Category: Advice

Every May since 1949, the United States observes Mental Health Awareness Month. This year’s theme is Life with a Mental Illness. 1 in 5 Americans will be affected by a mental health condition in their lifetime, and every American is affected or impacted through their friends and family and can do something to help others.…

Stress. It’s an icky word isn’t it? Just hearing the word makes your heart beats that little bit faster. Your temperature might increase slightly. Or maybe your mind starts to go into overdrive with to-do lists and worries. It really is a major issue in our society today. It affects a great number of us,…

Like any other adult relationships, there are several stages in an LDR. Normally, your relationship will get more serious after a couple of months once you have passed the honeymoon stage. This is where you start to discuss more serious things. But really, with distance such an important factor, how can you start difficult conversations…

Happily ever after looks easy in fairy tales. But what do Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Rapunzel and their charming princes actually do to make the happily ever after work? If you are in a healthy relationship, you won’t need to draw inspiration from Disney princesses. You’re already your own fairy tale. But what are the…

Those who are in close-distance relationships have it easy: They are close to each other, often just minutes apart, and seeing each other every day is not a big a deal. It is true that they have their own challenges, but it does not compare to those of us who are in long-distance relationships. We…

Sometimes things in long-distance relationships can get too serious. When are we going to close the gap? Have you saved enough money to come visit me yet? Why didn’t you answer your phone last night? Well, why not inject a little fun into your relationship with the perfectly executed April Fools’ Day prank? Also known…

When we fall in love with someone, we take a risk of being broken and hurt. We put trust in them, and we want to be with them—no matter what people say about them. They are perfect, and every flaw they have seems irrelevant. It feels like they are beautiful creatures sent from heaven to…

“His girl is moving to Italy? I don’t think it could work, man. It’s an LDR. It’s never gonna work out.” I heard a friend I’ve known for a while say this recently, and it took a lot of patience to not have a violent reaction to it. I realized that he is just one…

You know the feeling: You’ve gone too far, said too much. The nasty words spill out. Maybe you don’t really mean them, but it’s too late. You’ve already said it, and the silence—or the screaming—is excruciating. The long-distance lovers quarrel: Often it starts over nothing but has the potential to end everything. It happened to…

This week, I shared the 10 best pieces of advice for long-distance relationships on Modern Love Long Distance. Relationships are never easy. Life is messy, and good relationships don’t just happen. They take a lot of work. Throw distance into the mix, and you have even more baggage—literally and figuratively—to deal with. But for the right person,…