Can You Make It Work Long-Distance?

Take this quiz to find out if you're prepared to cope with the geographical divide and the strains of maintaining closeness while being far apart.












Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great.
- Roger de Bussy-Rabutin




1. Typically you send ___ letters a week to your girl/guy.
3-4
1-2
0

2. You have enough time to send ___ emails a day.
4+
2-3
maybe 1

3. When arguing becomes the norm on the phone, your patience:
strains, but you know it will work out.
disintegrates-you are so tired of fighting.
what patience? You can't imagine one more fight.

4. If you had an extra $400, you would:
grab the first flight to spend the weekend with your honey.
head to the mall-you spotted a few pair of "must have" shoes or a cool new tennis racket.
save it-you are waiting to buy a car.

5. You have the weekend free from homework, but your girl/guy is a five-hour drive away.  After school Friday, you:
hit the road-you want to be there ASAP.
wait until Saturday morning, then get up early to see your love.
stay home-five hours is way too LD to drive for the weekend.

6. On your list of priorities, s/he is:
numero uno.
below school, work, and friends.
bottom of the totem pole.

7. Is s/he worth the effort?
Absolutely.
Most ofthe time.
When you aren't fighting.

8. S/he's supposed to call at 10:00p.m. You:
get home at nine-thirty, just in case s/he calls early.
rush home at ten hoping not to miss the call.
get caught up at the library. Oops!

9. When s/he isn't there, you feel:
hopelessly lonely and incomplete.
sad and lonely once in a while.
free-no one to watch you all the time.

10. Whenever you meet someone with the same name as hers/his, you instantly think:
"Oh, cute! I miss him/her so much."
"Gosh, it is tough being apart."
"Funny, how small the world is."

11. While cruising with friends, you hear your ''couple'' song on the radio. You:
hush everyone down so you can hear every word.
listen by yourself.
change the station-they'll think you're silly.

12. While shopping at the mall, you see something you know s/he would love. You:
bake him/her their favorite cookies instead and send them a surprise package in the morning.
package it up and send it out later in the week.
pass it up-next time maybe.

13. You send her/his letters:
all decked out with stickers and cartoons.
with cute stamps.
in plain envelopes.

14. At a party Friday night, your former flutter flirts with you. Are you tempted?
Never. You know where your heart is.
Maybe. You miss your guy/girl so much, but s/he is far away and your ex is near.
But it's so hard to be faithful.

15. S/he's a thousand miles away. Do you trust her/him?
Always. You know s/he is loyal.
Most of the time.
It's hard to say. There must be others who s/he is interested in.

16. You set up strict rules for hanging out with other girls/guys. Are you true to your rules?
Of course. It is natural for you to hang out with others as long as you stay true to your girl/guy.
Most of the time, but when the cute ones call, who knows?
Rules, what rules? When s/he is away, no one will know.




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