Yeah, the Te'o comparisons are inevitable. But with snapchat videos, Skype and the like, it's pretty easy to tell if you're being catfished now. Plus, I do know her, I used to go to school with her. But yeah, calling her my girlfriend before ever having sex with her would be ludicrous.
Who fucking Dey. Crown you done fucked up for not going to Honk Kong. Easily one of the coolest cities Ive ever been to.
Even before Dickbrain made it famous a year ago, for years legions of morons were considering "Internet relationships" to be on the level with a real, actual relationship. The line in that sand could swollow a Star Destroyer. They are not your girlfriend/boyfriend. They aren't even a friend. They're a pen-pal. Would somebody be in a relationship with Evel Kenieval because he responded to a fan letter they wrote to him? People will do ANYTHING to make themselves look more validated than they actually are.
Would you like some salt to go with my wounds? Make no mistake, I will journey to that city. Imagine a world where I could slam-dunk over everyone and the natives think you're a celebrity because you're from the West. My wife had a hard time leaving simply because of what a good time that city is. It has me written all over it. I like towns that don't let you sleep till sunrise.
This so much. In related news, y'all remember me mentioning ExH2 and his 32 years his junior girlfriend? Their love story is online now, where she blogs about why it's okay, and how wonderful it is, and why age is just a number. Very profound and worldly stuff for an 18 year old who's never been anywhere or done anything, let me tell you. There is a remarkable difference between 'online' and 'long distance' and I think many, many people get it confused.
I'm just going to stop you and and say "Hold on." I hate to be a dick, but no. Just no. I know you're abroad for work and etc, but we can't call that a relationship. That is a high communication courting process. That's like the shit you'd read about in old novels about two people writing letters to each other for months, then getting married the day after they meet. How long ago was 10th grade for you man? I wish the best for you, but there is no fucking way we can call what I'm doing and what you're doing to the same thing. And for the highest success rate, it would probably be the MOST HEALTHY line of thinking is to NOT call it a LDR for the sake of expectations. What the fuck are you going to do if someone brings girls to where you're at (regardless of the likelihood) and one wants to fuck? Are you going to say "Sorry, I'm in a relationship with a girl I haven't been in the room with for 16 years, and we reconnected over FB?" Let me reiterate just for the sake of conversation and my sanity. I lived in the same city as my girl for a year. We were good friends for the first 6 months before we started dating for the second 6 months. When she left for work, we knew once 15 month her lease was up and she logged a year+ of experience, she's throwing all her shit back into a truck and coming back. That and we see each other for a minimum of 4 days once a month in person. Now her friend actually pulled off a ridiculous LDR. She lived in Oregon, and he lived in Costa Rica, she met him on vacation. Over the course of 3 years they did this. The last 1.5 she was in Chicago, then Kansas. He finally got stateside like 6 months ago. The kicker was, due to his job in IT, he could come and stay a month at a time, but they would go 3 months without seeing each other. Now my other friend was introduced to some chick that was supposed to be a one weekend thing since he lives in LA and she live in Chicago. She told him some story I doubt is even true now that her job would possibly put her in LA, so they kept talking while this was in limbo for two months. It didn't happen, and now they are doing the Chicago to L.A. thing like once every 6 weeks and it has been miserable. Two hour timezone difference is a more of a bitch than you think, and they fight all the time (probably fight if they were in the same city because they're not a match). Worst part is, ZERO deadline. No idea when this shit is going to end. That is going to crush them.
The families on those Gypsy reality shows need to commit cult-esque mass suicide. What whorish, vulgar wastes of air these angry little sluts are. Do these family trees have even a twig in them?
My relationship turned long distance when I moved to Korea. I had been there for two weeks before by pure coincidence one of my friends saw her at a bar like an hour away from where we lived with another guy. He told me what he saw and asked if I needed proof (he took pictures of them making out) and looking back I should have said no. I will never date long distance again, which means I'm fucked as long as I stay in the chair force. Cheating is just way too common.
Yeah, I'm calling it an LDR for the sake of simplicity. We can't consider ourselves dating, because we're not. We've agreed that until we actually make sure we enjoy each others physical presence (when I come home on leave in June), fucking other people is something that's allowed, just don't talk about it. And there's nothing crazy in the works like a quicky wedding when I get back or anything. She has a 6 year old, and there's going to be a months long process of dating and hanging out before we even consider moving in together. But we're simpatico enough talking and video chatting that it's worth trying out when I get back. Even if that falls apart, it'll be a nice change of pace to do school and live near family for a year. So you're making the same points my Dad has made, but we've talked and planned for several possible outcomes. The nice thing is that I have a definite end-point to being here in the sandbox, and when I come back, I'll have enough money to give me options.
Cheating is not my bag but I also don't scold just anybody for it because its a context clusterfuck. However.... If you cheat just because you're away from each other for a few months, somebody is not all in. How hard is it not to have somebody climb up in your guts for a few weeks? You see, there is this thing called "pornography" and it isn't cheating, no matter what other people say.
PM me and I will. I'm not posting it here because I don't want it leading back here because of click landings.
At least be up front and admit you're unsure about how an LDR will actually work for you. If you can't do it, it's better to admit it than to run off the "what s/he doesn't know won't hurt" premise.
I forgot there was a dude on the 49ers with the last name of Kilgore. Best name in football? I think so.
When my wife and I met I lived in Mass and she lived in Virginia. We explicitly did not have a committed exclusive relationship for several months (though we were seeing each other via car/plane trips and fucking like rabbits) until she eventually moved to New England and we had a discussion about whether, and how, we wanted to move forward. Having had some LDR issues in the past I was very much against another one. Now, however, just about seven years later, if we had to be apart for some reason for a protracted period of time, we'd make it work. It would suck, but we have the foundation necessary.
Not familiar with that term, I had to look it up. Nope, she's a nurse and a single mom, and she hasn't taken anything from me, nor have I offered. Nor will I, until such possible time as we live together in a theoretical future.
Servicemember's rank wearing self entitled spouse who demands attention for the sacrifices s/he makes in the name of our country. Typically carries a Coach or Michael Kors bag, and blows through a paycheck before the deposit processes.
Don't forget about the Army/Navy/Air Force/Marine Wife - Toughest Job in the military bumper stickers or T-shirts that they sport. This species is most typically found in the local bars trying to pick up younger military guys who don't know any better at the local dive bar immediately after their husband's unit deploys.