-Don’t put a few dollars over saving a relationship.
-Do recognize the trade-offs necessary for an often-apart relationship and do learn to be smart financially (low long distance rates, low airfares, etc.)
-Don’t assume that love by itself will carry you through.
-Do learn to be independent, and when apart from your partner, enjoy your solitude and your friendships
-Don’t assume that a couple has to go everywhere two by two.
-Do learn to be independent, and when apart from your partner, enjoy your solitude and your friendships.
-Don’t, however go to the opposite extreme and start spending more time with friends than with your partner.