This piece was originally published on The Sirens Rise, and was later edited slightly and promoted on The Huffington Post.
There is a look that those in long distance relationships know all too well: a head tilt accompanied by a sympathetic facial expression. This universal reaction to hearing the words “long distance” makes some sense. It does suck being in a different zip code or country than the person you love. Missing out on those little things that seemingly every other couple you know gets to do can wear you down. What the head tilters don’t know is that being in a long distance relationship can be amazing. Being involved with someone you actually love, rather than settling for somebody who happens to live nearby can be enough to make the miles meaningless, or at least bearable. Read more.