Farunel wrote:
The distance killed most of those relationships. One of them was even in Brazil... I'm in Oregon. Funny enough, that relationship lasted about a year regardless.
Right now I don't have anyone but I am honestly not really looking, either. Long-distance was the one real way I could meet people thanks to my social... ineptness. But long-distance no longer sounds appealing. Neither does trying to meet people. But I have plenty of hobbies.
All 3 of my relationships were long distance too, none were in another country thou. Both my exes lived in Texas & I lived in Louisiana & me & my current live in Vermont. The distance was definitely a problem & a factor as to why my 1st two relationships fell apart. I wouldn't of been able to relocate for a couple years with my 1st girlfriend cuz of her age(she was 15) & I struggle with employment cuz of various mental & physical disabilities. I guess our relationship lasted about half a year but we were online friends a while before she told me she liked me. We met on a forum. I met my 2nd 8 years later on this forum. She was 19 & in college & dependent on her parents for financial assistance. Her parents were hard-core conservatives & didn't want us being alone together so I wasn't allowed to go to her apartment which meant I had to go to her parents house. They would of cut her financial assistance off if we defied them & my disability benefits aren't enough for me to afford an apartment & other expenses without other assistance. That relationship also lasted about half a year. I also met my current on this forum not too long after the 2nd relationship ended. She read a lot of my posts & sent me a PM. She was much more of a lurker than a poster. We moved in together after about 8 months & I had taken a couple trips up here for a couple weeks at a time & she had taken one trip down. Her lease was running out & we got a new place. She's also disabled but has housing assistance in addition to other things. I was very willing to relocate cuz I felt trapped living with my parents.
When I was single I struggled majorly to get a girlfriend & never got a single date. I tried various ways to meet women offline & online. I think being disabled was a big factor as to why I couldn't get someone along with my ret*d social skills. I had no luck even when I was working but I was working minimum wage type jobs.
Yeah, it's rough going long-distance. By the time it was plausible for me to actually go out and visit people, it was a bit too late for any of my relationships. And even just last year I was more or less willing to move for someone. But now I've decided I want to stay where I am. Long distance just doesnt make sense anymore. It just sucks, since I can't make friends. Or won't, depends on your definition I guess.