It is not uncommon for the partner search - especially when searching for a partner via the Internet or dating agencies - to end in a long-distance relationship, at least for the beginning of being together.
Long distance relationship: a love with advantages and disadvantages
The fact that the Internet offers significantly more opportunities to get to know a partner than the village pub can be both an advantage and a disadvantage.

Advantage 1: Plenty of time to cultivate friendships
In a long distance relationship, you usually only see each other every or every other weekend, sometimes even less often. So you are on the go during the week without your partner. While in a fresh relationship you tend to neglect friendships for the time being, in a long-distance relationship you will often intensify them to compensate for the lack of a partner. "Long-distance relationship: love with a practical test" read more