Sweet Surrender--A New Beginning Has Begun--

---->How to Maintain a Long Distance Relationship<----

1... The key, as it is in all relationships, is communication. Keep the lines of communication open on a daily basis.
2... Being commited to one another and truly believing that your spouse believes in the marriage commitment is vital.
3... Along distance relationship will fail if there is a lack of trust between the partners.
4...Although you are apart from one another, make time for one another. You can do this by sendinga letter, an e-mail, writing in a journal, or dreaming about your spouse.
5... Share your expectations about being apart from one another. Also share your expectation when you are close to being together again.
6... Be honest about your concerns and fears of your seperation.
7... Try to communicate with each other daily.
8... Keep a daily journal.
9... Give one another a scented pillow case or shirt to help keep your presence with them.
10... Plan a trip or some fun activity (other then sex) to do when the two of you are back together.
11... Use online communication to send e-mails, electronic cards, pictures, music, poems and stories.
12... Use ICQ or other instant messaging services.
13... Camcorder can be great for being able to see one another.
14... Play online game together.
15... Surprise each other once in a while with a phone call. Send care packages to each other now and then.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
1. Don't assume that infidelity will occur because of your physical seperation. Most long distance marriage do not have to deal with this heartache because of the love and commitment the spouses feel for one another.
2. Since you can't read one another's non-verbal communication, use symbol or words or happy faces to describe your thoughts better.
3. When yu are back together, don't rush into getting things done around the house right away. Allow the returning spouse to have some time to adjust to being back together.

-Adapted and edited from The Borneo Post, Nature & Health, 20 Oct 2002-
"Hmmm... it might work for some but it is hard to say, when it's yours, it's yours; if it's not urs, then it's not no matter how u try to save it to urself. sigh..."