How to Convince Someone to Try a Long Distance Relationship

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: If you are good friends with the person

   A phone call every Thursday, a text every so often, seeing each other at least one weekend every month. , Don't spend all your time either seeing your partner or travelling.
   
   Keep seeing your friends, working, taking time to be by yourself. , Some people say if relationships are hard work, they're not worth it.
   
   However, long distance relationships are hard work.
   
   Determine whether you and your partner can work on it. , Trust is a big thing in a long distance relationship.
   
   You can cheat on your partner easily without them noticing.
   
   You'll have to trust each other to cope. , Travel can be hard but try not to collapse on the couch.
   
   Go out to dinner, catch a movie, whatever.
   
   This will make the relationship feel a little more.. normal. , You can try the relationship for a certain amount of time (longer than a week) and if it really doesn't work out, you can go back to being friends, no harm done.
   
   If it does work, you have yourself a relationship.
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   Step 2: assure them that you will try to get your friendship back if things end badly.

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   Step 3: Agree on ways of keeping in touch.

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   Step 4: Make sure the relationship doesn't take over your entire life.

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   Step 5: Be prepared for a little work.

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   Step 6: Know if you can trust her.

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   Step 7: Do things together.

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   Step 8: Ask the person if they wanna go on a "trial".

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