Relationships Matter

"Long distance love" is part of life for millions of couples forced by circumstance to live apart. They're executives climbing the corporate ladder while sweethearts wait hundreds of miles away...students writing lonesome love letters & emails to their "hometown honeys"... millions of people connecting daily from afar via Internet dating sites . members of our armed forces who protect freedom worldwide...even Hollywood stars, trying to sustain a relationship while making movies in different countries. Millions of couples worldwide are coping with long-distance relationships, and that number is increasing daily. In Loving Your Long Distance Relationship Stephen Blake shares the best way to keep love hot, avoid mistakes, and escape temptation. He helps couples "stay together" while they're "apart". Blake explains: · What's behind the growing trend in lovers being separated · Fascinating stories of people living apart & making it work · How to cope with saying goodbye again and again · Why frequent letters, e-mail, and gifts work wonders · The key to preventing phone arguments · The emotional stages of a long-distance relationship · How long distance relationships differ for women vs. men · Warning signs that your relationship is ending

User Reviews about Loving Your Long-Distance Relationship

I bought 2 copies, one for me, one for my bf who's in another state... it helped up both not feel alone in this... pretty good book, tho not great. -- interesting

You can read the book in one evening's time. I agree with some of the other posts that it's not written in the most sophisticated language, the advice is not ground-breaking or research driven, but you get what you pay for. I wouldn't necessarily slam the book like some of the other buyers did. It's only 90 pages and it's about 7 bucks, and indicative of the cover subtitle it clearly reads "a personal experience by Stephen Blake". Mr. Blake never proclaims to be an expert or researcher...just a guy who had a couple of unsuccessful and successful attempts at LDRs. He wants to share his experiences with the world while simultaneously taking his mind off his loneliness by writing a book. It's admirable.

If you buy the book, certainly don't expect a host of new ideas or psychological jargon, but you will enjoy a quick read, and find that his book is a lot like having a real life conversation with someone. It's nice to see that a man was committed and in love enough to put his thoughts and feelings to paper.

I bought the book after having a huge disagreement with my long distance boyfriend about the frequency of our communication. I felt inspired enough by a couple of passages in the book to open up a very frank and honest conversation about my feelings. So, in my eyes, it was worth the cheap price and a few lines that I underlined.

What I did, and what I recommend is to buy this book in conjuction with other LDR books, or men-women communication books written by experts. This is definitely not a stand alone book for how to deal with your LDR, but it can be a nice supplement to other texts. -- It is, What it is.

This book helped to make me feel that I am not alone in my situation. I wish there was more information written on this subject. Until then, READ THIS BOOK! -- Hope that I am not alone