Post & Pic Credits: Anmol and Abhinav :)
In a world of dating apps where instant emotional/physical release is just a few taps away on your smartphone, do Long Distance Relationships have a chance of survival, or do people even consider them worthy of their time and emotions? Well, going by our story, you might even say, hell yeah!
Once upon a time in the summer of an ancient year, after having known each other for almost 10 months and when our friendship was at its peak, we drifted apart by thousands of miles between us when I moved to the USA to pursue my Masters’ degree. and it was on the cusp of turning into something more, we were separated. And it just hit both of us hard that we are no longer in the vicinity of each other and that’s when our already brewing relationship made the wheels churn towards commitment & love.
Yes, we both wanted it!
Of course, we were both unaware of what it would entail being so far away, living in two juxtaposed time-zones of the world, balancing our varied lifestyles, with me as a student and Anmol as a working professional! We cried we laughed, we fought, we pointed fingers, sorry…raised voices (as pointing fingers over a video call are not that feasible), we learned, we understood, we cared and ultimately loved each other. But our learnings were not over yet as things took another sharp turn when she moved to London to pursue her education. What followed was another cycle of brewing emotion which at times turned aggressive and it took quite some time to understand that we are missing each other’s company and that’s
what's causing up this turmoil of emotions within us!
All that churn and chaos within got transformed into that butterflies in the stomach, handshaking, and throat gulping kind of love-potion, every time we were about to see each other! Even though it was once a year, but that time and all the time leading up to the climax is a feeling that cannot be described! Now it’s been almost 4 years that we have been enduring this distance between us and it would be wrongdoing not to mention the plethora of apps, games, video platforms, and collaboration tools we have befriended in our journey so far. The recommendations of health experts and influencers to stay away from social media and keep the devices out-of-reach for optimal health couldn’t dissuade us from thoroughly consuming the features offered by each of the platforms and apps.
It has been a wonderful journey so far full of surprises, anguish, excitement, desperation among the numerous emotions felt and endured but all wrapped in the sheet of love. Through this time, we have come to understand each other and respect the priorities, dreams, and goals better. We know for sure, there is not going to be a shortage of challenges which life throws at you but by the grace of God, we believe we are better prepared to handle them boldly & gracefully, balancing the Yin with the Yang, together.
Having said that, living together for the first time in our lives, seeing and accepting one another’s daily lifestyle, is the imminent challenge we are aware of but we both are so looking forward to it.
Long-distance relationships are tough, they test our patience, want us to kick things around in frustration, force you to make faces when you are among the few people who are hanging out alone at parties even after being in a relationship. But if you love your partner to the core and have the grit to endure the tough times, it will be all worth it in the end.
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