People who you may not think play a large role in your long distance relationship – but who probably do

Posted on 30. Jan, 2009 by lisa in General Relationship Advice

If you are in a long distance relationship – then there are certain people that can have a strong positive or negative effect on your relationship:

  • Your Boss/Supervisor – Depending on what type of work or school environment you are in, your supervisor can make your life easier or harder.  They can determine if you can work from your partners location for a few days, or allow you to change hours based on what works good for any travel (e.g. leaving early on a Friday).  In general, any supportive co-workers will make your life better.
  • Roommate – Does your roommate throw a party in the living room when you are trying to have a romantic evening in the dining room?  Or knock on the bedroom door often to give you an update on what they just learned from the television?  Since together time is rather limited, good communication with your roommate about what is and what is not appreciated during visits may be necessary.
  • Your Travel Agent – depending on how far away you live from your partner, the price of travel may play a large role in how frequent you are able to see your partner.  In these situations, having a good travel agent (or friend) who informs you about travel deals often can make a big difference.  Reminders from them to use any credit card, air miles and aeroplan points can also increase how often you see your partner.
  • That one friend who thinks your long distance relationship (well, and all LDRs) are bullshit – Most people have at least one person in their life who doesn’t believe that 2 people can have a trusting relationship while living far apart.  While you know that your partner is trustworthy, this persons opinion can start to get you down if you let them.  Kindly ask them to support your decision and not bash your relationship (its really not very friend-like).

Can you think of others that can affect your LDR, either positively or negatively?

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