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A long-distance marriage can be tough to sustain, but
having a plan will help.

Before tying the knot, it is essential
that both, your fiancé and you are
not only be difficult, but may also pose certain challenges on the same page about how you
when you are not prepared for it soon after you get are going to go about the course of
married. It may happen because you are not able to move the marriage. Spending time apart
cities immediately after marriage and are forced to live in different time zones is going to
apart. This distance can create a rift, if adequate effort add to your woes. In such cases,
is not put in. To avoid that scenario, couples can resort to chalking out gearing yourself up by discussing
a plan on how to manage the relationship. According to a 2012 study and understanding each other’s
by the University of Denver, individuals in long distance relationships expectations works well. Enginner
or marriages generally reported higher levels of relationship quality Kanika Goyal has been living in
like greater dedication to their partners, having more fun and better Mumbai while her husband is based
conversations, and lower levels of feeling trapped than couples who in Dubai since the last three years.
lived together. Distance isn’t necessarily a factor to be feared, but being She recalls, “My husband Sushant
prepared make the sailing smoother. Effective contribution from both, and I spoke regularly about how we
you and your significant other, can ease the collywobbles that come would manage or how often we could
along with being in a long-distance marriage. actually meet in a year. That way,
We bring your expert pointers in charting your plan, should you be in there was something to look forward
such a situation. to. Now, more than anything, we are

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