tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post4451809587318140876..comments2023-08-18T19:57:30.372+10:00Comments on humanities researcher: In Which I Begin a Long-Distance RelationshipThis old world is a new worldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567163294720510335noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-30768564838367269482014-10-07T01:55:47.075+11:002014-10-07T01:55:47.075+11:00I will read his new book on urban sustainability w...I will read his new book on urban sustainability with a certain amount of cynicism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-42007471544009450002014-01-15T16:47:21.837+11:002014-01-15T16:47:21.837+11:00thanks for a great personal piece. You may find &...thanks for a great personal piece. You may find "skyping" a wonderful help. It's good to see the other person as well as hear them. May many good things emerge from your new L D R . Pa wesley Triggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-27743362855897537482014-01-13T22:39:10.568+11:002014-01-13T22:39:10.568+11:00I actually found myself envying you since my own s...I actually found myself envying you since my own situation would make this impossible.<br /><br />I think this just means that life is a richly varied (and bumpy) road and we all make and should enjoy our own particular 'normal'.Sarah RJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03879132906972115129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-74882392532962163532014-01-13T22:24:17.529+11:002014-01-13T22:24:17.529+11:00Hi Stephanie - you know we do the Montreal-London ...Hi Stephanie - you know we do the Montreal-London shuttle maybe a third of the year (not all, which saves us), and sometimes Paris gets thrown in too. There are real charms to this model, notably longing for each other and plotting places to meet. Also dull spots, but you can already imagine them. Things that help: being really clear with the calendars. Skype, obviously, and having skype be Katherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-53684744937556627062014-01-13T13:09:09.452+11:002014-01-13T13:09:09.452+11:00Lovely post Stephanie. I haven't done a LDR bu...<br />Lovely post Stephanie. I haven't done a LDR but I imagine there will be many wonderful things about it. I'm sorry I won't be around for the first half of this year to help Paul if he needs it, but please feel free to pick my brains about anything!Meredith Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977264379899180896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-45187635476070819092014-01-13T10:06:55.649+11:002014-01-13T10:06:55.649+11:00LDRs are not always easy but the catch-ups will be...LDRs are not always easy but the catch-ups will be nice. It's lovely to miss someone. And I am sure you will enjoy your own space and 'find' a few new or forgotten parts of yourself too!<br />Skype regularly (sometimes with a celebratory glass of wine) to avoid the tonal entanglements and missed messages of text/email. <br />There's nothing like a real face/voice tone/ability to Kelly Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31107360.post-11694038105735793392014-01-13T09:39:50.544+11:002014-01-13T09:39:50.544+11:00Stephanie, you tease you. What a crowd-pulling tit...Stephanie, you tease you. What a crowd-pulling title.<br /><br />You know my situation, which doesn't compare with yours in any way except for the long-distance bit, being infinitely more precarious, but it has endured for fifteen years. I recommend the 'last conversation before you turn out the light' as a regular thing, although if P refuses to have a mobile that could get a little Kerryn Goldsworthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11270814460793882309noreply@blogger.com