Polls: Relationships

There are two types of long distance relationships:

1. When you meet, you live near each other, you begin a relationship, and then circumstances lead one of you to move away far enough that you can't see each other on a weekly basis. I am NOT asking about this type of LDR.

2. The second type is where you meet online, exchange texts, emails, phone calls, and clearly establish some romantic interest in each other. THIS is what I am asking about.

I have had the second type. I met a user on this site, who I will not name due to my respect for her. She is a beautiful lady who lives in Brazil, about 3,500 miles from my hometown. We talked, but not frequently, as she was somewhat shy, but we texted more frequently. I would have flown to Brazil to meet her, but this happened in 2020 - covid times. It became obvious that the international travel ban would not soon be lifted and there were some other factors that made me less hopeful about a future with her. We ended the regular communications and I have only heard from her sporadically since then.

I have a theory that shy people sometimes seek long distance relationships because they have an internal conflict: part of them wants to be in a relationship and part of them wants to run away from the idea. By finding a LDR, you can tell yourself that you are in a relationship without facing the prospect of actually meeting and dealing with all of the anxiety associated with that. But, of course, LDRs rarely materialize into real long term relationships. For most people, they are just a form of temporary "pretend" relationships.

What is your experience with LDRs?

If someone hasn't heard from their girlfriend/boyfriend despite attempts of reaching out, when should ghosting be remotely considered a possibility?

Muscle meaning not body builder but shredded
And height meaning in this case not many muscles at all and dad bod or skinny fat

What makes it better to you and what life are you currently living?

My girls a senior in high school ok? When we first got together she told me 1 night that she's slapped a few guys for some different reasons. I didn't say anything about it but I was thinking😏😏that won't be me cuz I'll block her hand if she tries. Now I'm not talking about hitting back ok? Well it's happened TWICE now at her house after school and yesterday it was in the kitchen. It's only half serious tho. I admit I'm a smartass sometimes but still wtf😕Well we were in the kitchen and I said something smartass and she's all uhhhh😮😮😮faced me and fr she's got a cute face so my mouth hung down and I froze. She goes whoooop-her right hand flips outside and hangs way tf out and I'm 😨😨😨cuz of how fast her hand is n how far she hangs it out. I can't block that😬can't even move! So I look at her face n my mouth falls open frozen. I got my face turned slapped easily. I was mad asf and left. I went by this karate class place n was looking in thinking about taking it so I can block her hand😗. But I left and walked away deciding not to because I didn't see any cute brunette chicks like her in there, I mean they dunno her... they'd get slapped easy asf by her too😒Should I admit to her I went by there and why and just say sorry for how I was?

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