Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Meeting for the first time: Long distance love
Difficult, saddening, and full of agony. If you're in a long distance relationship or have been in one, you know how hard it can be to not have that physical connection all the time. Long distance and normal relationships are not complete opposites; they both require trust, a connection, and hard work. But I think that long distance requires much more work and motivation than a normal relationship.
I have been in a long distance relationship for over a year now. My girlfriend lives in Chicago and I live in North Carolina. We met over a internet messaging board, not expecting anything more than just an online friendship. We talked over instant messenger, Xbox, phone, and through texting for about two months before I said that I thought I was falling in love with her. Luckily, she felt the same way. Ever since then we have basically talked every single day. I was usually sad because I wanted that physical connection that we couldn't have and it was very painful.
Before we first met, I was extremely nervous and anxious. It's hard to put in words how nervous I was. I took a Greyhound bus to Chicago on Novemeber 20th to come see her. It was a very long, harsh, 21 hour bus ride. I didn't get any sleep on the bus or at the stops. I didn't tell my parents the truth of why I was going. I told my mom that I was going to visit colleges; after a lot of convincing on my part, she bought me a bus ticket for 240 dollars. I arrived on the 21st around 7 A.M. at the Greyhound station in downtown Chicago. I took a cab to my hotel; it was the second time I had been to an actual city. I was amazed by all of the big buildings and the people. Coming from a town that isn't very populated, Chicago was my dream city. I called her when I arrived at the hotel and we were going to meet at Union Station. I got ready and left; my girlfriend's directions to Union Station were vague, but considering how close my hotel was to the station, I found my way fairly quickly.
While I was waiting for her, I had an intense case of butterflies in my stomach- I thought I was going to vomit all over the city sidewalk. When she came through the station doors, I was amazed, speechless, and frozen. She screamed, ran, and basically tackled me. I couldn't believe this was actually happening and we were physically touching, holding hands, and looking at each other in real life. The people around us were looking at us like we were crazy fools.
When we're together, the times we have are amazing, but departing from her is never an easy thing to do.
Has anyone ever been in a long distance relationship or is in one? If so, would you like to share your experiences?
I have been in a long distance relationship for over a year now. My girlfriend lives in Chicago and I live in North Carolina. We met over a internet messaging board, not expecting anything more than just an online friendship. We talked over instant messenger, Xbox, phone, and through texting for about two months before I said that I thought I was falling in love with her. Luckily, she felt the same way. Ever since then we have basically talked every single day. I was usually sad because I wanted that physical connection that we couldn't have and it was very painful.
Before we first met, I was extremely nervous and anxious. It's hard to put in words how nervous I was. I took a Greyhound bus to Chicago on Novemeber 20th to come see her. It was a very long, harsh, 21 hour bus ride. I didn't get any sleep on the bus or at the stops. I didn't tell my parents the truth of why I was going. I told my mom that I was going to visit colleges; after a lot of convincing on my part, she bought me a bus ticket for 240 dollars. I arrived on the 21st around 7 A.M. at the Greyhound station in downtown Chicago. I took a cab to my hotel; it was the second time I had been to an actual city. I was amazed by all of the big buildings and the people. Coming from a town that isn't very populated, Chicago was my dream city. I called her when I arrived at the hotel and we were going to meet at Union Station. I got ready and left; my girlfriend's directions to Union Station were vague, but considering how close my hotel was to the station, I found my way fairly quickly.
While I was waiting for her, I had an intense case of butterflies in my stomach- I thought I was going to vomit all over the city sidewalk. When she came through the station doors, I was amazed, speechless, and frozen. She screamed, ran, and basically tackled me. I couldn't believe this was actually happening and we were physically touching, holding hands, and looking at each other in real life. The people around us were looking at us like we were crazy fools.
When we're together, the times we have are amazing, but departing from her is never an easy thing to do.
Has anyone ever been in a long distance relationship or is in one? If so, would you like to share your experiences?
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