3 Signs You Are Ready for A Long Distance Relationship

A long distance relationship very often can take a toll on the couple if not handled with care. The partners tend to be more sensitive with their own feelings and negative emotions are easily felt and much too often, being amplified more than a relationship without the distance factor. Before you enter into one, you can use the following signs as a benchmark to consider if you are prepared for such a relationship.

I Love My Creator and Myself

You can be in control of a lot of things, but having that love for our Creator and self would help to navigate your feelings away from dependence, expectations and sad/angry feelings. When you develop that love, you would be assured of less worry and the strong positivity that everything happens for the best, and our Creator would know what's best for us in any given situation, hence prepare us for any ripples or waves in the relationship..

I Am My Own Person

A relationship is not about 'completing' the other, it is about 'complementing' the other. You are still a living person with your own life before this relationship, and it is because of your identity and character that your partner is attracted to you. So even when he or she is away, life still goes on as usual,

I Am Mature - Respect, Commitment and Trust

You have this mutual respect for each other's space, committed to do your best for each other and trust each other. Respect and commitment can easily be formed, but trust is something that you will have to build throughout the journey in the relationship.

I Am Forgiving

This is a very important sign to point whether you're ready or not for the relationship because without forgiveness, trust cannot be built, respect destroyed and you become less committed to the person just because of a mere mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. You make mistakes and sometimes so would he/she. Without forgiveness, you cannot move on when things get a little rough and this can be detrimental in the long run.

Raihana, also known as Hanna in the blogosphere, is a Certified Master Coach in Behaviour and happily married to a Moroccan. They survived a long distance relationship and now Raihana uses her experience to help others improve their relationships, especially long-distance, sharing her experience and lessons learned from her own journey. You can download her FREE report, The 5-Letter Word That Saved My Long Distance Relationship at http://raizaman.com/longdistancerelationship.

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