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When couples face serious relationship issues across distance

My partner and I have been long-distance for six months while I'm doing a fellowship abroad and we've started having these fights that feel too big for video calls but too important to wait until I'm home in four months. We're both exhausted from trying to resolve real relationship issues through a screen and starting to wonder if some things just can't be worked through from a distance.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Some conflicts require presence to resolve, and the forced delay of distance can either deepen understanding or erode the foundation you're trying to repair.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Long-distance love?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.