iamtheeness asked:

For a blog post, perhaps: If I’m not mistaken, you and Josh in two different cities most of the time. I’d love to see how you make the relationship work (I’ve had states in between… it’s not easy!

It’s true, Josh lives 2 hours away from me, and this has been the case for more than a year. We spent the first year of our relationship together, in the same town, although on opposite ends. I don’t think I would mind that 12 minute drive nearly as much these days.

We see each other almost every weekend. Most of the time I go up there, but sometimes he comes down to see me. His parents live in the same town as I do, so he has a place to stay (I live with my parents, so that really wouldn’t work. Also, Josh is allergic to cats, which prevents him from spending an extended time at my house anyway), and for his son to stay. It’s easier for me to go up there. I do a lot of driving for that, but I don’t mind. I love the town, and KU, and everything about being up there, and I could practically drive that route in my sleep (not recommended).

During the week, we text each other all the time, there’s gchat on some days, and we call each other every night. When we lived in the same city, he was in school and working for the majority of that time, so we had a similar arrangement then too, so we were kind of used to it already. Although if we wanted to, we could see each other almost any time, which isn’t the case now.

Obviously, being in the same town would be ideal, but because of work and other circumstances, we’ve had to live apart the past year. I’d say it’s working out well. It’s not too terribly long of a distance, and when we see each other, it’s even more special. Yes, that’s a cliche. It’s also the truth.