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Your Love from Afar Challenge: Week 1 Day 2

Wednesday- What are peoples initial reactions to you being in a long distance relationship? Does it bother you? Have you found people who are supportive?

Cat: For the most part, I have to say, everyone’s initial reactions have been overall supportive. There has been the occasional but expected comments of “Wow, isn’t that going to be tough? Are you guys really ready for that?” I think these questions are pretty natural, and so they don’t bother me.

What’s really special is that Richard’s grandma was in a LDR with Richard’s grandpa back in the day, long before modern technology. All they could do was write each other letters and wait weeks to hear from each other since Richard’s grandma lived in Wales and his grandfather lived in California. She’s been a real source of support and guidance for us. She and her late husband (RIP GP) are truly an inspiration for us.

Richard: Yeah, I would say people’s reactions have been mostly positive. I’d never say anyone was negative. I think it was more that they were worried about how we would cope with being apart all while having the mindset that we make each other happy. I understand their views, and it’s only what I think most people would think. So, it doesn’t upset me.

Your Love from Afar Week 1 Day 1

Monday-Tell us your story. 

How far are you? How old are you both? Where do you both live? How long have you been together? Do you have any future plans? Have you visited each other yet?

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Richard (25) and I (24) are 3,662 miles apart, as he lives in London and I live in Washington DC. 

So, the Reader’s Digest version of our story is:

We met on OKCupid in August 2012, right before I moved to Manchester, UK to pursue my master’s. After talking all day, everyday for about a month, Richard asked me out on our first date, and since we were connecting in such an amazing way, I said yes. It was such a wonderful date; the best first date I’ve ever been on. He even baked a Victorian sponge cake that day and brought along slices for dessert! 

A few days later, on September 24, 2012, we went on our second date and became official.

(If you guys want the full version, let me know, and I’ll make a full post of it!)

We’ve been together ever since, and we plan to stay together for the rest of our lives. 🙂

We started our LDR the day I had to travel home because my student visa for the UK was almost up, and unfortunately I couldn’t find full-time, sponsored employment in the UK. That was on January 27th of this year. So, we’ve been in a LDR for a little over a month now. We still haven’t visited each other because I have been traveling for the past month, and Richard has been working full-time and settling into his new flat. 

But Richard is planning to come visit me in DC some time in late September! I could not be more excited!! 

Shout Out to Our First 10 Followers!

Richard and I just wanted to give you guys a huge shout out for showing us some major love in our first week or so of blogging!!

You are all so magical for clicking that follow button after looking at our new blog. Thank you!!!

We also wanted to give a shout out to all those who have liked or reblogged our posts. We appreciate that so much!! Don’t worry, you’re magical too. 🙂

I know we haven’t posted much about ourselves and our story, but all of that will change very soon. Richard and I will be participating in ourlovefromafar 90 Day LDR challenge starting next week! So, we’ll be sharing a lot more about who we are, our story and our LDR from then on.

We hope to get to know all of you and more members of the LDR community a bit better as well! Feel free to ask us anything. Since I’m on the app, I’m having slight issues checking whether the ask feature is on or not… It will be activated for sure next week!

Sending so many positive vibes your way and to the entire LDR community on here! Keep the faith in yourself and in each other! Love knows no bounds!

Love,

Cat

Shout Out to Our First 10 Followers!

Richard and I just wanted to give you guys a huge shout out for showing us some major love in our first week or so of blogging!!

You are all so magical for clicking that follow button after looking at our new blog. Thank you!!!

We also wanted to give a shout out to all those who have liked or reblogged our posts. We appreciate that so much!! Don’t worry, you’re magical too. 🙂

I know we haven’t posted much about ourselves and our story, but all of that will change very soon. Richard and I will be participating in ourlovefromafar 90 Day LDR challenge starting next week! So, we’ll be sharing a lot more about who we are, our story and our LDR from then on.

We hope to get to know all of you and more members of the LDR community a bit better as well! Feel free to ask us anything. Since I’m on the app, I’m having slight issues checking whether the ask feature is on or not… It will be activated for sure next week!

Sending so many positive vibes your way and to the entire LDR community on here! Keep the faith in yourself and in each other! Love knows no bounds!

Love,

Cat

Questions Game!

We got tagged by aneonaway – thanks, you guys!!  

1.Why did you choose your url?

Cat: It really just seemed like the most natural title for us. This blog is about two people in love (hearts) who live on opposite sides of the Atlantic (across the pond). So there it is, haha! I’m just lucky the URL wasn’t taken! 

2. What’s your middle name?

Cat: Rosa, after my maternal grandma 

Richard: Leslie

3. If you could own a fairy tale/fictional pet what would it be?

Cat: Hands down, Hedwig.

Richard: A lion-sized domestic cat. 

4. Favorite Color? 

Cat: Purple

Richard: Blue

5. Favorite song?

Cat: I don’t have a favorite song! I can’t have a favorite song because I love too many artists from too many different genres and eras. 

Richard: November Rain – Guns n Roses 

6. What are your top 3 fandoms?

Cat: Harry Potter, Hunger Games, and Breaking Bad 

Richard: Umm, don’t know if these have fandoms so I’m just gonna guess here: South Park, Family Guy, and American Dad 

7. Why do you enjoy Tumblr?

Cat: I love to see what people post because 9/10, it moves me in such a positive way. In particular to the LDR community, I definitely feel the love and support, knowing that I’m not the only one in a LDR. 

Richard: It’s such a good community and you get to interact with tons of people. 

8. Tag 9 followers to do these questions: 
sweetnothingsforsweetpea
theldrblog
7000milesinlove
bantacorn
stargirlb
yourssemsationally
11025miles
7970miles
8497milesss

Obviously if you’ve already played the game, there is no pressure to do it all over again, haha! Thanks again aneonaway for tagging us. This was fun!

Random Thought

Today there are couples around the world that are meeting for the first time, visiting each other, or closing the distance for good.
Here’s to you guys.
We don’t know your names.
We don’t know your faces.
But to be reunited with your great love is an incomparable moment, and we are happy for all of you.
Cheers!

– Richard and Cat

A love letter to the LDR Community

Dear LDR Community,

My boyfriend and I have only just recently started our LDR blog – literally a few days ago – but in those very few days, I’ve been privileged to see so many beautiful, strong, loving couples fight the distance for their loves.

What strikes me the most about this community is that, unlike so many other forces in this world these days, this community has founded itself on the purest, deepest feeling of them all: love. And that love they have for someone else hundreds or thousands of miles away breeds so many incredible things:

immeasurable strength to get through lonely days and nights;

incredible empathy for others who are fighting the same tough fight;

intense joy for those who are on the brink of closing the distance for a few days or for good;

and infinitely growing hearts that have the capacity not only to love their soulmates but complete strangers who are brave enough to reach out to members of this community for support.

I go through countless LDR tags on Tumblr, and I know this much is true:

This community is one of the strongest, bravest, most loving communities I have ever come across on here.

Here’s to you, LDR community. Thank you for your love and your support. Know that you will find a safe haven on this blog for your heart, whatever condition it’s in, whatever color of the rainbow it is. Richard and I are here for you in the same way we feel you are there for us.

Love,

Cat