What are some tips for successful long distance relationships?

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year and have been apart for four of those months. I am currently in graduate school and cannot move and at this point he is in a stable job in another state. We are doing the best we can at making this work because we both know we want to be together in the future, but of course it's very hard! If anyone has any advice for how to make long distance relationships work and thrive, it would be greatly appreciated!What are some tips for successful long distance relationships?
i married my wife and we were in this type of relationship...its not easy ...its frustrating at times...but its possible to make it happen...lots of commitment is needed...patience...and trust...she is from fort wayne Indiana..im from California...lots of phone bills...we make it a point to see each other ...at least once every 2 or 3 months...for a fefw day or just for the weekend....i go there or if she have the time..she commes here in california....in your situation..you dont need to move yet...but ......put in the effort to make things happen like seeing each other once every 2 or 3 months..what ever is available...make those phone calls...re assurer each other that you or he is still there for you...good luck to you...and your long distance relationship....dont give up if you love each other...and most of all,,,,dont listen to those non believersWhat are some tips for successful long distance relationships?
For the first 2 years my husband and I knew eachother, we lived in totally different countries, me in Japan and he in the U.S. and then Iraq, so we had lots of LDR experience! It helps to have an end in sight, like if you guys have a tentative date when you know you'll be together for good. That makes it easier to get through the times you miss eachother.





Keep in contact however you can, via phone, webcam, snail mail or email, don't spare any time or expense in staying in touch.





Above all, just hold on to the idea that you WILL be together and are committed to making it so, then the idea of not being together will seem ridiculous. There were times I felt awful when we were apart, but I just knew there was no other alternative. Would I rather break up with him? Heck no! That would have truly terrible.





It can be rough, but if you make it through you will truly appreciate the time you have together, perhaps more so than couples who have always lived near eachother. We were reunited for good in January of '05 and have been married nearly 3 years, and I still savor every day we're together because I remember how much it hurt to be apart for so long (longest stretch without seeing eachother in person: 10 months).
Expect the worse hope for the best


that or just dont do it
Visit each other whenever you can, and phone sex.
Yes, my partner and I were separate for onver a year, in separate countries. We talked on the phone daily (and I mean daily for over a year). I found a cheap international phone card so we could talk daily. We got a web cam so we used that too, sometimes, when we talked. It also helped to plan our next visit with each other. He came to me or I went there as often as possible. Sometimes we met once per month, and no more than three months without spending a week or two together. Counting down the days until our next time together helped. We shared the cost of plane tickets, and that was well worth the expense. Now we are together, forever.
1. Honest and open communication.





2. Snail mail - letters and cards and presents are much more special.





3. Phone sex!
make sure you guys communicate alot to make things works. my friend and her boyfriend made it work with webcam and aim, msn, myspace, e-mail, phone. the technology today will help you alot to make a long distant relationship work. try it with webcam and see how you both feel about it.