One of the pros of having a long distance relationship is when you meet someone in another province, state or country you must take the time to get to know one another before you meet. It's not like it is a 30 minute drive away and you can go home if it isn't working. It moves at a slow pace, which is good if you like the idea of dating but not moving too quick.
Once you know one another well enough to contact by phone this, and your computer, will be your "life line" in many ways. Hearing one another is the next best thing to actually being together. The other option is to get a web cam or join an online live dating membership website where you can talk and see each other over the computer. This will allow you to feel that you are. This allows you to feel like you are somewhat together.
Being away during a long distance romance can be a good thing, or bad, depending on the relationship you would have. Longing for someone gives us such a rush when we finally get to see them again. It is almost like a high. But if you are the type of person that needs someone around at least when you go to bed and to wake up to in the morning, long distance may not be for you. Also, there is always the chance that one of you may meet someone local during the time you are away.
There are many benefits to meeting someone at an online dating site within your own local area. Even though you may spend a great amount of time communicating through the dating membership site, you know, in the back of your mind, the chances are great you will meet. One of the downfalls is that you may not be as careful or cautious as you should be before you meet.
Please do read the precautions I have outlined in the Oneline Dating Security. These tips cover many of the issues you will face in the beginning.
Let's take you to the point of first meeting since I am sure you have read the "about us" page. This is an incredibly exciting time, for both of you. Again, remember first time should be a public place.
When you meet, you have to be prepared for a couple of things, one is that the picture you have seen 'may' not be the person you see. Personally this has not happened to me, but it has to people I met through online dating and when I was a moderator of a chat. Also, as in any first meeting, you just never know if there really is "chemistry" until you actually physically meet. In a local online relationship, it is a bit easier as you can basically just acknowledge that it simply isn't there. Hard if one feels it but the other doesn't. It's one of the facts you need to face BEFORE you meet.
Should the meeting go well and you want to continue seeing each other, just keep in mind that the intensity of the online courtship is very different from real life. You will be faced with real life issues that may not have come up online.