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There_Goes_Trouble

Sailor Sam, I'm sorry for your friends loss, and for your sadness. It's hard when people are too far away to physically be with them but she will still take comfort from your support. She knows you're always on the end of that Skype button. The moral and emotional support you can give will be just as important over the next few weeks/months as any physical presence.

Lotus-eater

100 miles! That's absolutely nothing. Go, take the chance.

It might not work, but it just might. If you need to take a break every 20 miles, then do it.

A long distance relationship isn't easy, trust me I've been there, but it can work. I'm very glad you've offered to go.

Best of luck.

System

Go for it.

I had an 18 month relationship with someone who lived about that distance from me, neither of us drove so we relied on trains. I don't regret a moment of it Yes it can be difficult but we didn't even have things like skype etc then. But you manage. And when you do see them its even more special.

sapphireeye

Lotus-eater wrote: »

100 miles! That's absolutely nothing. Go, take the chance.

It might not work, but it just might. If you need to take a break every 20 miles, then do it.

A long distance relationship isn't easy, trust me I've been there, but it can work. I'm very glad you've offered to go.

Best of luck.

I agree, I go to university 140 miles away and could quite easily come home every weekend as the 2 hours feels like nothing. In fact next year I'm considering living at home and driving there for the 1.5 days a week I'm actually in uni.... The guy that I've just started dating lives near my home town so if things continue we're both going to have to make the effort to go that 140 mile trip when I'm at uni but it doesn't worry either of us because I do the drive home every couple of weeks anyway so that can just be increased if needed.

As an aside, one of my housemates is in a long term relationship with a man from Norway who she met when he was on an exchange year at university and he's now back in Norway and they make it work. Another housemate has spent the last couple of years living in Ireland while her boyfriend has been in London and now they're about 100 miles away and are really happy because it's the best they've had it in a long time, they're actually in the same country! I think modern technology like Skype means that you can talk to each other face to face so even though the physical contact isn't there it builds up the anticipation for when you do see each other!

LisaB85

SailorSam wrote: »

100 miles, she doesn't drive and i don't like driving long distances.
But i've offered to go.
In years to come we may laugh about our first date after a year of talking to each other.

I think at the very least you could be good friends and sounds like 100miles would be worth it to meet this friend, who knows what could happen but if you want to be with her go for it and support her.

Take your time and take breaks. I used to date a guy who drove from Bristol to Norwich every 2 weeks to see me and another who drove from London to Lincoln just to spend an hour with me.

Scotty1.7

I wouldn't mind a long distance relation ship.

Modern days a distance of 50-100 miles is nothing and if you both make the effort then it can work.

First message of the new year to me- a polite thank you for messaging, you sound like a really nice guy but I don't think our intrests would work out. Shocked is the word, a polite rejection!

jdp1970

SailorSam wrote: »

I'm feeling dead miserable.
I met a girl on PoF last Jan/Feb she lives to far away to meet but she's dead nice and we've moved on from emails to talking on Skype each night for at least an hour maybe two, i was looking forward to speaking tonight i was going to tell her about trying to flirt with Lisa on here and PMing someone else. I've just come off the phone from her, we were on for about 45mins and i didn't know what to say, her friend from when she first started work about 38yrs ago suddenly died this afternoon.
I'll phone again in the morning.
I felt so useless on the end of the phone, she needed someone to hold her hand.

Just tell her you are there for her..even if only at the end of the phone...

jdp1970

Lotus-eater wrote: »

100 miles! That's absolutely nothing. Go, take the chance.

It might not work, but it just might. If you need to take a break every 20 miles, then do it.

A long distance relationship isn't easy, trust me I've been there, but it can work. I'm very glad you've offered to go.

Best of luck.

Well said!

jdp1970

Scotty1.7 wrote: »

I wouldn't mind a long distance relation ship.

Modern days a distance of 50-100 miles is nothing and if you both make the effort then it can work.

First message of the new year to me- a polite thank you for messaging, you sound like a really nice guy but I don't think our intrests would work out. Shocked is the word, a polite rejection!

I sent a msg to a guy who replied and said "Sorry i have now met someone, after 2 years on here!!"

I replied and said "Oh well done" and he then told me all about his journey on POF. Similiar to yours Scotty!

They got engaged on Xmas Day!!
They live 80 miles apart....but he said he uses all his holiday allowance and long weekends to spend together.

i told him he should remove his profile then! LOL!
i think he has now...

LisaB85

I have put new pics up :eek: