Category: Advice

This week, I shared how to make a long-distance relationship last by resolving conflict as it arises on Jo, My Gosh! I could give you a million pieces of advice on how to survive a long-distance relationship. But one of the biggest things that helped me through my LDR was making sure we resolved conflicts as soon…

Mental health issues — and works of activism to remove the stigma surrounding them — are in the forefront of today’s media. As a person who has struggled with anxiety for really as long as I can remember, that’s a good thing! I’ve also been in a long-distance relationship for a little more than a…

We all love to fantasize. We love to make a perfect picture of our life, whether financially, socially or romantically. These fantasies further tend to increase when we establish a new relationship, and, if it is a long-distance relationship, these fantasies just grow beyond limits. We start believing that all our dreams are going to…

This week, I shared how to end an unhealthy long-distance relationship on Lessons from the End of a Marriage. No matter how hard you try, sometimes it’s best to end a long-distance relationship. Whether you’re dating the type of guy who will just never succeed in a long-distance relationship or you’ve started to notice the telltale signs…

As a college student who’s already studied abroad once, in London during the fall of 2014—I didn’t think that my second semester abroad in Italy would be much different. I assumed that there would be a lot of gelato and pizza after a few weekend trips to different European destinations. I didn’t have high hopes…

This week, I shared five ways to stay positive despite the distance on Travel Pray Love. It is so easy to get lost in the negative of long-distance relationships: feeling alone all of the time, missing each other, dealing with jealousy, friends and family who just don’t understand. But there are so many positives about long-distance…

Being in a relationship is hard. Being in a long-distance relationship is even harder. You can read all the tips and tricks you want, but I truly believe that it boils down to three simple but crucial things that, if done right by both partners, can create a beautiful love — no matter the distance.…

Being in a relationship with someone in the military is one of the hardest yet most rewarding things I have ever done. Yes, there are a lot of hurdles to overcome, and yes, there are a lot of times where I’m alone, but I’ve come to learn so much from being in this kind of…

Summer is just around the corner, so if you are one of the lucky ones who gets to visit your long-distance lover this summer, I am going to give you a few summer LDR date ideas for couples in long-distance relationship so you can update your summer dating repertoire. But first and foremost I would…

Being in a long-distance relationship is like having a huge crack in your heart all the time. The feeling of missing someone never really goes away. It’s there to remind you of the distance day and night. Sometimes yearning gets even so intense that all you want to do is cry and drown in your…