How to Make Your Long-Distance Relationship Work and Flourish : A Couple's Guide to Being Apart and Staying Happy

Relationships are tough, and putting ZIP codes, states, or even oceans between two people does not make things any easier. But as long as you're willing to try, your relationship can survive and thrive. How to Make Your Long-Distance Relationship Work and Flourish will help give your relationship the chance it deserves. This book includes information on how to:

• Establish the terms of your relationship

• Keep and build trust in each other and what to do when jealousy strikes

• When to schedule phone calls, and when and how often you should visit

• Keep open communication, establish realistic expectations, and balance emotional and physical intimacy

• Share travel costs and what to do when visiting in order to make the most out of your limited time together

• Make it easier when fights happen by communicating better with your partner and pick your battles

• Kiss and make up even when you are not in the same room

Whether you have started your relationship living apart or had to put distance between you due to a new job, military service, or going off to school, How to Make Your Long-Distance Relationship Work and Flourish is your key to making your long-distance relationship a close relationship after all.

Tamsen Butler is a freelance writer and editor. She is the personal finance blogger for Banks.com, as well as the featured expert for LoveTo-Know.com s Ask the Mortgage Expert. She has also written for TheBudget-Fashionista.com as well as other fun financial sites. She has two vibrant children and stays busy with graduate school, writing, and volunteer work.