long-distance relationship
Love across miles
A long-distance relationship is a romantic partnership where the people involved live far enough apart that regular in-person contact is difficult or impossible.
The term usually implies significant geographic separation—different cities, countries, or time zones—rather than merely living across town: We did long-distance for two years before she moved here.
Often shortened to LDR in casual contexts.
- telephone callSpoken exchange via handset
- toll callBilled telephone connection
- romanceLove and its excitement
- love lettersRomantic written messages
- partnershipShared business arrangement
time zones · telepresence · commitment · video calls · connection · texting · immigration laws · trust · trust issues · communication · affection · travel expenses · loneliness · military deployment · misunderstandings · missing you · emotional intimacy · patience
- living arrangementscohabitation, roommates, housemates, shared housing, house share
- cross-border marriageinternational marriage, cross-cultural marriage, foreign spouse, intermarriage, mixed marriage
long-distance relationshipliving together
Sharing a dwelling
cohabitation · domestic partnership · shacking up · nesting · playing house
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