Mac, your answer confuses me. “Yes, they do,” yet “Most of the time, no, they don’t…”
Ideally, they should work, if the adage “absence makes the heart grow fonder” held true in every case.
For the most part (referencing the language of the question ^ ) the answer is “no,” for a variety of reasons- including financial considerations, lack of tactile contact, no common point of geographic reference, and ennui.
Emmy23-
Not to be the harbinger of doom, however: Keep on truckin’ by all means. It’ll be a learning experience, if nothing else.
You could always move to Canada, eh.