Brien and Isis, I'm sorry you've had such bad experiences.
I've actually done a semester apart from my boyfriend once. It sucked ass (for a lot of reasons, some not even having to do with our relationship), but at least with this business thing of his, we'll get to see each other every other weekend instead of once every three months.
I'm not concerned about affairs, because we have a really solid foundation of trust with each other. I'm only slightly concerned about communication issues. We've already been through the "What the hell are you writing about me on your blog?!" phase (which also sucked, lol), and we have Skype so we can talk for free just about every night. We also started playing World of Warcraft together so we have something to do as a couple while he's 2000 miles away. And we chat over G-mail while at work.
I guess the weirdest thing we've noticed so far is that we get into the dumbest fights the day/night right before he flies back. Why is that?
And yes, I do keep myself busy. I work extra hours so I can take some time off when he's home, and I've also started doing yoga 2-3 evenings a week, and running when I'm not doing yoga. Between that and everything else I have to do, I don't have a whole lot of time to get lonely (though sometimes I do).
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