“I met a guy at work, who at the time had a long distance relationship going on 5 years. We somehow started talking at work and soon, we were IMing all day long. At the beginning, I had no feelings for him. He was just a cool guy at work that I started talking to. [...]

[Read more →]

I have now been with my boyfriend over a year. We live together in Japan and are both from Europe. We have managed to get over the interracial issues that we faced when we initially realised that we were attracted to each other and wanted to be together but now its a whole other issue. [...]

[Read more →]

In my post where NML’s Roughguide to a New Relationship, I laid out some guidelines for being able to access where you were in your relationship and certain behaviours that will ensure that your relationship stays on the straight and narrow. However, particularly with the rules of communication, these are not so easy to apply [...]

[Read more →]

The long distance relationship is one of those enigmas that has perplexed and baffled sociologists through the ages. The basic premise is that you are dating someone (in an attempt to increase the intimacy, commitment and passion levels) but there’s one hitch: the person lives more than 50 kilometres (40 miles or so) away. [...]

[Read more →]