Long Distance Relationship

Many people think that long distance relationships are hard to keep, or even impossible to embark on. In truth, distance does put strain unto so many forms of human relationships because people are afraid to be “out of sync” with the people they once shared their lives with hand in hand. Time zone differences can confuse and disrupt the little things they once had and held close to their hearts. What happened to calling every night before bedtime… If one party was finished with a day’s worth of work and the other was just ready to start his day?

But I’d like to think that distance isn't just physical distance calculated by the miles and metres. Distance, as elusive as I paint it to be, refers to the spaces created by the heart when it strives to break free and escape from what it once held close to. Every day we are living with distances greater than the physical – We distance ourselves from estranged friends whom we can no longer legitimately care for; we distance ourselves from the causes we used to believe so strongly in; we distance our actions in reality from the big dreams we conceive in our little heads.

What if long distance relationships are actually causes for celebration? Of the momentous joy from surprise letters in the mailbox; of technologically handicapped parents downloading fancy smartphone applications just to hear from you every now and then; of the consolation that someone will always be there for you with open arms back home and that they miss you just as much as you yearn for them. That while everyone is growing at a different pace in a different direction, there will always be a time to pause, rest and reunite.

This is why long distance relationships will always be something beautiful.

Here’s to all who are in the midst of long distance relationships with your family, friends and lovers (and pets). Distance is not a deterrent – It’s determination.

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 The bf shared this with me, and it really gave me more courage and motivation in this relationship that we both started - that i wanted. i dont regret starting it and putting myself on a ldr, waiting for him to come home to me once or twice a year. he promised that he would keep what he said and put in the effort. and i made promises to myself to, that i wont give up even if the skies are dark. (Jason Marz). Lets see how this pans out.

The Unexpected Meeting

As must as i didnt expect to hear that two of my close friends are talking shit about me behind my back,
i never thought i will get to meet you. through the hectic and ridiculous happenings of 3.1.

although we met in a place where both of us (said we) didnt want to be that day. i dont know if its coincidence or fate. and i feel that whatever happened there doesn't really count. but im glad i followed my intuition and took the offer for you to send me home.

and that's where everything started i guess.
lunch at the cbd area, both of us in formal.
the awkward holding of hands, and then we just couldn't let go.
i don't know why there is this sense of attraction even though you are a man of little words, and me a girl with too much words sometimes.
the silences we have doesn't feel awkward to me at least.
midnight movie that killed us both. leaving us so freaking tired the next day.
"why are you so far away from me"

thursday was bad because we met but we didnt talk. so i guess you were tired.
and then friday after your work. which i thought would be as bad bec we were distant.
but the hours we spent roaming bb felt like minutes.
i didnt even feel the need to hide that i was holding your hand and walking in a place where everyone knows me.

we are bounded by a timeline now. and i dont know how is this going to turn out.
i hope it turns out well because im done with games.

"you dont put love on a scale. you're either in love or not"
im not there yet though, because i dont know where do we go from here.