Dating & Relationships: Trial by Distance

I believe I’ve spoken about maintaining individuality and spending time away from your partner, however, I can’t help but wonder that even when I’ve been in a relationship for half a year now, will I be able to pass the test of distance?

It’ll just be four days. I’ll be going off on a *political* road trip (part of media on a campaign caravan of a senatorial candidate), which means I’ll be on the road without my partner beside me and I’ll be doing my own thing. It’s a bit unsettling since, for the past few months, I’ve grown used to the fact that I can see him in a heartbeat if he or I want to. The last time we were apart was when he spent Christmas in the province with his family.

I have to admit that I am excited about this opportunity to further my career as a writer-slash-blogger in new media but, of course, it’s a bit hard doing stuff knowing that I’m leaving someone behind. The dilemma of attachments me thinks.

I reckon this sort of thing comes in every relationship and standing the test of distance may help make us stronger (that certainly sounded cliché-ish ) but regardless, this is something I need to learn. Not to detach but simply to be a little less dependent on the security of proximity.

Anyway, I’m sure this is an opportunity to learn something new — both on relationships and building careers.

What do you guys think? Any thoughts?