Long Distance Dating
There’s a familiar phrase that goes, ‘absence makes the heart grow fonder.’ If
there’s any truth to that, then being engaged in a dating scenario with someone in a
distant city should bring an almost guarantee of working out for the best.
But of course, that’s not necessarily the case. Long distance dating simply makes
geography an added factor to consider or overcome, along with all the other
considerations and issues that affect, and play a role in any dating relationship, whether
it’s established or just a dating one.
Let’s establish though what is considered to be long distance dating. It would
seem that any definition would or should have some reference to distance. But in defining
long distance dating, it’s also helpful to define the term ‘dating.’
Dating is defined in the dictionary as an ‘appointment that is made with a person
to meet for a social occasion.’ To add to this definition by incorporating expected norms
of society has regarding dating, such appointments are made on a reasonably regular
basis and serve the purpose of getting to know someone to form a closer bond that
becomes a romantic relationship.
Dating therefore involves an appointment between two persons to meet; such
meetings should occur fairly regularly and meetings should enable the choice to develop
a closer bond with a person.
Keeping the above definition in mind, long distance dating can therefore be
defined by the extent to which the above actions can or can’t take place. So for example,
two pairs of dating partners could live in two different but neighboring states, but only
one pair has what could be described as a long-distance dating experience.
That’s because they live in different cities in the neighboring states.
Consequently, one pair live in cities but are able to travel to see each other fairly
regularly, but the other pair live in cities where it isn’t easy or convenient
