Australian Politics Forum - Long distance relationships

Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Long distance relationships Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:01pm .. are high risk and hardly ever work out. Do you agree/disagree? If so/why .. if not/why not?
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Long distance relationships Reply #1 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:13pm They are stupid, and most often the people involved are just too scared to let go.
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Long distance relationships Reply #2 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:15pm Too scared to let go of what Wesley? The fear of the unknown? The fear of leaving everything behind and making the move?
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 112489 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Long distance relationships Reply #3 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:37pm Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:15pm: Too scared to let go of what Wesley? The fear of the unknown? The fear of leaving everything behind and making the move? Leaving a steady job is the biggest problem.
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Re: Long distance relationships
Reply #4 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 1:32pm

Bobby. wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:37pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:15pm:

Too scared to let go of what Wesley?

The fear of the unknown? The fear of leaving everything behind and making the move?

Leaving a steady job is the biggest problem.

Yes. That's quite true Bobby.

Leaving behind all your family and friends is another very big problem too.

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Reply #5 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 1:55pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 1:32pm:

Bobby. wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:37pm:

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 12:15pm:

Too scared to let go of what Wesley?

The fear of the unknown? The fear of leaving everything behind and making the move?

Leaving a steady job is the biggest problem.

Yes. That's quite true Bobby.

Leaving behind all your family and friends is another very big problem too.

Family & friends are only as far away as an email or phone call.

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Long distance relationships Reply #6 - Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 9:23pm Hmm .. a hard one Bobby. It would be difficult to say that to a girl who's old fashioned, family oriented and European.
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Reply #7 - Mar 24^th, 2011 at 5:00am

What about all those 'love' encounters that started with 'pen-pal' like situations in the old days - some as far as the other side of the world?

I think it extrodinary that 'love' should blossom from writing in such a way.
These days the "email" and internet tend to replace that manner of attachment over long distances.

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Long distance relationships Reply #8 - Mar 24^th, 2011 at 6:57pm All that does help to sustain the relationship but only for a limited time Jas.
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Reply #9 - Mar 24^th, 2011 at 10:55pm

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2011 at 9:23pm:

Hmm .. a hard one Bobby.

It would be difficult to say that to a girl who's old fashioned, family oriented and European.

It depends how close you really want to be to your family.
I have personally lost contact with most members of my family.
As you get older your interests separate - you don't have anything in common
& they aren't interested in anything your doing & vica versa.
Sometimes it's better to get on with your own life
& leave the nest for good.

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41040 Gender:	Re: Long distance relationships Reply #10 - Mar 24^th, 2011 at 11:45pm while maintaining a long distance reatonship you cannot form a short distance one. When you are chatting to someone who might be a male in france, you will NOT meet the guy walking his dog down your local park.
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Reply #11 - Mar 25^th, 2011 at 12:01am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Mar 24^th, 2011 at 11:45pm:

while maintaining a long distance reatonship you cannot form a short distance one.

When you are chatting to someone who might be a male in france, you will NOT meet the guy walking his dog down your local park.

The laws of quantum physics and some aspects of String THeory says that you can

try and keep up with the latest developments

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Sprintcyclist Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 41040 Gender:	Re: Long distance relationships Reply #12 - Mar 25^th, 2011 at 12:11am i'm over "the latest developments" it doesn't work for me, I'm not interested If you want to meet someone, join the local club in something you are interested in. You'll meet local real people who ALSO like playing backgammon or chess or bush walks or whatever. And that's immesurably better than a virtual anything.
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Reply #13 - Mar 25^th, 2011 at 12:19am

Sprintcyclist wrote on Mar 25^th, 2011 at 12:11am:

i'm over "the latest developments"
it doesn't work for me, I'm not interested

If you want to meet someone, join the local club in something you are interested in.
You'll meet local real people who ALSO like playing backgammon or chess or bush walks or whatever.

And that's immesurably better than a virtual anything.

true

nothing like organic flirting

unless its only sex youre after then I suppose a dedicated forum for that sort of thing would work - a virtual brothel

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Reply #14 - Mar 25^th, 2011 at 7:42am

You're right in a way Lisa - it does 'sustain' the relationship.

But what 'relationship' are we talking about?

Are we talking about the 'Eve' relationship in regards to 'physical' contact (sex) and having children?
Or the 'Lilith' relationship in regards to 'mental' and creating something like what Dante found in Beatrice which resulted in the immortal "Divine Comedy"?
(I think Daniel Day-Lewis found the Lilith in Michelle Pfeiffer but Eve in Winona Ryder in a movie called "A Room with a View" ...i think?)
Dave Stewart and Annie Lennox with Eurythmics. Christopher Dean and Jane Torville with IceSkating.

If it were akin to the 'Lilithian', then long-distance is easily sustained and blossoms more-so thanks to the Internet.

...as for having a 'procreative' relationship in regards to kiddies, then long-distance ain't the go I guess.

I like this saying:

What do you get with a...
Smart Man & a Smart Woman = Romance
Smart Man & a Dumb Woman = Affair
Dumb Man & a Smart Woman = Marriage
Dumb Man & a Dumb Woman = Pregnant
Grin

...Some people can consider this the x4 stages in their Relationships while others just stick with the one in a state of being.

The best Romance is never a sexual one. Wink

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