I was in a very similar situation me in Sydney, Australia and my now Fiance in Toronto, Canada. As you can see everything worked out fine :)

I know it can be down right tough at times but if you truly love each other you will get through it. Things always seem to work out with love :) (sooo corny I know!) but it's hard for me to be able to say anything negative about my experience because everything worked out well.

Thanks Sunshine.... that really means a lot to me. :)

I'm excited... I made my hotel reservation deposits last night! Whoo hoo! :)

I was in a long distance relationship for nearly a year with a good friend I'd met and only had known online. It was one of the hardest things I ever went through. Even if it didn't happen in person, falling in love with him felt more real than any moment I had with my ex-boyfriend (with whom I dated for five years). Heh. That all still boggles my mind, that we hadn't even spoken on the phone yet at that point nor did I even really know what he looked like!

Anyway, we did start talking on the phone the moment we started dating and continued to hit it off. He soon had a cell phone sent to me on his plan so we could take advantage of the free mobile-to-mobile minutes, and we also talked through YIM using mics, text (of course), and sometimes a webcam. We met in person for the first time three months into it. Was really hard to leave him to go back home, lol.

It was a no-brainer for me to be the one to move. He had nearby family and a good job; most of my family had passed on while I was struggling to make ends meet. I had very little left to tie me down to the midwest. It was another eight months before I made that drive across the country . . . my car broke down halfway here but that's another story. :lol:

Anyway, I finally found the right guy. We've lived together for two years now and I've never regretted a moment of it. :dizzy:

Oh my god yay. :) Seriously, hearing that others have gone through all that AND come out on top and that their feelings of "Oh my god this guy might be the one" turned out to be validated....... TOTALLY makes me quit stressing. But only a tiny bit, mind you. ;) I'm too much of a stresser to NOT worry I guess. But still, it's heartening. :)

The significant other got a call from his big head honcho boss today and was told they're considering him (seriously) for a position at their California branch. Even if he doesn't get it this time (if he does, that means he'd be coming here in a month!!! :o), there's a heavy chance that within the next 6 months he'd be re-considered and sent here on a project.

He's absolutely on cloud 9 for sure.... like he'd be makin $70+ a year, AND we could be together (I never thought I'd see the day where California is only a hop, skip, & jump compared to how far I am from someone right now) more often.

I'm excited, yet freaked out at the same time.... This really puts a lot of my vacation plans up in the air, not to mention I'm SO not as far along in my diet as I wanted to be when I finally saw him in 4 months!! Argh! Still have 15lbs to go... :(

But man... it WOULD be so nice.... *sigh*

Crazy how the world works....

The funny thing is that I would LOVE to move to Cali. I just need the right support and reasons behind such a move at this point. I can't think of a better one, of course.

But, still, let's see where time leads.

The net thing has still been up in the air because he's been so busy, and me too.... and now we've got to wait and see what's going on with this work thing of his.

How've you been Sunshine? :)

Going on 7 years marriage here and all is well and dandy. :) Long distance relationships can work. I only saw my hubby for a total of...3 weeks between the time that we started dating and got married. lol We lived about a 14 hour drive from one another.

He's active duty Navy and sometimes he leaves for 7 months. Sometimes I've gone 30 days without hearing a word from him. Sometimes I felt like a "single mom", especially when in 7 months I allowed no one to babysit, even for a moment. When you live across the ocean from friends and family with a newborn and no hubby around, it can be lonely and frustrating. Lots of tears have been spilled. Every relationship has it's rough moments, whether you are together every second of the day or apart for days, weeks, months at a time.

As they say, sometimes distance makes the heart grow fonder. Even long distance relationships can have a happily ever after. It isn't the distance that ruins relationships, it's whether or not both hearts are really in the right place.

That.... is wonderful. :) And I agree..... if it was just about the distance, I think we would have given up a long time ago. But we love each other, way, WAY too much. We... complete each other. :)

Hey ladies... Just checking in on everyone. Its been a while since I have posted as I have been spending the month with the bf in Chicago. Im leaving Sunday and im having a hard time even thinking about leaving after spending another AMAZING month here. Its so hard and im so depressed and missing him already even though I haven't even left yet. What do you ladies do when you have to leave?

Oh and BTW Star im so happy for you and I know you will be just fine!

Thanks Pammy! :)

And yeah, Chicago IS pretty amazing during the summer! Just the winters that suck... *shiver*