I guess I just have trouble understanding the line of thought that long distance relationship are all the good without the bad... I was in a long distance relationship for about four years (we now live together and are engaged). There were plenty of times we came close to breaking up, and we did break up once after we had been dating for a year. I think if both people in the relationship are open and honest and keep their lines of communication open, then there truly is the good and the bad, just like any relationship. The reason my fiance broke up with me several years ago was because he only wanted the good and none of the bad and he didn't feel like he could take care of me from so far away. He realized that in any relationship you can't have just one or the other and that simply being supportive and there for me to talk to about, yes, the good and the bad (especially since I was fairly recently diagnosed with depression and anxiety before we started dating) he was taking care of me. Every relationship will have ups and downs; we are not in the movies.

Also, some people will tell you that most long distance relationships fails. Well, most relationships, long distance or not, do not end in marriage. Think about it, how many ex's does the average person have? And hey, is it really a failure if you were able to learn and grow from the experience after all is said and done?

So, my advice to you, is to first learn to love yourself for who you are. And in regards to your relationship, as long as you are both completely honest and open, and have a plan to meet at some point, I believe you can make this work long term. Trust yourself and always go with your gut feelings about things.