My wife went to college in Florida and I went to college in Illinois. It was 1970. No Face Time. No Text. No Skype. Phone calls were $0.75 per minute. We mailed letters to each other almost every single day. I still have many of them. Short phone call, once a week. All this lack of communication pushed us to get married earlier. She passed away 9 months ago after 48 years of marriage. You are a cute couple. Love your energy.

Do a video about...*The adjustments both of you made from LDR to living together*

Struggle is real, 10 000km distance and 7h time difference and we are still here, 2years after

ldr is much easier when ur a 5 hour drive away, id drive every weekend, my situation is a 15h plane trip :(

It’s so sweet how Lucy is full of energy and Michael is so calm! You guys complement each other

Lucie's dad driving her all the way to Vermont is the cutest thing ever!!!

My boyfriend's love language is physical touch and we've been in a long distance relationship for 1.5 years (75% of our relationship). It's not so much about the "right" love language as finding the right person and integrating each love language into your everyday. Saying things like "Imagine me holding your hand" and making tangible gifts (like a blanket or pillow) really helps with the physical touch over distance!

I was in a long distance relationship with my now husband for 3 years. I lived in Kazakhstan and he was in USA. We survived 14 hour difference and god knows how many kilometers. We are married now and I have moved to USA 8 months ago. If both people want to do it it is possible. But it is super hard and definitely not for everyone.

The boyfriend looks like Novak Djokovic (he's a tennis pro)

I'm currently in a long distance relationship...this video was a lot of help

A little motto I made up for me & my boyfriend while we’re doing long distance is “an ‘I love you’ a day keeps the sadness away” because not only does it just make us both happier to hear that from the other person each day, it also reminds us that the other is being faithful because neither of us would say it if it wasn’t true

In LDR for last 3 years Got married one year ago She is form 🇺🇸 and I am form 🇮🇳 We met in 🇦🇪

Me and my partner also did long distance for 5 years while he did his undergrad in NYC and I did in Colombia. Now we’re doing grad school long distance from London to Edinburgh and have been together for 9 years. Definitely excited to see that you guys’ experience was pretty similar to mine!

OMG i cant belive this is such a coincidence. I am getting married in 3 months to the guy whom i met in a library for the first time. We have been in a LDR for 2 years and now we are engaged. Everything you guys talked feels so similar so parallel to whatever happend in my life. I wish you both great life ahead. Cant wait to see your videos on your wedding preps. Keep smiling the both of you.

If you think 500 miles apart is hard you should try 3380 miles apart and still going 4 years strong (UK/USA)

Anytime I watch videos about long distance relationships and I hope to get tips and tricks how to get through it but I like never get the things that fit into my situation bc my boyfriend lives in New Zealand and I live in Germany so obviously we can't see each other in person that often so im mean I have last seen him a month ago and I'll next see him in about 7 months 😕 and then it'll probably take another 7 months till I see him again. To anyone that is in my situation stay strong 💪🏻❤️ there is a way to get through it. I myself am pretty positive about this. Good luck to every LDR couple ❤️

I had a LDR with my bf, he is from LA and I’m from Spain.. now he’s moved to Spain with me and it’s the best thing ❤️

"If you dont have a LDR model: You've got us"... well played... well played

you’re the model I look up to, in my circumstances no one has been in a long distance relationship from my family and knowing I’m going to be apart from my bf for 4-5 years and seeing you guys make it gives me hope on my relationship, your advice was so incredible and will definitely come back to the video to remember the good things about long distance. Thank you sm!

I’m in a long distance relationship and this video was soooooo amazing. Gave me so much reassurance. I just randomly found your channel and I’m for sure staying subscribed! Pleaseeee make more videos on this topic. I loved it.

I’m 17 and me and my boyfriend have been together for 3.5 years, we are 5 hours apart from each other as he recently went to university. It’s difficult but worth it as he is the love of my life. People always ask me why we’re still together and whether I get bored and the honest answer is no. You have made me feel so much better about this difficult time and I can’t wait to see your wedding! ❤️

I have never seen someone else articulate so well why I think it's better to be in a long distance relationship while in college. I have had so much more room to explore and invest in myself as an individual, while still having the emotional support and stability of a long term relationship. It means that the time that I do spend with my significant other is more meaningful because we see each other during my school vacation, when we can actually give each other our undivided attention. Relationships are best when you want to be with the other person because you want to, not because you need to. Doing many things alone during this time in my personal development has allowed me to see that I am independent and capable of succeeding on my own and that I generally don't need anyone else, but I still want to be with my boyfriend.

I have been with my boyfriend for almost four years and we have been doing long distance for about two years. I cannot express to you how helpful this video was. And how true everything you said was. You are so inspiring. So happy for you both

Thankyou Michael for showing up even though you may not like the camera... The video was amazing and so informative ♥️♥️♥️

My boyfriend and I are currently a part of the LDR club for almost 3 years now. You don’t understand how much I needed to hear such a fantastic video about a success story with great tips on living the LDR life! 💕 You are definitely my successful couple to look up to! 😊

You guys are literally the cutest couple ❤️

You are such an inspiration because my cousin is getting married to an amazing guy who she met at a library and have been in an LDR for 9 years and are now getting married so that is awsome

i can’t tell you how helpful and reassuring this video was!! my partner and i are going off to college soon and we for sure have this very special and very strong connection, but i just didn’t know of couples who lasted 4+ years apart. to see your ldr-not without it’s struggles, but also not excruciatingly painful every day-turn into an engagement is so reassuring and gives me so much more hope. congratulations and thank you both again so much for making this video and giving students like us hope!!!!

Hi Lucie! My boyfriend of 5 years and I were in a long distance relationship for a total of 3 years - 1 year when he moved for a great job opportunity and 2 years when I moved for grad school. As you mentioned in the video, I think the root of our successful LDR was #1, we 100% wanted to stay together even through long distance, and #2, we totally trusted each other. Over time, we figured out the best ways to communicate with each other through long distance. I’d say that the toughest part was not being physically there with your partner when he or she is having a bad day or is going through a rough time. However, the strong communication skills that’s learned while apart really makes the relationship stronger and closer, even after both partners are back in the same city together :) One more thing I’ll add is that during our LDR, I’ve always felt that our relationship was amazing, even through the unideal circumstances

I almost started to cry at some point, this is a great story. I've never been in a long distance relationship, but everything you said works on non-long distance as well. You should always consider your feelings and the path that you're gonna take, if your s/o doesn't understand that, then he/she is not the right person for you. Than you for this video! :)

Thank you for posting this. Really honest and uplifting discussion about what a successful long distance looks like. Really happy for you guys!

I love this video! I am currently in a LDR with my boyfriend, as we are both freshman in college now and are 1,381 miles apart. It's nice to see an example of a successful LDR couple and reassures me that we are on the right track, so thank you for posting this!

I have been in a LDR for 2 years now and we love each other so much,thanks for sharing your beautiful story.Love you guys already🙂

I really needed this ... lately, have been feeling sad because I miss my fiance ... BUT thank God for modern technology and video calls!!!!

Your love story is so ... BEAUTIFUL. I’m in awe

He's such a natural in front of a camera! Great video!! :)

Being someone who's been obnoxiously skeptical about LDR, you guys are seriously my holy grail to how im suppose to run this whole thing so thank you so so much for sharing your tips and knowledge. Here's to 2020 *toast*

I can relate to the point about the light at the end of the tunnel. My husband is not an America citizen and is from a country that Trump has banned. I live and go to college here, but he can’t be with me. So we have to travel to see each other, but most of the time we’re not together. What keeps us going is that one day the law will change and we will live together in this beautiful city.

You guys have just helped me more than you know, thank ya'll so incredibly much.

The way you two look at each other warms my heart.

Did long distance for 2 years while my boyfriend and I were in college and I honestly believe that being away from each other allowed us to grow individually. I loved this video and completely agreed with everything you said. Long distance is hard but it’s completely worth it for the right person.

I’m doing long distance right now. I met a girl on Facebook who lives in the US and I live in Canada. We realized we really like each other more than friend’s so we decided to do long distance. We’ve been together almost a year and a half now. We met in person once (she came to visit me) and let me tell you, it was the most amazing days of my life. I’m suppose to go visit her next year with my grandmother and her husband. Can’t fucking wait. Meeting her in person was, without a doubt, the most amazing experience of my life.

Omg, 5 years!!! That's a looong time! We were in a long distance relationship for 1 year, in Spain and Korea. Now we are married, so never again!

lucy!!! you have no idea how much this video helped me! i’m currently a freshman at parsons in nyc and my boyfriend since end of junior year is at school i’m florida so we are going through long distance. it’s definitely hard to get used to but everything you guys said just reassured me so thank u sm!

You guys are absolutely right! This is not for everyone and I wish I knew this when I had my LDR, unfortunately it wasn’t a good experience for me but I’m so happy to see that it worked for you guys. You are meant for each other ❤️❤️❤️

Loved this video! My boyfriend and I have been LDR for 1.5 years. We were close friends for a year and then 2 weeks before he moved to Denver CO we realized we had feelings for each other. I tried to move out there but got a job offer from my dream company to take me to Indianapolis. He was 100% supportive of me making a move that was better for myself and my career. All relationships need to be built on communicating and trust but DEFINITELY ldrs. Loved this video! Also helps reading the comments and seeing other people in long ldrs and being successful. For some reason people around you not in a ldr love to give their opinions about why it won’t work and “aren’t you worried he is cheating”.

Just watched your video and it made me emotional. I’m currently in a long distance relationship and I miss him really bad, but I know we both want to stay together, so that gives me hope. What’s more, after I graduate I’m planning to move to France to be close to him and so that we’re not separated anymore and your example makes me believe that we can overcome that and be happy together ❤️❤️

It's such a great video! 😍 You talked about everything my boyfriend and I also had in mind during the four years of our LDR while he was studying and there's nothing I can add 😄

Awww this helped me SO MUCH. Just started doing LDR with my boyfriend was so scared but this truly brought me so much confidence in my relegation shop THANK U!!!

The story you guys have is beyond sweet! I love seeing how happy you guys are and how this started so young. I've been in two serious relationships, both of which were at least semi-long distance (first was North Carolina and Boston, second was Jersey Shore and Westchester, but neither of us drove, so we were a solid 3 hours from each other). Now, heading into my next relationship which is going to be very long distance because of both of our work schedules (I'm an actor and he's a flight attendant), it was SO refreshing to hear that you guys share a lot of the same perspectives I've garnered while thinking this through. As you said, having a couple to look up to is really helpful, and you guys always seem so picturesque (even though we all know that it's not always rainbows and butterflies), so I really appreciate the fact that you made this video and I'm stumbling upon it before I start making this change in my life. So excited to see where my life leads and to have someone to really see as a true potential end goal.

i’ve been with my boyfriend for two years, LDR for 8 months, we’ve been doing very well honestly all the advice you mention is what we do (trust, communicate, etc..) it’s a very reassuring video ❤️

Your story really really mirrors mine! Thank you for sharing -- its nice to hear from others who really understand what its like to be away from each other during college.

Thank you. I needed to hear this. I’m literally in the same situation and everything you’re talking about is the exact same. This makes me happy

My boyfriend and I met on a Disney cruise a year ago and will have to continue to be long distance for the next couple of years. Thank you for this video ❤️ so many of the things you said resonated with our story as well.

I’ve seen a lot of LDR videos and this is honestly the most helpful. I’m about to dive into an LDR myself, and thanks to you guys, I have so much hope in making it work. 💜

Thank you guys so much. You guys make me more confident that my LDR will work with my girlfriend. I love you guys

My man and I have been distance for the last 10 months out of the 17 months we’ve been together. Seeing each other basically never is hard (international relationship) but it’s been really worth it. I definitely agree with all of your tips!! Literally each one is so on point!

Please do a video about your current relationship, how it improved with being engaged! Congrats!!

We love Michael!!! This was such a heartfelt and honest video. Never been in an LDR but really insightful advice and nice to know regardless (life throws you for a loop sometimes!). Hopefully Michael makes another appearance soon because you guys have an awesome dynamic on camera and it was really neat to hear his perspective on things as well. Would love if you guys did a podcast talking about relationships (or any topic, really).

This video was fantastic and probably one of my favorite videos you've ever done. I've seen your videos for Refinery, the cute creative ones that are so usually diff. than these... I've always been one to be like NO WAY to long distance relationships but you really opened my perspective to it that if its the right person, anything esp. long distance CAN work out.

I resonate with you so much and your relationship is so strong! It's so refreshing to see two people who dated through highschool, were long distance in college and continue to have a great relationship! My bf and I have been dating for almost 4.5 years and have been long distance 3 and honestly it is very difficult at first. He is a year older than me and I was still in high school while he was 5 hours away in college and his parents even moved too so he didn't come home for breaks. But it DOES take a certain kind of person and couple to make it. We were both pretty mature in hs and when I first started dating him I didn't know where it would go but once he was going off to college I knew I didn't wanna date anyone else. Fast forward into college, we are both on college schedule and we get used to being apart but have plans to be together after school and it makes it ALL worth it. Thank you for telling your story and showing it is possible!!

Such a good and splendid example of balance! What a magnificent love you guys have🖤 thank you for sharing something that is beyond real and I thought was tales, so so happy for you two, good vibes 😘

I'm really happy to find this video because when I talk to people around me who have had for long distance they think long is just one year and to listen to a couple who is doing five years and made it through is really inspiring and helpful. My boyfriend and I are on year one and a half and we're kind of going through a little Rocky Moment right now honestly I was feeling quite pessimistic until I watched this y'all have cheered me up considerably. and I agree it's very difficult to stay positive when you get everyone else around you looking at you like you're insane. thanks for posting such an encouraging video

I was in a long distance relationship for 4 years and watched a lot of tip videos and felt like they were based on an assumption of lack of trust or that it is SOOO hard but I think you both hit the nail on the head with what it actually feels like and the pros and cons about it. I'd love to hear more about the transition to being together/living together after long distance as that is where I am now and it sounded like you were touching on those experiences about making it feel special after being used to every time you were together being a huge event. Thank you for your honesty!

i’m in a long distance relationship so far for 8 months, when i moved to pennsylvania from england, and he’s still in england, but i’m moving back in 3 months! but he’s going to uni which will be 4/5 hours drive away but it’ll be much better than 7 hour plane journey and 5 hour time difference!!! and this video really gave me confidence!❤️

I never comment on youtube videos, but I just have to tell you how much I loved hearing this. My boyfriend and I started dating in high school too and just finished our 5 years of long distance. I always thought I was crazy for saying and feeling the exact same way you guys did. I always got questions about why I wouldn't want to explore or why I would ever want to do long distance (all the questions over 4 years I was at college really made me second guess our decision to do long distance). I am so glad we stuck through it and we also made a plan of where to live after to like you said "have a light at the end of the tunnel". I also agree that it really made my college experience awesome and helped me grow as an individual. Thank you so much for sharing because I haven't heard anyone else (even though I am sure others have done it too) that has had the same experience as I did!!

My girlfriend left for college today. We’re both 19 and in all honesty, if I could marry that girl tomorrow I would. We agreed to make long distance work since we know that once those years are over, we’ll have the rest of our lives to be together. This video helped me so much. I’m just watching crying over how much I love her and how excited I now am to spend my life with her. You two have given me faith that with love and trust, we can make it work. Thank you both for giving me a couple to look up to ❤️❤️

I'm about to star a LDR with my long term bf and I was so scared .... this video came just in time to calm my nerves, now actually i'm kind of excited. Thank you so much guys, you are couple goals af!

This was so great hearing your story. My fiancé and I were only long distance for about a year and 6 months, but I agree that the moments we saw each other were that much more exciting and special. Living together, we also have struggled with how to make the every day moments together still special...but going for walks at the end of the day, or watching a favorite tv show together has been nice. All in all thanks for sharing!

Thank you so much Lucie. I'm in a LDR now and it's been a learning curve for us both. But like you said, there really wasn't a question of "how do we do this " once we settled the question that we were determined to be together. Your pro tips were all spot-on. Thanks for your bright spirit.

Thank you for publishing this video! I have been in a LDR for a while. As a senior high school student, this is very helpful! This video gives useful insight in having an LDR in this stage of life, especially the advice that one should have a greater focus of making the most out of college life. Since there are few to no LDR videos that describes how to sustain a long distance relationship in high school and college, I am thankful that this video is here for young adults that need to adapt into this kind of life. Hope this can benefit others like me, and I'm excited to see more videos from you!

Congratulations! You're evidence that long distance relationships can work. Great video packed with practical information.

My year long bf lives in Alaska and I am from and live in NY. (Yes, we originally met in person) Thank you for sharing your story.. especially when sometimes people in an LDR don't get the support they may need.

I love that you acknowledge that LDR’s can actually be a better sort of relationship to have if you’re in a busy time like college and you are planning on closing the gap eventually. When people ask me how I do long distance it’s always as if long distance is terrible. Of course I want to be with my boyfriend, but I also know that being long distance allows me to have time and space to pursue other things.

Thank you so much for this video. I am a freshman in college and my bf is a senior in high school and long distance is definitely not easy. I loved how you mentioned that you just wanted to be with him and you knew it was the right thing. I feel that way about my bf and we are planning on getting married and like Michael said people look at me like I have three heads. but I love him and he is who I want to be with. I really enjoyed listening to your experience and it definitely helped me feel that 100 percent I made the right decision and that it will all work out.

This was so helpful Lucie. My boyfriend and I just became official about a month ago (although we have been seeing each other since October) and I will be abroad this summer for 11 weeks. I love him so much and I have been dreading the thought of being away from him so long because I am very much a quality time/physical touch person and I see him almost every day. I am unsure as to what we will do about the situation because of the fact that I value quality time so much but you helped me see that regardless of what happens I know that I just want to be with him and that any challenges we face in an LDR will be worth it as long as we are together.

My boyfriend and I are in a LDR, he’s at college in a different state than me, 4.5h away. This was really helpful for both of us, I appreciate it! Love you guys 💖

This video is sooooooo helpful, thanks so much for doing it! 💞 You two are the cutest 💖

This is literally going to be my situation starting this year... Thanks for the hopeful video :))

Congrats ! This is amazing! So happy, so proud of you guys! So amazing! And that you want to help others through your experience!

I'm currently in a LDR and it started in 2015 so 4 years so far!!! I'm a freshman in college and my bf is also in college but IN A DIFFERENT STATE! I'm so glad your story has a happy ending.

Both are very insightful and mature to be so young. I think that in itself is the reason they were able to successfully make the LDR last through their college years.

Wow! Your relationship is amazing. I can't imagine that you are in a long distance relationship for 5 years. It's not easy to be in that kind of relationship, but you are able to work it out. You're inspiring and I am so happy for you both.

Haven't watched this yet, but the fact that it starts with "we were on a break" hooked me already lol, we all stan Friends

I loved this video so much Lucie. It was so helpful to watch and hear your tips and tricks. You guys are definitely one of the successful couples I look up to and I am so happy that you guys are engaged. I am in a LDR for about 3 months now, but it's been really rough because my number one love language is physical touch and we are still learning how to get a handle on the communication while being away from each other.

Just came across your channel and I’m obsessed🤩 I have been dating my boyfriend for a year and a half and we are at the point where he’s going into his sophomore year of college and i’m going into my freshmen year. Our stories are completely parallel and this made me feel so good. Thank you so much for making this video and now I have a couple to reassure me that this is possible!

This video is was really amazing to see and made me feel like there is hope! I have just graduated from my university and my boyfriend still has one year left. I have just moved 3 hours away for my job and we have decided to do long distance relationship for a year so it's really nice to see a couple that has done it successfully! I also appreciated the tips! :)

Mad respect... ldr's arent easy but at the end it's rly worth it. Being there for someone emotionally and mentally is super important, and honestly even more important than sex and the other physical things. You two were a 5 hour drive away... my girlfriend and i are 7 time zones away and we've been going strong for a really long time... true love...

You guys are great. I cannot believe the concept of loyalty, trust and dedication is weird to some people, and that you were getting inappropriate questions about your relationship.

I am about to go into a long distance relationship for 4-5 years with my boyfriend who’s going to college. I’m going to be a senior in high school. I have had really bad anxiety around this recently, but this video gave me hope. You guys are my model couple. I believe that my boyfriend and I can make it through this together. This video has so many current parallels to my life right now, it’s crazy. It’s exactly what I needed and it’s comforting to know that it is possible. Thank you❤️

I was a grad student in NYC while my boyfriend lived in Atlanta. I’d fly once a month to visit him since my schedule was flexible. Spent a lot of time and money, but he helped contribute financially since I was a broke student and he was working. Now we both live together in Denver and I think that 1.5 years helped us grow even stronger ❤️ We still go through issues like everyone else, but long distance helped us learn how to be more independent.

Aww thank you so much for sharing your story, i'm in a distance relationship, and something that I've learned with this video is to have clear what do you want to your future!!

Thank you so much for this video! I'm facing going into a long distance relationship after a two year relationship and this video really helps :)

My girl and I will be in a long distance relationship for 4 years, cuz we both are going to different colleges across the country, and I'm glad i was able to watch this video for advice.

I'm so happy it does work out for both of you guys! I'm so happy for You and for me, this is the cutest thing ever. Love you lots!

I honestly really appreciate this. This makes me feel more confident about my ldr which will last for two years in total

I think your story is beautiful. My boyfriend and I dated for 2 months before we started our LDR and have been going strong for 10 months now! Both our love language is physical touch and quality time. Its been tough but we have grown so much!

This made me so happy! My partner and I are in an LDR while I'm in the Peace Corps. It'll end up being exactly 3 years of distance by the time were back in the same city. So happy for you both, it's so great to see couples that make it through!

I’m so lucky to watch this video before my boyfriend and I start LDR between Japan and USA Our love language is physical touches so it’s gonna be tough but we hopefully trust each other

This video has helped so much in my LDR, thank you for making this!