Long Distance Relationship Advice: 7 Tips for Staying Together

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  • Опубліковано 5 лип 2024
  • Learn the best long distance relationship advice for staying together. A lot of people have asked us how we managed long distance, so we thought we'd make a video to address it! We were in a long distance relationship from Los Angeles to Sweden for 2.5 years, and although it was challenging at times, it worked out because we followed the advice we're about to share with you.
    Today with FaceTime, social media and cheap international air travel, it's easier than ever to be in a long distance relationship. So don't give up! Hopefully the tips in this video will help your relationship be successful as too.
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  • @EvanThomas
    @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +15

    We need your help! What should our next video be about?

    • @amaarshams95
      @amaarshams95 4 роки тому

      Evan Thomas make a video of you guys visiting the IES krokslätt school in mölndal

    • @abercrombie4ever100
      @abercrombie4ever100 4 роки тому +4

      apartment tour

    • @abercrombie4ever100
      @abercrombie4ever100 4 роки тому +7

      a video about education would be great! e.g. the quality of schools, universities and the opportunities that come with it

    • @lovisanilsson6178
      @lovisanilsson6178 4 роки тому +5

      a QnA, I feel like we now very little about you two

    • @lovisanilsson6178
      @lovisanilsson6178 4 роки тому

      know

  • @caesarsalad8484
    @caesarsalad8484 4 роки тому +18

    I am in a long distance relationship, Australia and Sweden for 3.5 years. I’m finally moving to Sweden next week! 🤩

    • @JaneG
      @JaneG 3 роки тому +1

      how nice girl! I did a long distance relationship between Stockholm and Barcelona, for two years and a half as well and i finally moved to stockholm. I've been living in Stockholm for more than a year now! welcome to sweden!

    • @The_Top_J
      @The_Top_J 2 роки тому

      Just don’t move to/stay in the southern part of Sweden. It sucks down here. Move to/stay in the northern part, there all the good stuff is :)

  • @sab605
    @sab605 4 роки тому +27

    Great tips and thank you for posting this video.
    I met Jayne while standing in line to see the Price is Right in Hollywood. She attended Stanford and I was on short three day weekend trip from Harvard. We started speaking to each other in line and when we got seated we found ourselves sitting next to each other. During the show, I told her this must be fate and told her I had a feeling she's sitting next to her future husband. Her response" in your dreams". Long story short, we started dating long distance and once a month we met half way in Milwaukee as she had a relative to stay with. BTW, she was called down that day and won a car and I told her I must be good luck? We now have two children and she now believes it must have been fate. Love your videos, Steve and Jayne

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +3

      wow what a fun story. Awesome that she won a car too!

  • @craigsparks1442
    @craigsparks1442 4 роки тому +12

    If I was doing a long distance relationship with someone that looked like her I would have jesused it across the ocean to see her

  • @IceOphelia
    @IceOphelia 4 роки тому

    Thank you so much for sharing the tips!!

  • @NichoandAdri
    @NichoandAdri 3 роки тому

    We can really relate to this😂We did two years of long distance from Stockholm to Dallas and now have both lived in Dallas for two years! It is hard, but if you're with the right person and you communicate and trust each other it'll work out😊Such a great video!

  • @ellifalkman4643
    @ellifalkman4643 4 роки тому +1

    This was rly helpful, thanks!

  • @hajirrasouli1458
    @hajirrasouli1458 Рік тому

    Very helpful video. Will need more videos about relationship.
    I hope I can make it with my crush. She lives in Stockholm.
    Also your channel is great! Keep up the good work! 👍

  • @Snigelkotten
    @Snigelkotten 4 роки тому +5

    Thanks for the great tips! I have met this wonderful Swedish guy and he was supposed to travel to Malaysia to see me in June. But due to the current circumstances, we have made plans to meet in August. I am so so excited to see him for the first time :) Your stories made me feel so positive and we have made future plans together too. Please stay awesome, love you both! Perhaps we can meet in Sweden one day! :D In the meantime, stay safe and take care!

  • @ericaridd185
    @ericaridd185 3 роки тому +1

    My boyfriend lives in Sweden and I live in the US so I get it completely. I can’t wait until the pandemic is over so we can finally be together, this has been rough but doable if both people work and make the relationship a priority. Thank you for the tips and insight.

  • @ThatBibleGuy1
    @ThatBibleGuy1 Місяць тому

    This is great. Thanks guys!

  • @nicolasmartinez7741
    @nicolasmartinez7741 4 роки тому +1

    All of a sudden, this video would probably be usefull to millions of couples !

  • @barbarradevlin9111
    @barbarradevlin9111 3 роки тому

    I’ve been in a long distance relationship for over a year now. It’s actually been wonderful.

  • @megababy80
    @megababy80 4 роки тому +2

    your tips are really good; it's about having common vision. you both hooked your lines to the same point; short term and long term so you were always on a course to converge--life then conformed.

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому

      Thanks for watching Jonathan, please subscribe to see more :)

  • @freddie9546
    @freddie9546 2 роки тому

    I am a Swede and I'm in a distance relationship too! Fortunately for me, she lives in Sweden too but 500 kilometres away. Anyway, I always find it interesting to listen to other distant couples sharing their stories so I subscribed!

  • @abercrombie4ever100
    @abercrombie4ever100 4 роки тому +1

    You guys are awesome! Keep going :)

  • @lisasmith8517
    @lisasmith8517 4 роки тому +1

    such a sweet set of tips! You guys are great. I"m curious how you met and came together.

  • @keithschultz9406
    @keithschultz9406 3 роки тому +2

    Great advice you 2 :)) I was in relationship with my Russian girlfriend for 2.5 years and unfortunately we didn’t survive the distance of being apart:(( Trust is a very big one ... my memories of our trips together were amazing and I will always cherish those times:)) Life and relationships have many ups and downs:)) Keep up the great videos... cheers from Vancouver B.C :))

  • @marvinjenson2812
    @marvinjenson2812 2 місяці тому

    Being as how this post is old I am not sure you will see this. I enjoyed your thoughts! I am from a little north of Santa Barbara Calif. and my wife is from York Pa. We were what was called in the day pen pals. We did everything that you mentioned in your video except seeing each other every 8 weeks(I wish) We have been married now for 36 years. I just found your content, keep up the good work. We now live near Caribou Maine

  • @xoxo-xg9vx
    @xoxo-xg9vx 4 роки тому

    Well we are on 6 years LDR
    Saudi Arabia to Australia ,
    And we only saw each other twice for 5-8days last 2015 and 2018,and the next time that we are going to meet each other is next year.Great vlog there! :)

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +1

      wow that is a very long time! I hope it works out!

  • @InstigationMex95
    @InstigationMex95 4 роки тому

    Not sure which video you talked about it but Wettex are amazing! Got some here in Oregon and now getting my friends to try them. Wettex should sponsor your videos!

  • @sama_shvaa5906
    @sama_shvaa5906 4 роки тому

    One of the best couples really

  • @thomasbjurstrom6480
    @thomasbjurstrom6480 3 роки тому

    I cannot agree more. The same applies to me and my partner.

  • @mariamajallowsd
    @mariamajallowsd 4 роки тому +1

    I just started watching your video's they are very interesting ❤

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому

      Thanks for watching Mariama, please subscribe to see more :)

    • @mariamajallowsd
      @mariamajallowsd 4 роки тому

      @@EvanThomas You are welcome yea i already subscribed i was so happy to watch the video

  • @beenglitchy3214
    @beenglitchy3214 4 роки тому +10

    I'm in a long distance relationship, great video btw!

  • @rezzob
    @rezzob 4 роки тому +8

    well, tip number one is to be a wealthy tall attractive guy :P

  • @daviddai1879
    @daviddai1879 2 роки тому

    Wish you the best

  • @lansvill
    @lansvill 4 роки тому

    Would be dope if you did a video about friendships in Sweden compared to friendships back in Cali. Have you made any close Swedish friends? I’m from San Diego and have been living in Stockholm for almost 5 years and learned a lot of cultural differences between the two countries. I’m just curious to hear your experiences.

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +1

      I haven't made many Swedish friends. Actually none haha. I hang out with mostly Australians.

  • @amaarshams95
    @amaarshams95 4 роки тому +1

    I an a swedish fan who lives in gothenburg good job i love your channel

  • @senorpoodles1755
    @senorpoodles1755 4 роки тому +3

    It's interesting how he avoids eye contact with her.

  • @imcharmed4evr
    @imcharmed4evr 4 роки тому +5

    How did u go on that much vacation with only 2 weeks vacation from your LA job? What do u do now in Sweden?

  • @marcusmalmquist773
    @marcusmalmquist773 4 роки тому

    Just a question to Evan. How did you get used to the time diff of suddenly being 8 hours ahead i mean for example 8 am here n sweden is about 2am in america, how did you cope that

  • @sophiasummer7339
    @sophiasummer7339 3 роки тому

    You look like Patrick Dempsey!! Julia is gorgeous!

  • @mikeylejan8849
    @mikeylejan8849 3 роки тому

    Sweden is a nice country a cold one but it is quite nice

  • @swertooo
    @swertooo 4 роки тому

    interesting you mentioned australia since i live there, I have had the possibility of having long distance relationships but the distances just have seemed like it was going to be a too much of a problem. If i went to sweden it would be a 40+ hour flight with 2 stops, that is a long distance if you wanted to see each other more than maybe twice a year,

    • @MalaK-jh1rp
      @MalaK-jh1rp 3 роки тому

      It's also three times more expensive to fly to Australia compare to LA from Sweden.

  • @annikabrolin7498
    @annikabrolin7498 4 роки тому +21

    On the map you go to stockholm😅

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +2

      haha ya I know, I Googled "LA to Sweden" and it was the only one I could fine 😆

    • @Theexprominence
      @Theexprominence 4 роки тому

      @@EvanThomas Varför inte googla USA till Sverige då så får vi se vart man hamnar

  • @alvaandersson4109
    @alvaandersson4109 4 роки тому +2

    Can you do a video about pros and cons about going to school in Sweden vs going in the States?

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +1

      Good idea, maybe Julia can do that since she has gone to school in Sweden and I have not.

    • @alvaandersson4109
      @alvaandersson4109 4 роки тому

      @@EvanThomas I don't know how good your swedish is, but maybe you can do a video of Julia writing down some swedish words and you will try to pronounce the word and guess what it is?

  • @jacksonrodabaugh9984
    @jacksonrodabaugh9984 4 роки тому +2

    1st like and comment😀

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +1

      thanks for watching Melisa, subscribe to see more :)
      I had a teacher in elementary school named Amy Rodabaugh, I wonder if you're long lost relatives?

    • @jacksonrodabaugh9984
      @jacksonrodabaugh9984 4 роки тому

      @@EvanThomas Haha not sure🤔 and yes I'm subscribed😃 love your channel!!! Thanks for posting!

  • @mrsiz218
    @mrsiz218 3 роки тому

    Hey guys! I just recently discovered your channel. Hubby and I are considering moving to Europe. We’re looking at Portugal. How did you guys meet?

  • @orchidmooi1963
    @orchidmooi1963 4 роки тому

    This covid 19, flight closures are not good for ldr. Very challenging times.

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому

      yes indeed. Stay healthy and safe!

  • @maharshidey4451
    @maharshidey4451 4 роки тому

    10.5 hours difference and can only meet at the most once in a year with some uncertainty to that too. Very very hard for sure!

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +1

      yes it is difficult! It will test the relationship. But it can be done.

  • @galien2718
    @galien2718 3 роки тому

    How do you two have the kind of money and vacation time needed to pull off like 6-7 trips per year?

  • @Db91music
    @Db91music 4 роки тому +14

    Would love to know how you two met? 🥰

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +5

      good video idea! :)

    • @mrsiz218
      @mrsiz218 3 роки тому

      I’d like to know that too!

  • @herkcollins4263
    @herkcollins4263 3 роки тому +1

    My boyfriend and I are currently doing the long distance thing until I can move there. Any advice is appreciated. He's much prettier than me and I worry he'll realize that he can do better lol.

  • @SarfrazBaloch
    @SarfrazBaloch 4 роки тому

    i also have same problem

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому

      hopefully you can work it out :)

  • @laney_g1
    @laney_g1 4 роки тому +1

    How did you guys meet?

  • @amit2india
    @amit2india 2 роки тому

    Great tips. A naïve query. How did you guys find vacations to meet every two months? In Sweden, I know, you get 6 weeks of vacation a year. But in the USA it is even less, is not it? :(

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  2 роки тому +1

      We would do long weekends. I also worked in freelance so I could make my own schedule

  • @amaarshams95
    @amaarshams95 4 роки тому +2

    You will get the silver play button at the end of this year

  • @larrybxl5406
    @larrybxl5406 4 роки тому +1

    A video about Gothenburg would be interesting

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +1

      have you seen our video about "Why GBG is Better than LA"?
      ua-cam.com/video/_xg6pnIdGD4/v-deo.html

    • @larrybxl5406
      @larrybxl5406 4 роки тому +1

      @@EvanThomas yes but I meant a real video shot in various places in Gothenburg that you as a foreigner discovered since you moved there.

    • @juliarosen4394
      @juliarosen4394 4 роки тому

      @@larrybxl5406 good idea Larry!

  • @abhinavuday1248
    @abhinavuday1248 2 роки тому

    Long distance relationship from Gothenburg and india 🌟

  • @JohnSavona
    @JohnSavona 4 роки тому +1

    You guys are so cute. I love you

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому

      Thanks for watching, please subscribe to see more :)

  • @yieldmanager
    @yieldmanager 4 роки тому +3

    Are you planning to stay in sweden permantly? Love you guys.

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +2

      at least for a few more years yes, then off to warmer weather somewhere in the world!

    • @nba6124
      @nba6124 4 роки тому +1

      @@EvanThomas come to Portugal.

    • @mrsiz218
      @mrsiz218 3 роки тому +1

      @@nba6124 that’s where my husband and I are looking to move! 🇵🇹

  • @herkcollins4263
    @herkcollins4263 3 роки тому

    I'm coming to Sweden disabled and can not work, therefore, I feel like I need to me highly wealthy to live there lol. Perhaps this type of subject would make a good video for you.

  • @TheSandelius
    @TheSandelius 4 роки тому

    How did you guys meet? 😊

  • @kambiznazari6870
    @kambiznazari6870 2 роки тому

    You must have great power of imagination and be someone with lots of patience to prevent or control Vulcanic Eruption to survive your emotion. If I want to eat something Now, then it must be within an hour on the table. I do not know, building the factor of patience in your mind would be that good. I could not survive long distance relationship but I can not either Save Money. It must be something to do with metabolism. If I cannot eat something within an hour, I will forget that joy. Offcourse it is probably something Me. I can survive not eating For Weeks.

  • @lolll-9559
    @lolll-9559 2 роки тому

    This really helped kwksudhd

  • @RizztrainingOrder
    @RizztrainingOrder 3 роки тому

    She training him good

  • @sunshinereggae417
    @sunshinereggae417 4 роки тому +2

    You are really cute couple 💗😊

  • @jessielepisto8005
    @jessielepisto8005 4 роки тому

    How hard was it for you to move to Sweden from the US?

    • @juliarosen4394
      @juliarosen4394 4 роки тому

      Jessie Lepisto Evan is also a British citizen so he has dual citizenship

  • @leahmillar8255
    @leahmillar8255 4 роки тому

    I just started a long distance relationship and even though we are only 1.5hours apart it's really hard 😟. We can go near 2 weeks without talking and I always seem to feel like a constant disturbance in his life.
    Any advice?

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому

      hmmm, why do you feel like a disturbance in his life? You go 2 weeks without talking on the phone?

    • @leahmillar8255
      @leahmillar8255 4 роки тому

      @@EvanThomasyeah we have gone 2 weeks without talking before.
      I don't know why I feel like that. He makes me feel like that I guess. I'm not a priority in his life.

    • @juliarosen4394
      @juliarosen4394 4 роки тому

      Talk to him and tell him you don't feel prioritized. Communicate and set up clear guide lines on how you are going to manage your long distance in the future

    • @leahmillar8255
      @leahmillar8255 4 роки тому

      @@juliarosen4394 I've tried to talk to him about this stuff and have told him that communication is the biggest thing for me, but something always seems to interfere.
      He's close with his family and something always seems to happen with them.
      I don't know anymore. I feel like I'm being switched on and off .
      I don't know how much longer I can hold out

  • @100yllas
    @100yllas 4 роки тому +2

    1

  • @shahlabadel8628
    @shahlabadel8628 3 роки тому

    where do you live now??

  • @JohnSavona
    @JohnSavona 4 роки тому +6

    Marry that girl

    • @syntaxerror8955
      @syntaxerror8955 4 роки тому

      I agree with your sentiment, but that's not necessarily how it works in Sweden. Starting a family and not being married is perfectly normal in Sweden. Some get married, some don't.

    • @JohnSavona
      @JohnSavona 4 роки тому +1

      @@syntaxerror8955 well it's right in God's eyes to get married and have children. Else don't have sex before marriage

  • @alfonsotapia4650
    @alfonsotapia4650 4 роки тому

    Nothing wrong with clingy

  • @lukaseliasson969
    @lukaseliasson969 4 роки тому

    0:10 That's not Gothenburg

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +1

      It's stockholm. It was the only map I could find on Google :)

  • @subutaynoyan5372
    @subutaynoyan5372 Рік тому

    Even Afrodites descends from heavens and gives me her love, in no way I'd write a love letter. That's a thing born of impossible

  • @arikamal8214
    @arikamal8214 2 роки тому

    I hope you two get married

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  2 роки тому

      we are engaged :) we have a video about it

  • @novadahlberg1736
    @novadahlberg1736 4 роки тому

    The map is in Stockholm Sweden😂🤪

    • @EvanThomas
      @EvanThomas  4 роки тому +1

      Haha yes I know, when I googled "LA to Sweden" it was the only map that came up hihi

  • @annabellediana2226
    @annabellediana2226 4 роки тому +1

    Evan looks like the type of guy who constantly needs to fart

  • @kambiznazari6870
    @kambiznazari6870 2 роки тому

    To be honest: It is a wrong form of relationship. Specially if that female looks like that lady, main thing that connect Man to Woman is the sex. If you can constantly postpone that desire and replace the whole action with just phone calls, then you must be someone who feels lonely and have problems with social connections with your own direct environment or somethin. Building loyalty happens only if you see each other frequently. An Dutch saying says: Uit het oog, uit het hart. Human psychology can be vast with weird variables.

  • @JohnSavona
    @JohnSavona 4 роки тому +1

    Pro tip: Keep Jesus Christ in the center.