Alicia speaks on 9 years of a long-distance relationship with a man she is married to, and how they have achieved love naturally despite the odds. Alicia is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Psychology in the Department of Neurology at Washington University, St. Louis.
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Many of us have come across the situation before. - You love somebody, or at least you think you do. One of you must move for one reason or another. People drop a lot of cliche statements at this point, as to why it can or cannot work. Alicia, rather remarkably, has not even posed the question of whether to end things due to distance. So what of you?
Would you choose to try to have a long-distance relationship with a person you love, and do you think you can maintain a loving exclusive relationship as Alicia has?
Weekend visits, regular vacations, and a ton of webcam conversations cannot account for the dynamics of living together. After all, not even seeing each other everyday all day, and spending nights at each others' place consistently, can amount to the experience of sharing a space to live together in permanence. Many of us know, the drastic differences between the two, and all that is forced upon the relationship due to your partner being your roomie too. So what do you think?
Do you think Alicia is underestimating the possible issues that may arise when they are finally able to live together?
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Sunday, November 29, 2009
"Love at a Distance," feat., Alicia Callejas
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If Alicia has enough love and selflessness in her to keep the exclusive relationship alive and healthy for 9 years- long distance, than yes, for sure, the little things with living together are not going to be a problem- and I assume she will fall more in love with your cousin as she discovers those, because there will be little things she loves (that was a long sentence). Its hard living with someone and seeing all their bad sides- its hard not to get nit-picky, but its doable-
You didn't mention why they lived long distance, I'd like to know what's so great about their job or school that keeps them so far apart?
You can move mountains with real commitment.
hey i like your new jingle! :)
i really admire alicia and kev's unconditional commitment to their relationship.. her comment "there was never a thought that this was not worth it.." makes me confident that when they do live together, they'll work through whatever comes their way..
@Autie
Alicia was working on her PhD at the University of Granada and Kevin was working on his MD/PhD at the University of Arkansas.
When they do live together?! It's been 9 years! When is this on the agenda, if at all? Fact of the matter is They're lucky to have found in One another what you can't normally find in even one single individual. They're both too busy and committed to work to make their MARRIGE their main priority. Both of them want the same things more than seeing one another on the regular. This is an anomly. And it does demonstrate committment, to business. They sure are looking out together. But looking into one anothers eyes is just as important.
Yay wow Richie finally a success story. Uplifting!
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