Mutual effort
Each person in this situation has to do their best to make this difficult situation work. Without mutual effort, one can be left with a sense of neglect or disinterest. Especially since you can’t see the person and get body language readings on their interest. Both have to work like clock gears, one cannot work without the other working equally.
Communication
Communicating is vitally important. Not just once or twice a week. No, that won’t do. You will have to communicate every day and at least 3-4 times a day and especially at night before bed so that both of you can hear that “I love you” to keep sleeping. The more the better because this is replacing physical interaction.
Visit as many times as your budget allows
IMHO, it would take two strong people with the purest intentions to make a long distance relationship work without even seeing each other. A long period is understandable, but how long is too long? Do your best to see yourself as much as possible. This will help take the weight off the distance and help strengthen the absence makes love grow thing. You can find fairly cheap flights on Kayak.com. I have used them many times and was very happy.
Set standards early
Make your expectations clear before committing to a long-distance relationship. Set deadlines to communicate, have a good idea of who visits whom and when. They need more attention than if they were together, but it is possible to suffocate even at the greatest physical distance. Set limits in advance to avoid confusion or arguments. Arguments and disagreements are the worst for a long distance relationship. This brings us to the next point.
Don’t argue
You can kiss the relationship goodbye if this happens often. The distance between you can greatly influence and enhance any type of argument. Try to talk about disagreements, and if an agreement cannot be reached, don’t delay. Try to go ahead and get rid of the little things. If standards are set and agreed upon, you shouldn’t come across this too often.
Keeps the spark alive
We live in a great time in life where even long distance relationships can flourish to some extent. With the technology we have today like Facebook, Skype, instant messaging, and smartphone apps, it can seem like your love is there and you have access to them almost instantly. Use them to your advantage when thinking of creative ways to flirt and suggest. Send gifts, schedule a dinner to eat together while you video chat. It’s between the two of you and no one else, so give it a try.
No wedding plans (yet)
It’s easy to feel like you need to lock up your partner while you’re away because you think that will ensure monogamy. Or maybe your distance has brought you closer together and you feel like you need to secure it with a proposal. Don’t add any pressure to the situation that it doesn’t have to be. You are already in a complex situation being so far apart. Don’t add pressure and don’t accept pressure. Better to save it for when you meet.