(This post was first published on Maka Mag.)
It is often said that out of sight, out of mind. In relationships, it could lead to out of the heart. Let’s face, most long-distance relationships are just two people clutching at straws hoping that everything will be alright at the end.
However not all long-distance relationships fail, but when distance comes between a relationship, it most often laughs last.
Long-distance relationships are not doomed to fail all the time. It is how the two of you handle the situation that will determine its fate.
So what makes a relationship long-distance?
According to a survey by New York Post, a relationship can be defined as long-distance if the couples live “at least 132 miles away from each other.”
Things might look promising in during the first two to three months of your long-distance relationship, but according to the survey, things start getting tough from the fourth month onward.
In this long-distance relationship advice post, I am going to share with you some of the most common long-distance relationship poison chalice.
If you are in a long-distance relationship, be sure to learn from these mistakes committed by others.
8 Common Reasons Long-Distance Relationships Fail
What are the common causes that lead to a long-distance breakup?
1. Communication
It is an old cliché, but communication is an important aspect of any relationship and a pillar of a long-distance relationship.
During the initial stages of your relationship, you will be video-calling, texting and calling each other all the time, accompanied by the old “you hang up first.”
But as time passes, the communication can start to feel like a burden. You become too much of each with the rigorous communication schedule you set up.
You were not seeing each other, or texting through lunch, calling every morning, and video-calling every night when you were in the same city or close to each other.
2. Financial constraints
Read the complete article here: 8 Reasons Long-Distance Relationship Fails