get on the internet

i’ve lived with two people in long distance relationships and listened to plenty of drunk people give me their opinion about long distance relationships, and i can tell you this; that phone business is a killer. for some reason, everyone is under the impression that speaking on the telephone once a day or once a week is the key to maintaining a long distance relationship. everyone is wrong. talking on the phone is a chore. you have to take all this time out of your day, stop what you’re doing, come up with a steady stream of things to say, and then it’s over. it’s no wonder people get tired of doing it. apparently people don’t realize the internet is there. instant messaging is a miracle; no joke. you’re at work, or you’re just wandering around your apartment with AIM opened, and for as long as that’s going on, you’re open to conversation. you can start and stop as you please without worrying about awkward silences and that “i’m supposed to say something now because it’s our designated hour” deal. now, we have the advantage of both constantly being on the internet, so we end up talking regularly for about 12 hours a day, ever day, without interrupting our regular activities – but you can maintain pretty close communication even if you only talk for a a few hours every day. if that isn’t a shining demonstration of how easy it is to carry on a long distance relationship without a lot of hassle, then i don’t know what is. put your phone down for a second and log on.