“How long, could you stand to be away from your S/O for?”
As long as necessary.
“How do people cope in long distance relationships?”
I don’t know how most people cope, but I just take things one day at a time. It’s really disheartening when I think about the fact that it will be ____ more months until I see him again. But it would be pretty pathetic if I couldn’t go a day without him. So, I just live today, and don’t worry about how many more days are between us. We talk when we can, we send each other texts and notes, and we just keep going.
“How often do you see your s/o?”
I see him twice a year, once in January and once in May. When we visit, we’re normally together for a week-and-a-half or two weeks. But the next time I see him will be three whole weeks!! Hopefully he will be able to get some time off work. It’s been this way for the last three years, but we are hoping that we only have one more year of it to go.
“Is it enough?”
That’s a tricky question. I miss him so, so much, and I can’t wait until we can actually be together for real instead of just a visit. When it’s a long time until the next visit, I feel like it will never come. I never go a day without wishing that we were together.
At the same time, we’re making it. At this point in our lives, being apart makes the most sense. We are committed to each other, and we know that eventually this will end. Our relationship is more than worth spending the long stretches apart.
So, I guess I would say that it is enough for now. I don’t like it, but it’s not the end of the world. However, I could not imagine living like this for the rest of my life.