A Long-Distance Relationship
When Priya moves to another city for work, Rahul and Priya try to keep their relationship strong through video calls and planned visits.
Key words and phrases
Useful sentences
- Ask How do you manage a long-distance relationship?
- Answer We talk every day and visit each other monthly.
- Ask Do you miss her a lot?
- Answer Yes, especially during the weekends.
- Ask How do you deal with the time zone difference?
- Answer We schedule our calls in the evening, which works for both of us.
- Ask When is your next visit planned?
- Answer I'm planning a surprise visit next weekend.
- Ask Is trust important in this kind of relationship?
- Answer Yes, it's the most important thing of all.
- Ask Do you ever feel insecure being so far apart?
- Answer Sometimes, but we always reassure each other.
- Ask How do you two plan ahead for your visits?
- Answer We check both our calendars a month in advance.
- Ask Do you get homesick when you're away from him?
- Answer Yes, but our calls make it easier.
- Ask What was your last reunion like?
- Answer It was emotional, we hugged for almost ten minutes.
- Ask Do you ever get jealous of her new friends there?
- Answer Not really, I trust her completely.
Dialogue
PriyaI miss you so much already, and it's only been a week.
RahulI miss you too. Let's have our video call every night.
PriyaThat sounds good. When can you visit me next?
RahulI'm planning a surprise visit next month.
PriyaI can't wait! I'll be counting down the days.
RahulAs long as we trust each other and communicate, we'll be fine.
PriyaI sometimes feel insecure, but I know you're loyal to me.
RahulAlways. Let's plan ahead for our next reunion so we both have something to look forward to.
PriyaThat sounds perfect. I already get homesick thinking about our house together.
RahulThis distance is temporary, but our commitment to each other is forever.
Common mistakes
- Saying "I am missing you" for a general ongoing feeling — the simpler "I miss you" is more natural in English.
- Saying "long distance relation" instead of "long-distance relationship."
- Saying "count the days down" instead of "count down the days."
- Saying "I am feeling jealous" instead of "I feel jealous" (avoid continuous tense for a general emotion).
- Saying "reunion of us" instead of "our reunion" (use a possessive, not "of us," before the noun).
- Saying "I am homesick of you" instead of "I miss you" or "I feel homesick" ("homesick" is about missing home, not a person, and doesn't take "of").
Quick quiz
1. What is a "long-distance relationship"?
2. An unannounced visit to see someone is called a ___.
3. Complete: "She ___ the days until his visit."
4. What word describes feeling sad because you are away from home or loved ones?
5. A meeting after being apart for a long time is called a ___.
6. Complete: "He ___ her that nothing had changed between them."
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