So I was watching a video on YouTube. It was a short film on Long Distance Relationships (LDRs)

https://youtu.be/NqQCjfExTIk

^^ in case anyone wanted to watch it. It's really sweet

It actually reminded me of how underrated LDRs are and how much they're bashed on when in reality, it might be one of the strongest loves out there when it's successful. 

A lot of people can't wrap their heads around it. And I understand that. After all, how can you manage to have a relationship without any visual or physical contact? How can you be sure that they're real? How can you keep it going without getting bored? These are all questions that even I thought before.

But due to something that happened, I realized something.

When you love someone, it's worth it. It all feels worth it.

When you love someone, nothing can separate you. No matter how far apart you are, you'll be together in your hearts.

It's cheesy but it's true. 

LDRs have a lot of advantages when done right that regular couples don't. 

1. You two miss each other a lot more. Obviously, when you can't see someone you love in person every day, you start to miss them. Your mind starts wandering and every time something interesting happens, you think of them and how nice it would've been if they were here with you. Once you begin to miss someone, your love for them gets stronger. When you miss someone, you realize how much they really mean to you and you realize how lucky you are to have someone like them. It allows you to stay determined and committed to them and in making the relationship work. You just don't want to lose someone as special as them. And you wouldn't have realized how special they are this fast if you weren't so apart all the time.

2. The smallest things seem big. When you're in an LDR, the tiniest things may seem like the most amazing things ever. Obviously, because of the distance, you can't do things other couples would be able to do every day. So whenever your partner smooth-talks you, instead of getting annoyed or disgusted or tired, you actually enjoy it no matter how many times they do it. It feels nice since words would allow you to imagine everything you would be doing if they were right here next to you. And you know it's genuine since they actually have a larger reason to be missing you than geographically close couples. Whatever sweet thing they say is something they actually mean. Of course, this goes to another level of "OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!" when you meet in real life. Holding hands would seem absolutely extraordinary to you, kissing would probably result in both of you internally celebrating. That's because while other couples can always do this, LDRs can't. So the smallest things others do every day would feel like so much for you two.  Heck, even a phone call seems like the biggest deal and causes butterflies in your stomach, especially if you can't call often.

3. You won't fight over the smallest things. It'll most likely take something big to stir up tension between LDR couples, especially during their visits. That's because they don't want their time to be wasted fighting. They can feel it more that they don't have forever so they try to make good use of the time they can spend together. Small things like you two having different taste in movies or wanting to go different directions when you're lost won't be too big of a deal. You'll find a compromise quickly and calmly since you don't want to spend too much time bickering about it and just want to enjoy spending life with each other. Differences won't bother you that much not only because like I said in #1, you realize each other's worth and value so tiny things won't set you off, but you also don't really wanna ruin everything just because you two have different tastes. One person can like drawing, the other can like video games, and when one of them is doing their hobbies when their partner's with them, it won't result in a heated fight of "Why don't you spend time with me?" because they would rather wait a while for their partner to finish instead of fight and have to wait for even more for each other to cool down and apologize. One partner can like pop music and the other can be into rock music more but neither of them would mind since they just enjoy each others' company too much to care what song they're listening to together. They won't even hesitate to try new kinds of food that their partner likes. Someone who usually doesn't eat seafood will try it if their partner wants them to. 

4. It's real. Love is real. When you're in a healthy and successful LDR, your love is real. When you two finally get to be together with each other forever, you know they're faithful. You know they're trustworthy. You know they love you and they mean it. Just like how they know it's the same case for you. It's not just "Oh lol I just wanted to not be virgin." or "Yeah, I liked you before but not anymore.". An LDR is an official test of whether or not their love is real and solid. Especially if it stays an LDR for a long time before you two move in with each other. It shows you're willing to do something so hard to get the other and that is waiting. You can wait forever just to be with one person. If you can do that, you really do love them. 

Long distance relationships are honestly breathtakingly beautiful. And these four aren't even the only things great about them, they're just the ones I could come up with from the top of my head. 

I know it's easier for there to be betrayal and even life-threatening dangers in long distance, but when it really is true and genuine, it can be one of the most painful and beautiful things you'll ever experience. When it's real, you'll be overcoming one of the most difficult barriers in a relationship and when you do that, everything else won't feel so intimidating. It really gives both of you a wonderful experience that not everyone can have. So if you're in a long distance relationship that turned out well, I wish you the best of luck with the rest of your lives that will be spent together forever. 

If you guys wanna have some other resources and do some research about it, I have an article to start with in the comments since Wattpad doesn't allow links xddd

Of course, there will still be some skeptical or just can't understand this. But honestly, you won't realize how special long distance relationships are without being in one yourself. 

I know that's the only way I started trusting it.