What Distance Defines a LDR Exactly

[scarlet]

ok.. maybe this will sound stupid but i need to make some things clear;

 

what is a ldr?

i mean obviously we all know what it is, but what i mean is how do you know if a relationship is ld? is there like a mile limit or smh?

 

i read many posts here and i admire how you people can carry on relationships while your s/o is like an ocean apart, or like 8 hours away from you...

 

my boyfriend and i live in different cities, but he is only 1.5 hours away. does this make this an ld? or i dont know, is there smh like "up to x hours it's basic relationship but after that it is ld"?

 

please dont mock me for asking

[Max Overclock]

The only thing that one really needs consider when trying to figure out whether a relationship is long distance or not, is whether each partner is in consistent physical contact with each other on a longterm basis. The time period will probably vary...but I'm thinking anything more than a couple weeks away, and it will cross the line from being SD and will go into the LD category.

 

I realize this is an arbitrary number. It's based on my ideas, not evidence to the actual number that society has placed on the whole question. In any event, it will become, I suspect, just that. Any number affixed shall be based only on an arbitrarily arrived upon value.

[HoldOn]

good question!

 

I guess if you're too far to visit every weekend, that's probably long distance.

 

I'm moving 2 hours away for school in one month and I'm pretty bummed about it.

 

But it's definitely the closest LD relationship one could have!

[Girly Girl]

My boyfriend is only about 1.5 hours away (well..really 2, but we both drive bery fast!), and we definitely say it's an LDR. He comes in almost every weekend, but a few times due to work for either of us, that's not possible (it's only happened about 4 times in 7 months).

 

I would say that if you can't just pick up and see your SO whenever you'd like to, and you rely more on phone/text/email/IM, then to me...that's an LDR.

 

I kneow we both we could just pop over to each other's houses at night or something like that where we could see each other more, but due to distance we can't...that's what makes it an LDR.