Long Distance Relationships (LDR) Support Group

I deal with the same thing daily! My boyfriend goes to a trade school, and he comes home on the weekends.. but now he can only see me every other weekend... and its so hard. two weeks, does feel like forever!! but its okay. And my boyfriend, while he's at the trade school, hangs out with his guy friends, ALL DAY! he hardly makes time for me, and when i complain about it, he just gets off the phone. and he really does try to make an effort, but its never enough for me. Sometimes I just wanna talk to him for hours. and imm so happy when i do talk to him... but the moments i get to spend with him are the moments that make my life worth living. I would never wanna be with anyone else.
BUT to maybe help you out... if you know you SO loves you, and cares for you, then be happy. I hate complaining to my boyfriend about not giving me time, and not texting me or anything, because honestly he's just busy living his life. But i miss him so... but give him time he will hopefully, eventually make time for you. They always do :)
Good luck girl, and hang in there. Imm here if you needa vent or talk just message me :)

It sounds like both of you need to do some compromising. You ask "Why can't he understand that? and Why doesn't he feel the same way?" He can be asking the same questions about you, why does she need an email from me in the morning?

The thing is, you can't expect someone else to feel the same way you feel no more than someone can expect you to feel the same way they feel.

You need those little emails, he doesn't need them but that doesn't mean his feelings are less for you than yours are for him or that he forgets about you when you're apart. Neither of you is right or wrong, you just have different needs. Talk to him about it and try to find a way you can both compromise.

I used to have the same problem until I found a better way to handle the distance. My SO used to spend all of his time with his friends which kept him happy and distracted from the distance and missing me.. I didn't have that and therefore I needed him more than he needed me. If you think that might be the case, try and find more things to keep you busy and distracted.

IMO, an important aspect of LDRs is finding common ground. You both need to know what the other needs and expects from the other so you can find a midpoint. If you've already told him you really want these messages and he has a hard time keeping up with them, then you might need to find something else.

I think instead of needing contact from him to be happy, contact with him should make you happier. That is, try finding some things to do for you so that you aren't relying on your SO to be happy throughout the day.