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Hmmmm. I believe it all depends on the people involved in the relationship and if God really wanted them to be together for a long-distant love relationship to work out. Some people can stand distance better than others. I wouldn't say that those kind of relatonships would always keep people from being tempted of having premarital sex...since it could cause those involved to want more from the time they spend together. I do believe that it could either help give the couple the opportunity to see each other's true personalities, or it could give both or one of them false ideas of how that person really is. I think they'd need to be around each other in person considerably, so that they can see how the other person really is( thier attitude in different situations, their personality, their character, etc.etc.). My cousin got engaged to a gal in Candada....and she ended up being different from what he perceived her to be. They were having a long distant reationship over the comp....he even went to stay with her and her family in Canada for a few weeks and had her come down to visit. He found out that she wasn't being completely honest to him and was acting immature quite a bit. They broke their relationship off.... I personally am not sure if I'd have a long-distance relationship...
I was involved in a long-distance relationship. A very serious one that I got engaged in,, eventually. Ultimately, God was not in it, and I ignored that. It thence failed miserably amd painfully by our inability to reconcile the diference between what we sold ourselves on and the truth. Fortunately, God kept it from getting to the point of marriage or children before it broke, but I still sinned because I disobeyed Him.
My advice would be that you must NOT go into a long distance relationship believing that you can get to know them reasonably with your time spent in long-distance contact, regardless of what that might entale. Long-distance relationships require even MORE time and careful consideration because you are getting to know the other's private character (or what they are willing to share of it) in fast-forward, while learning their public character (ie: with family, friends, and strangers) at a virtual stand-still. Both aspects are vital to getting to actually know a person. Usually the order of that is reversed (at least for what I see as healthier beginnings). It is possible to make it work, but not if it's basedon fantasy, and NEVER if it is serving anything but a desire to see the other person elevated in their relationship with Christ over their relationship with eachother. In this way, you guard your heart and theirs, and honor God in the process. Take things EXTREMELY slow and always under submission to Christ, and be sure you mutually understand that if God isn't in it, neither of you should be either. That applies to ALL relationships, though, frankly.
My advice would be that you must NOT go into a long distance relationship believing that you can get to know them reasonably with your time spent in long-distance contact, regardless of what that might entale. Long-distance relationships require even MORE time and careful consideration because you are getting to know the other's private character (or what they are willing to share of it) in fast-forward, while learning their public character (ie: with family, friends, and strangers) at a virtual stand-still. Both aspects are vital to getting to actually know a person. Usually the order of that is reversed (at least for what I see as healthier beginnings). It is possible to make it work, but not if it's basedon fantasy, and NEVER if it is serving anything but a desire to see the other person elevated in their relationship with Christ over their relationship with eachother. In this way, you guard your heart and theirs, and honor God in the process. Take things EXTREMELY slow and always under submission to Christ, and be sure you mutually understand that if God isn't in it, neither of you should be either. That applies to ALL relationships, though, frankly.
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long distance relationship is not ok for me simply because it is hard to know someone feeling towards that rship.Relationship involves phyisical touch with a lover and this will lead to "a meaning full r/ship".think of this JESUS told his followers that there is need for him to go to heaven so that the helper will come(HOLY SPIRIT) so that he can stengthen the r/ship of believers.this means that HE IS INSIDE us not far away when you are discouraged he encourages you.Therefore long distance does not give such benefits at all.
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I'm wondering what exactly the definition of a long distance relationship is.
Are you separated by 200 miles or 2000? If you never met does that make it a real relationship?
If you say I am dating this person how are you really "dating" them if you have not met them for real?
I think by definition that my parents had a long distance relationship they only saw each other once a week. they were separated by 200 miles. Does that make it easier or harder?
Which by the way my parents will have been married 30 years next spring.
Are you separated by 200 miles or 2000? If you never met does that make it a real relationship?
If you say I am dating this person how are you really "dating" them if you have not met them for real?
I think by definition that my parents had a long distance relationship they only saw each other once a week. they were separated by 200 miles. Does that make it easier or harder?
Which by the way my parents will have been married 30 years next spring.
Yeah I guess it would be dating in a way. Or is it just two people having a chat. I once took a girl for a walk around the city for a few hours and she didn't know it was a date. I guess I don't blame her considering I was more or less a tour guide. But it's fun because you can have a "was it or was it not" a date talk with your friends and have a little giggle. Meh.
