Distance will tell you the real meaning of closeness.

Long distance relationship: If you can pull it off, it can be the best thing that can ever happen to you. The secret for us was simple, “You dont think too much about it.” A friend of mine tells me that "I stayed in a long distance relationship for over 3 years as I was in the US and my girlfriend was in India. We had been dating for just over a year and a half before I left for the US". I think the biggest challenge we faced like everyone else was lack of communication considering the time difference which was about 11 hours. I would wake up to her Facetime calls and they would just be 5 minutes long on an average. But those 5 minutes every day for 3 years went a long way for us. There were days when both of us would be busy, making it extremely difficult for us to talk but for the most part we made it a point that we talked for those 5 minutes.

And I think that was it, there were no trust issues or insecurities between the two of us. Neither was there ever a thought of us not being together, even when we did not know if our families would approve of our relationship if and when we decide to get married ( yes, coming from India, family approval will always have extreme importance, atleast it did for us ).

To add more context, for the first couple of years I was not even sure if I would be going back to India or staying in the US. Infact, a few of our friends asked us individually if we would want to stay in a relationship considering how easily they break apart for a lot of people. Inspite of these and a lot of other things, we realised the best way is to take things as they come and not dwell too much over them. Once you accept that, it will become a lot easier. And beyond that, I guess both of us got really lucky to have found each other (that is a story for another time, though) and that in the end it worked out really well for us.

We completed 6 years of our relationship few months back. We got married almost a year back. We are closer than ever before, we never fight, (apart from the usual fight that starts with ‘me forgetting the towel on the bed’ and ends at ‘her not managing her finances well’) and we never take each other for granted (well I do sometimes. but she makes sure I realise that every single time.) But yeah, thats it! Think if you truly love someone you will figure out a way against all odds.

Starting the day with a good morning message, bringing a smile on your face and that's makes your day cheerful, That's bliss. One of them misses to wish a quick call out of worry That's care. Knowing your partner mood just by the way he/she texts. That's understanding. Leaving everything else to be with them in time of need . That's priority. Scolding each other for having dinner, sleeping timely, taking care of themselves. That's affection. Knowing another one is unhappy or angry, Trying to make them happy, asking for forgiveness becoz all it matters is her happiness. That's concern.

Waiting for the call, and discussing your whole day laughing together, living your moments. That's "us" time. Dreaming and planning your life together, eagerness to meet each, getting sad for not able to see , hug , hold hands and kiss each other. That's missing time. Finally when you knew in your heart all the wait , commitment , dreamy days, sleepnes nights is worth it for the beautiful day when you meet your lover. That's love. Cheers!