We’ve been together for more than a few months, but the distance between our beds and our bods means that we haven’t had quite that same experience.We’ve learned that while long-distance relationships are hard, having hundreds of miles between you and your partner can actually have a mind-blowing effect on your sex life.The judge said: 'In her account of what happened to the police, and indeed to the jury, she even threw in a few extra salacious details in an attempt to give spurious authenticity to her untrue story.' As she was led away to start serving her life sentence, James told members of her family in the public gallery she would hold her 'head high'.
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My boyfriend and I live a two hour plane ride apart, and we only see each other every two to three weeks.
And it’s not just dirty talk — we share articles and insights, we evaluate our experiences together and weed out anything that isn’t working, and most importantly, we discuss how our sex life affirms and supports the relationship we’re working to sustain, even though we can’t be geographically close at the moment.
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For us, those are the parts of a relationship we crave — simple interactions that create normalcy. That means that when we’re together, putting sheets on the bed is an event. And we’ve found that sex works similarly in our relationship.
After a few months in a typical relationship, seeing each other naked becomes commonplace, and the urgency to be intimate fades over time.
It’s my first serious attempt at a long-distance relationship, and many aspects of it can be extraordinarily difficult.