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Not only that distance makes you physically apart, it also creates “emotional distance” while you are apart.

Emotional distance can be very dangerous because it will ultimately lead to the collapse of the relationship. As we all know, long distance relationship is very much fragile since what unites the couple, unless they are legally bound to connect with each other under marriage, is the mutual agreement that they are “in love” with each other.

In today’s fast changing world, love has become a personal commodity and anyone can get it anywhere one wants it and dispose it if one deems it useless and old modeled. A distorted notion of love can lead to its being levelled as a commodity like a mobile phone, a laptop computer or a car—that when a new model comes out hot in the market, we scramble to get a new one.

Love is what should makes us alive. The fact that there is someone loving us is an amazing gift that can catapult us to becoming a happy person. In fact, there is no object in the world that can reciprocate the same love we give to our loved ones than us human beings.

Seeing each other’s through can help you maintain a healthy emotional connection with each other despite the fragile situation of being in a long distance relationship. The list can actually be endless, but I have listed a few tips to help you maintain emotional connection.

It’s an interest you have to sustain and continuously develop. From the time the relationship was born, you know how much you are interested with each other. So while you temporarily live apart from each other, exert more efforts to sustain that “interest” you have with each one. Keep interested in each other’s endeavors, careers and even failures. In this way, the bridge that connects both of you is maintained.

It’s the thought you both will live with each other forever. You can tell from the start if the person you are dating is the one you will end up in marriage. If both of you are going with the same thought, then it is a good sign that you are meant to grow old with each other. It’s the same with couples who are in long distance relationship. Having this kind of thinking can be very helpful in maintaining a strong emotional connection even if you are both physically separated.

It’s about dual dependency, but not emotional dependency. Emotional dependency can be very sickening and that is why it is not advisable for couples in long distance relationship. On the other hand, dual dependency can be very helpful in maintaining emotional connection since both of you can co-exist in the same emotional level, again despite of the fact that you are physically apart.

It’s about maintaining a healthy communication. In my article entitled Observe Constant Communication, I have elaborated the various methods of communication to help couples in long distance relationship maintain a healthy relationship. As an addition, however, maintaining a healthy communication is not easy because there are times when you will run out of things to talk about, and you will be tempted to cut short the conversation. This you always have to be aware of.

It’s about unconditional openness. This is very vital in maintaining a healthy emotional connection. As a couple who promised to love each other despite the harsh condition of being separated, unconditional openness can allow each of you to see each other’s through. The rule here is very simple: DO NOT KEEP SECRETS.