What do people think of long distance relationships?

[LittleGulliver]

I know heaps of people say they won't work but I think that people today are more connected than ever before. For example, email, facebook, skype, phones, mobiles, text chat. Plus it's easier and cheaper to get around the world that what it may used to have been.
Personally, I think they can work as long as there is trust, honesty, commitment and a perceived end to the distance. But what do other people think? Has anyone ever been in a LDR that ended positively?

[Lily]

I have been in a long distance relationship and I guess it went well, well that's what I think because my bf left to Oklahoma and we didn't see each other for a month, even though it wasn't that long of a time I really missed him, and yes there is a lot of things in which people can be connected (like the ones u mentioned) but its not the same..i mean I was able to message him and stuff but that didn't compare to being face to face with him. But, being in a long distance relationship with my bf, really made me see how much I love him, so I guess there is a good thing about it too..But personally i wouldn't like a long distance relationship anymore

[Apple al.]

Hello there.

I myself in LDR.It will take me 23 hours just to reach his place,
13 hours to wait just to meet him on the next day and 3 weeks to
wait for stuffs he sent to me.

LDR is very challenging because your are million miles away from your
partner.Remember,trust and communication are the key to a successful
LDR.You can simply say "I love you" but that won't help either if you
don't trust your partner.

Communication is the heart of this LDR.Communication is the 'kiss' and
'touch' to this LDR.The best thing about LDR is,you get to know your
significant other emotionally not physically.You know that he/she wants
you,your love and he/she truly accepts your flaws.You know he/she isn't
love you for your figure size/beauty or sex.

When people said that they broke up because of distance and commitment
issue,they're wrong.There are plenty of ways to communicate your partner.
E-mails,IMs,Webcams,Mails,Phones,Texts etc are ways to communicate.

Like me Everyday I'll drop him a short e-mail,there are times I can't meet
him due to working and he'll be at early morning that time so I will ask him
to sleep but I'll try my best to communicate with him.

We had ups and downs too,I left him twice but then when I think back..I love
him very much eventhough I haven't meet him in person.Now that I got the
bless and support from my dear family & friends,I assume I'll be seeing him
on 2015.

Although we're very far away to meet,I never once feel that far from him because
he sent me his shirt with his smell and I hug and sniff it until I fall asleep every night.

Never think that LDR is hard because even a normal relationship is also hard when
you don't have that trust and communication.