hug with.... ;'(

[Tabitha]

When we were LD, I think the biggest challenges were, first and foremost, being apart. Though admittedly, my SO and I had it easy compared to many here. We only went one time where there was two months between visits, and other than that, it was every 3 to 5 weeks. It was still rough being without him.

The second issue was the inevitable miscommunication that can happen when your only means of communication are by phone, text, video chat, IM, or whatever. It's just not like being with them and talking through things like one would do in person.

[Moon]

I'd have to say the time difference, and visits being limited to how much vacation time is available.

Out 7 hour time difference is inconvenient because I always have to rush home from work, and we get just under an hour and a half to talk before he really needs to get some sleep. Vacation time is the worst, because we can never just spend a month together, we get two weeks at most, but usually just one. I have 4 weeks vacation, but that means we get 3 - 4 visits a year at most. Fortunately, we have decent jobs and can afford the Transatlantic airfare, but still, it adds up.

[kiara_silver]

mhm the two biggest struggles for me would probably be the no communication part, such as when hes out and about and i have no contact to him, i cant call him and idk when he will be on or what hes doing. its like bieng cut off from him completly and the 2nd is not bieng there to comfort him, theres been times when he's struggled with distance or could just use some comfort, not bieng able to is just so hard. I feel helpless. But still im very lucky, as many struggles that there are the good outways the bad and there are more great positives.

[Micah]

The most obvious is just the general being apart, him not being physically there when I need him the most and vice versa. I don't like going through the highs and lows of my days without him around. It isn't fun to go through that on either end.
The second is communication. Although, we have no trouble in that area at all. I've never been a phone person, but we do talk every day. I just like having him physically there so I can either be with him in a comfortable silence or talk to him at my leisure.

[princessmeg1328]

For me, the hardest thing is not being able to call him whenever I want because of our 6 hour time difference. There are times when I just want to talk to him, but it's already late or really early. The second hardest thing is not being able to be next to him. For us, it's the little things that really matter and sometimes it's really hard to not get to share those things.

[sparklemepink22]

Not being able to give hugs and not being able to cuddle....

[Yaaamiii]

most definitely the lonely feeling of missing my best friend on earth =C and communication issues. those are so difficult to deal with :c at least for me, I think they're the hardest