Long Destance?

LDRs are certainly not ideal. It would be painful for me to be in a relationship in which I can't regularly hug and otherwise show affection to the person I'm with. Heck, I have a few close long-distance friends that this is hard with. Normally I wouldn't bother with a LDR with someone unless they're both 1: Really special and 2: There's a very realistic chance of us being together in the foreseeable future. In my case, the girl I like lives somewhere close to where I've been looking to move since before I met her. There's a pretty high chance of me moving there in the next year with or without her, so I wouldn't have any issues starting the relationship as a LDR.

Mixed opinion about LDR: I think if you're young, it doesn't work. In this age you should explore, challenge yourself and try out new things and eventually you will find out what you like or what's 'your thing'. Having promised someone something overseas will just drag you down, that's my experience at a young age. If you are older, then I think it works. You have seen the world, you know what you want. At least I am very picky, so if someone like this is not available locally, why not look abroad? But it's really a two sided thing, it's not always in your own hands also in your partners'.