Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage? (153)

Dec 27, 2011 3:53 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
jono7: LOLOL... i could take you up on that! lol
and by the time you've finished pedaling to 2I's, and visit for a while, then peddle across canada..just think about what great shape you'll be in .
the perfect time for a painting....grin
lol

ps. it's winter in canada...better bring chains for your bike...grin


Sounds like a plan to melaugh No snow in Mississauga yet but it's wet grin
Dec 27, 2011 3:53 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
jono7: lol...
2I, just saw this..
you can fly here, i hear it's a bit faster than peddling, and bring some needles...grin
we can both paint...grin
I try to paint...but i am not that good..but i enjoy it.teddybear
Dec 27, 2011 3:56 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Ur_Knight
Ur_KnightUr_KnightWindsor, Ontario Canada10 Threads 2,176 Posts
2intrigued: Sounds like a plan to me No snow in Mississauga yet but it's wet


Unfortunately, I think some is coming your way... blues

But...

*I didn't do it!!!* laugh
Dec 27, 2011 3:56 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
jono7
jono7jono7Out West, British Columbia Canada3 Threads 8,017 Posts
time4fun4u: I try to paint...but i am not that good..but i enjoy it.


i'm in the same boat....i just enjoy it...

but 2I and i will be painting....you've already volunteered to model. lolol...and we are VERY slow painters....grin
Dec 27, 2011 3:57 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
jono7: i'm in the same boat....i just enjoy it...

but 2I and i will be painting....you've already volunteered to model. lolol...and we are VERY slow painters....grin
grin I like the sound of that grin
Dec 27, 2011 3:59 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
2intrigued
2intrigued2intriguedMississauga, Ontario Canada11 Threads 18,576 Posts
Ur_Knight: Unfortunately, I think some is coming your way...

But...

*I didn't do it!!!*


Yeah, a rain and snow mix with an accumulation of 1 cm...I can live with that laugh hug
Dec 27, 2011 4:01 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Dan_The_Man
Dan_The_ManDan_The_ManWestlake, Ohio USA2 Threads 2 Polls 23 Posts
time4fun4u: I try to paint...but i am not that good..but i enjoy it.


There's a picture being painted in my imagination. Not the one I wanted to see, lmao! rolling on the floor laughing
Dec 27, 2011 4:02 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Ur_Knight
Ur_KnightUr_KnightWindsor, Ontario Canada10 Threads 2,176 Posts
shock pointing Trying to shake the mental image
Dec 27, 2011 4:05 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
Dan_The_Man: There's a picture being painted in my imagination. Not the one I wanted to see, lmao!
rolling on the floor laughing cheers
Dec 27, 2011 4:06 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
time4fun4u
time4fun4utime4fun4uAlicante, Valencia Spain18 Threads 1 Polls 10,066 Posts
Ur_Knight: Trying to shake the mental image
tongue cheers
Dec 27, 2011 4:10 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
cynicalorange
cynicalorangecynicalorangeBristol or Dortmund, Somerset, England UK27 Threads 5 Polls 1,897 Posts
Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?


I will get back to you on that, but I can say that a relationship can work over a distance of nearly 700 miles grin
Dec 27, 2011 4:11 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
trahernms
trahernmstrahernmsArdmore, Oklahoma USA1 Threads 20 Posts
Dan_The_Man: That is a good point, people need not take care of their belongings anymore because they can afford to buy another. Too bad that has transcended to relationships as well. I take pride in the things that I own, I take care of them and repair them when they're not working. I think of a relationship in the same way.

A like the thought of a long-distance dating/going steady relationship. You write and text alot of your conversations, which presents a perfect forum for honesty and openness. Your mostly alone during the process - except for the occasionl visits - however; your alone now. lol Then there's skype. If everything feels right, then you make it permanent:)
Dec 28, 2011 10:50 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
bettybloo
bettybloobettybloowest yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England UK5 Posts
3 quarters of the people who responded say yes ... That's pretty good odds dude ;0)
Dec 28, 2011 10:52 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
cloud747
cloud747cloud747winnipeg, Manitoba Canada130 Threads 27 Polls 2,947 Posts
bettybloo: 3 quarters of the people who responded say yes ... That's pretty good odds dude ;0)


yessss
Dec 28, 2011 10:53 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
Dan_The_Man: I believe that if you find true love from afar, then distance is irrelevant as it provides even more time and allure to truly get to know the person.
I think they can, but may not.
Dec 29, 2011 10:22 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Dan_The_Man
Dan_The_ManDan_The_ManWestlake, Ohio USA2 Threads 2 Polls 23 Posts
bettybloo: 3 quarters of the people who responded say yes ... That's pretty good odds dude ;0)


Very Good Odds! ;0)
Dec 29, 2011 10:22 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Dan_The_Man
Dan_The_ManDan_The_ManWestlake, Ohio USA2 Threads 2 Polls 23 Posts
bettybloo: 3 quarters of the people who responded say yes ... That's pretty good odds dude ;0)


Very Good Odds! ;0)
Dec 29, 2011 10:25 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Boy67
Boy67Boy67Cyprus, Limassol Cyprus379 Posts
bettybloo: 3 quarters of the people who responded say yes ... That's pretty good odds dude ;0)
agree.thumbs up
Dec 29, 2011 1:57 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Dani21
Dani21Dani21salvador, Bahia Brazil3 Posts
yes because I have three friends married to foreigners and they met on the Internet
it makes me believe that anything is possible
Dec 30, 2011 5:31 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Silverado552
Silverado552Silverado552ELKINS, West Virginia USA1 Posts
Dani21: yes because I have three friends married to foreigners and they met on the Internet
it makes me believe that anything is possible




peace head banger
Dec 30, 2011 5:49 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
justme2438
justme2438justme2438Jakarta, Indonesia1 Threads 36 Posts
Dan_The_Man: I believe that if you find true love from afar, then distance is irrelevant as it provides even more time and allure to truly get to know the person.


I'll tell u when i meet him as we plan for it and figure out things together and so far he made me see what's love with his big heart. kiss
Dec 30, 2011 6:09 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
Dmire
DmireDmirekingston, Kingston Jamaica20 Threads 2 Polls 508 Posts
Dan_The_Man: I believe that if you find true love from afar, then distance is irrelevant as it provides even more time and allure to truly get to know the person.
yes it is possible but depends on the individuals.Not all will be good because the are far away.
Jan 2, 2012 8:34 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
doberman3
doberman3doberman3Clarksville, Tennessee USA25 Threads 1 Polls 1,838 Posts
Time: Make sure your GPS is set up right, would hate to see you bike more than necessary.
Have an interview, with your first love, then set your GPS to Virginia.

Last stop before back before heading home, to you should have a good talk to a bartender over the good vs bad points over 2 new loves. Have a few beers before talking to your new Mother-in the the next day.

Full plan of activites to find a new wifth.
Jan 3, 2012 11:28 PM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
carenza
carenzacarenzanear the sea, South Holland Netherlands82 Threads 1 Polls 3,113 Posts
YouMeUs: It's the amount of work we put into a relationship that makes all the difference. The value is what we each percieve...if you go into a marriage with a single thought that it may not work, it will not work. Anyone feeling that way should not get married. But does that also apply to living together? Or is it just about a piece of paper that turns some off? What about a symbol to let others know you're in a relationship? Married couples usually wear rings to let others know they're taken. What does a couple living together have to let others know they're taken?



I'll try to explain. but keep in mind, I am talking from a dutch point of view, it might differ from yours.
I agree with you when you say that it is the amount of work you put in a relationship.
for that, I don't need a marriage certificate. If I end up with somebody, I'll go for it, certificat or not.
it's just that I've seen so many couples who were madly in love and got married. peeps around them thought it was a great match and everyone lived happily after after.
but what happened a few months or years later?
routine set in, both parties relaxed because they reached the target...the marriage...and didn't work on their relationship anymore. they abalienated from each other, but were binded by the certificate.
so, I wondered, what good is a certificate for? if you step into marriage without really knowing what it's all about? and I've seen so many peeps do it...

perhaps it's a state of mind...not being married but in a relationship still provides the feelling of personal freedom, a member of a union but not tied for life...
if the relationship is good, both parties will choose each other no matter what, till death do them part.

to me personally, the certificate means nothing. but never say never, maybe one day I will look at it differently.
I can't imagine it now, but there is a possibility I meet someone I REALLY REALLY want to marry.
and mind you....IF I ever marry, it would be the one and only time I do it.

there are so many ways to express you're taken. first of all, by conduct. If my partner occupies my mind, body and soul, there is no room for someone else.
I don't need a ring for that. but here in the netherlands, a couple may wear rings, even though they are not married.
or they have a tattoo with the same symbol on their bodies...my friend and her, now husband, tattoed a diamond on their fingers.
and I know of a couple who had their buttom tattoed; he on his left cheek the word peper and she on her right cheek the word salt.
nobody but intimate friends knew about it.

hope I answered your question YMU...


lips
Jan 4, 2012 12:29 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
mustbnutz
mustbnutzmustbnutzKingman, Arizona USA33 Threads 5 Polls 3,730 Posts
Dan_The_Man: I believe that if you find true love from afar, then distance is irrelevant as it provides even more time and allure to truly get to know the person.



Absolutely without a doubt.cheers
Jan 4, 2012 12:32 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
shortnsweet61
shortnsweet61shortnsweet61duluth, Minnesota USA3 Posts
Yes, but it is hard to "fall in love" with someone until you actually meet them in person- my view
Jan 4, 2012 12:40 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
mustbnutz
mustbnutzmustbnutzKingman, Arizona USA33 Threads 5 Polls 3,730 Posts
That is why they invented the airplane. Go forward and meet.cheers
Jan 4, 2012 12:57 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
carenza: I'll try to explain. but keep in mind, I am talking from a dutch point of view, it might differ from yours.
I agree with you when you say that it is the amount of work you put in a relationship.
for that, I don't need a marriage certificate. If I end up with somebody, I'll go for it, certificat or not.
it's just that I've seen so many couples who were madly in love and got married. peeps around them thought it was a great match and everyone lived happily after after.
but what happened a few months or years later?
routine set in, both parties relaxed because they reached the target...the marriage...and didn't work on their relationship anymore. they abalienated from each other, but were binded by the certificate.
so, I wondered, what good is a certificate for? if you step into marriage without really knowing what it's all about? and I've seen so many peeps do it...

perhaps it's a state of mind...not being married but in a relationship still provides the feelling of personal freedom, a member of a union but not tied for life...
if the relationship is good, both parties will choose each other no matter what, till death do them part.

to me personally, the certificate means nothing. but never say never, maybe one day I will look at it differently.
I can't imagine it now, but there is a possibility I meet someone I REALLY REALLY want to marry.
and mind you....IF I ever marry, it would be the one and only time I do it.

there are so many ways to express you're taken. first of all, by conduct. If my partner occupies my mind, body and soul, there is no room for someone else.
I don't need a ring for that. but here in the netherlands, a couple may wear rings, even though they are not married.
or they have a tattoo with the same symbol on their bodies...my friend and her, now husband, tattoed a diamond on their fingers.
and I know of a couple who had their buttom tattoed; he on his left cheek the word peper and she on her right cheek the word salt.
nobody but intimate friends knew about it.

hope I answered your question YMU...
Thank you, Carenza, and I agree with what you've said! Well thought out post. thumbs up
So it really boils down to how the couples maintain the relationship, living together or married. And I think that, as you've stated, 'routine sets in' sometimes a couple may grow apart because the 'thrill' is no longer there.
Could that be why so many are reluctant to get back into another relationship?
I dunno, but as for myself, I prefer to keep the thrill or honeymoon alive throughout the relationship, be it living together ot marriage. Leave the routine to whatever job(s) we work in making a living.

With the living together status symbols, I haven't seen many couples wearing rings though I have seen the matching tatoo's, though very rare. But it can be a bit embarrassing not knowing someone is in a living together relationship and flirting with them, and then find out afterward. laugh
Jan 4, 2012 2:50 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
langleygirl
langleygirllangleygirlWestlock, Alberta Canada70 Threads 8,202 Posts
Dan_The_Man: I believe that if you find true love from afar, then distance is irrelevant as it provides even more time and allure to truly get to know the person.
Think anything is possible as long as both are willing to try. It can hinder, but it can be overcome.
Jan 4, 2012 3:19 AM CST Do you believe a long-distance relationship could lead to marriage?
ejobes
ejobesejobesBatemans Bay, New South Wales Australia3 Threads 26 Posts
DBguy: Anything's possible and it has been done here several times


I know 2 families of friends that met on a dating site.. They are married ....happy and have wonderful kids... They are the lucky ones...
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