Statistics
Long-distance relationships during college: Statistics
An increasing number of college students have become involved in long-distance relationships thanks to better technology that is easier to access and simpler to use. In 2010, nearly half of all college students were involved in long-distance relationships, according to the Communication Research journal. The journal also predicted that 75 percent of college students would become involved in long-distance relationships at some point during their education.
Long-distance relationships require several adjustments in order to deal with the difficulties of spending less time together. If such adjustments are not made, 70 percent of long-distance relationships will end within six months, according to the director for the Center for the Study of Long-Distance Relationships.
With so many college students currently involved in long-distance relationships and an even higher prediction of college students who will become involved in one, the question becomes, how do these couples make it work? Can adjustments really be made within the daunting six-month deadline to deal with the distance or are long-distance relationships not worth the heartbreak at all? The only way to find out is to hear the stories of college students themselves who have been involved in long-distance relationships.
Two Hearts Apart 
Kiawna Brewster
September 12, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Hello,
I’m in California, attending CSU Sacramento, and I’m in a long distance relationship with a boy in Italy! We met during my senior year when he was a foreign exchange student, and are going on two years of distance now, with visits every four months or so. I think that what you are doing is amazing, I have wanted to start a support group at my school because there are so many people who are going through what we are and don’t realize that we truly aren’t alone in this. I would love to share my story on this site in order to offer possibly some more advice :)
Sincerely,
Kiawna Brewster
MegMcKendry
September 13, 2011 at 8:15 am
Hi Kiawna,
Nice to meet you! Your story is amazing and I would love to feature you on my blog. Please visit my page called “Share your story” and fill out the attached interview entitled “Currently in one.” Thank you! I’m very excited to feature your story on my blog! Thank you for commenting and for your support! And don’t forget to tell your friends about Two Hearts Apart!
Kiawna Brewster
September 14, 2011 at 12:46 am
I hope that you got my interview, I couldn’t figure out how to attach it as a file, so I couldn’t put my pictures on there! I could send them to you via email if you would like? I just couldn’t figure out how else to contact you!
Thank you!
Kiawna
MegMcKendry
September 14, 2011 at 5:22 am
Yes I did get your interview, thank you! I didn’t realize the text-box wouldn’t allow attachments. I have changed it so that interviews can now be pasted into the box. Thank you for bringing that to my attention! Yes, emailing the photos will be perfect! I will send my email address to the email address you provided. Thank you Kiawna.
Leslie
September 22, 2011 at 8:24 am
Great article
MegMcKendry
September 22, 2011 at 8:28 am
Thank you!
horizon43
September 27, 2011 at 12:43 pm
This blog is very helpful to me. I often feel I am alone, only to realize there is a whole crowd of people out there in the same situation as me. Check out my blog :) http://delongheather.wordpress.com/
Meg McKendry
September 28, 2011 at 9:43 am
You are definitely not alone! So many people are in long-distance relationships. I really liked your blog. The 10 reasons you wrote why long-distance dating is so difficult are so true and very relatable! Would you like to share your long-distance relationship story on my blog? If so, I can provide a link to your blog so others can read it. Thanks.
amandidahlah
September 28, 2011 at 3:20 pm
I opened up an LDR blog on WordPress about a year ago, but I had such a hard time finding other WordPress bloggers. So glad to see that I’ve finally found another LDR blog!
Meg McKendry
September 29, 2011 at 12:12 am
I love reading other LDR blogs! Thanks for sharing yours. I’m glad you found my blog. Each Friday, you can look forward to a new LDR story featured on my blog!
Amanda Guerrero
October 6, 2011 at 8:36 pm
That means…tomorrow! Quite excited to see what you have in store
amandidahlah
September 28, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Check out my blog too: longdistanced.wordpress.com
johnykit25
May 4, 2012 at 4:03 am
I have been in a long distance relationship for two years and the some now because my girl had to move 2000 miles away for school. We are not engaged to be married. We knew what we wanted from before, we all doing our part making sure things are staying interesting. If anything we have grown even closer then before. The only distance that stands in between us right is the how far my love goes for her. But I do understand your situation.
One thing we do is distance date, I know this may sound weird but my fiancee and I know have skype date and TV Night. We I turning the TV face the computer towards the TV and we watch whatever we have to watch and have a date that way. Many people won’t think of doing that but we do.
Meg McKendry
May 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm
Skype dates are great! I love the idea of TV nights, too! Thanks for sharing your LDR story and don’t forget that the distance isn’t forever. Love each other and distance won’t matter. Good luck to you and your girlfriend.
DJ
May 22, 2012 at 10:36 am
Currently im in a LDR that is soon coming to an end, not the relationship aspect but rather the distance, so it is true that the distance aspect doesn’t last forever. I am so excited because we finally decided that it was time to tie the knot and since I can do my last year of med school pretty much anywhere I decided I would do it near my soon to be hubby. LDRs are hard but can totally be worth it if you stick with it.
Meg McKendry
August 18, 2012 at 8:48 pm
That’s great! And congrats on tying the knot! I;m really glad to hear that you and your soon to be hubby made it through the distance. If you’d like to have your story featured on my blog, let me know!
MarYle
August 16, 2012 at 3:33 pm
Hey, I’m currently in a long distance relationship and I think he’s the ONE! :D
I haven’t felt like this for anyone before and now I feel like I love him even though he lives so far away! I’m from the UK and he’s from the Philippines, I was born there and went to school with him and I had a huge crush on him then but never actually told him as I was quite shy and a lot of girls liked him too and I knew I had no chance, then I had to moved here in the UK to study. In 2009 I went back for a vacation and thought I saw him, in front of me, staring, but I doubted that it was him so I ignored it, and in about 2 years later I found him on Facebook, and there we were talking to each other, remembering each other and then in January 12 2012 (his birthday) he told me he really likes me and I was quite shock and I liked him too but I said that we’ll have to wait cos’ I don’t really want to be in a LDR as I didn’t believe it would work. But then, by FEBRUARY the 14th, he asked me if I could be his gf and I said YES! thinking, I’ll give it a try and now were together for 6 months! I can’t believe it! And by the way, the guy I saw in 2009 was really him! When we told each other we were really shock! I mean we’ve been through a lot, good and bad, but you know? Long distance relationship could actually work if you believe in each other. Were going to be together next summer and hopefully he’ll wait for me, he’s the best thing I’ve never had and I love him so much! :)
Yours sincerely,
MarYle<3
Meg McKendry
August 18, 2012 at 8:51 pm
That’s great advice, MaeYle! I definitely agree that LDR couples need to believe in each other and most of all, trust each other. A relationship can never work if there’s no trust. That’s really exciting that he might be THE ONE! And what a great story of your relationship starting! Thank you for sharing!
Camera C. Gibson
September 20, 2012 at 5:09 pm
I myself, am dealing with this situation, but it is not as much distance as a person would think. We are in the same state, just two totally different cities. We have been together for a year already so we were already willing to make the steps to keeping our relationship together. We talk every single hour of the day, skype, and even go back to our hometown on the same weekend.
minusbar
March 29, 2013 at 8:20 pm
I’m currently involved with a long distance relationship with a girl who lives in another country. We’re nearing our 3-year anniversary and are planning to try and meet for the first time for that occasion. However, it’s proving difficult with our financial situations. If you, or anyone else is interested, we setup a Indiegogo offering souvenirs in exchange for financial assistance in helping make our first in person encounter a reality. This is the link if anyone’s interested: http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-give-love-a-chance/x/2814109?c=home
FatCha18
December 23, 2013 at 4:50 am
your story is really great :) and also really helpful thanks a lot! here is our story (if anyone is interested to read ) :D http://fatcha18.blogspot.com
179.253.26.23
December 23, 2013 at 1:34 pm
Make sure you have free time to call your partner or have planned out other promises you
make. Some tend to fade over time if the couple allows it, others
end mutually, while in some, one person in the relationship chooses to end it without a confrontation.
It’s difficult to make a phone assignation when for one of
you it’s 3 o’clock in the morning.
Chris
July 31, 2014 at 11:41 am
My girlfriend and I heard of the 6 months statistic, and being a long distance couple ourselves wondered whether we would make it. We did, but you definitely have to shift a lot of what you expect in a relationship. You can’t always be there for each other, or see each other as often as you would like. That said, LDRs are definitely worth it for the right person.
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Cathy
March 3, 2019 at 12:39 am
Being in a long distance relationship is never easy. I was in a long distance relationship too and last December 2018 we finally closed the distance. We were in a long distance for almost 1.5 years and I’m very lucky because we’re together already. In my own opinion and based on my own experience, for you to have a successful relationship, you need to have an open communication, trust and
Loyalty and for sure you will have a successful relationship.