Dear Miss U,
I have been in my relationship for 3 years this coming Saturday and we seem to be having a lot of issues lately. We met at college, so we didn't always do long distance, but then he graduated leading to a 1 1/2 year LDR (him living at home with his parents, me getting my master’s degree still in college). Him living at home has caused a lot of arguments. I want him to move out and become indep...

Dear Miss U, My boyfriend is moving to the city I now live in and closing the distance in about two weeks. You can imagine how ecstatic I am that I will actually get to be together with him in a CDR for the first time. He and two of his friends are moving into an apartment together he has extended the invitation to move in with him. This is great and all but... I'm a little nervous. I know you can't tell me to move in or not to, that's not what I'm asking. I'm terrified of moving in with him s...

Dear Miss U, It started out perfect as they all do it was long distance of course so it was tough but we got to know each other extremely well and found out we have many things in common. Soon became my lover and best friend we talked all day every day. So we decided to meet, so I put out the money for him to come see me, he stayed with me for about 4 months we enjoyed every minute of it, then I paid again for him to go back home Then he was going to start school and I was a bit nervous for h...

Dear Miss U, We're newly engaged, he's in the military and I'm stuck half way across the US working for Mc Donalds. We're struggling to pick a wedding date that will work for everyone, but that could be quite some time out to get EVERYONE on board with it. We just want to get married, and soon enough, we'll be financially comfortable enough to get married and live together. The real question is: How do we tell people that as much as we love them, we want to get our wedding done so that we can end...

Dear Miss U, My SO is 500 miles away, and we've been running into a lot of stress. We were lucky enough to have 2 weeks to spend together and all he did was fight with me. To where he was going to leave 3 times. He had found an e-mail that my ex had written to me 2 months ago, wanting to make it work. I took it to my counselor to talk to her about it. To help her tell him not interested so he would understand. I forgot to throw it away, and he found it. He flipped out. Then a few days ...

I often meet my husband in different cities while he attends trainings for tax professionals. Of course, the LDR comes up when I chat with his colleagues, but not in a negative way. These tax preparers love the taxation ridiculousness that the LDR creates, and for them, the LDR is just a fact in an interesting tax case. I used to wish my husband’s family accepted our LDR like his colleagues do, and found it ironic that strangers are more supportive of our LDR than his family is. But after researching...

I just picked the giveaway winners at random using Random.org. I was surprised when it picked a lot of newer members There were about 500 entries.

Congrats winners and thanks to everyone for participating!


1st Prize Winner: Belle

Love Letter Satchel + 3 Yummy Heart Lollipops (you pick the flavors) + 2 "Love knows no distance" bracelets, 1 "Worth it" laptop sticker


2nd Prize Winner: Danilala 3 Yummy Heart Lolli...

First off, Frank and I would like to thank all of those who participated in our giveaway and helped LFAD. You can find the giveaway details here. Pretty much, members who live outside the USA saw some improvement depending on which country they live in. We hope to continue to see improvement over the next couple months.

Congratulations to our winners! I drew them randomly using Random.org.

1st prize = jamiexchris10 1 "Worth it" t-shirt, 1 "Love knows no dista...

I received an email from Andrew, a US Navy Sailor. I liked it a lot and asked if I could share it with all of you.

Thanks for your email Andrew, and for serving our country! Hi Michelle and Frank! I'm a Navy sailor who is currently involved in a LDR. I am stationed on the east coast while she, attends college in Colorado. Sure times are difficult for us with the distance, but adding a deployment makes thin...

This month Google changed their algorithm. Their algorithm is what controls what sites show up for a keyword search. This change was meant to clean out the "content farm" type websites that showed up in Google's results, but the change also negatively affected many sites that were not content farms, including Loving From A Distance. If you are curious there is more information here in this CNN article. LFAD used to rank around #3 for the keyword "long distance relationships" in Google in t...

How to win the FREE massage oil from Romantic Gifts:

If you would like a chance to win a Kama Sutra Massage Oil Assortment ($34.95 VALUE!) please follow the instructions below:

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This is the first installment of our new "Featured Couples" segment. Every so often, we will feature a couple from the website! Today, we are featuring Andy and Tanja! Andy and Tanja are officially the most active couple on the forum, with over 3,000 posts between the two of them. Constantly coming up with new, creative ideas to help improve the member’s area, Andy and Tanja are two valuable members always willing to give...

L.D.R.
*POP* the notification tells me you've sent a message. Black text, on a white back. So plain, but enough to put a smile across my face. Colon Capital "D" *Ring* your name comes across my phone Quickly, I answer. "Hey, hon, how was your day?" We talk for hours, but not nearly long enough it seems. Semicolon close-parenthesis *Dedop* I answer the video call. Everytime, I fall in love with my screen. You're so beautiful in this Sixty-four bit resolution. Colon...

Hey, My name is Tara and I've been with my boyfriend, Daniel, for over two years. He works in IT and recently got a job in New York - (we live in England!). He invited me to move with him but I've just started University this year and I also have other commitments and we've decided it'd be better if I stayed and did my 3 year degree before considering joining him. I love Daniel absolutely with all my heart and would do anything to make this work, but the prospect of him being so far away... i...

I met a boy from Kenya who was visiting on a charity trip with his church singing group. When we met, he was 16 and I was 14. I know how young that is to fall in love, but I thought long and hard about it before I told him, so I was really sure how I felt. I'd never felt so in love before, and knew I would never love anyone as much as I loved him. He was back in mombasa in Kenya and I was in England. We've been emailing for two yea...