Let's Talk Elephants
"Let's Talk Elephants" is a series of conversations aimed at addressing all the topics that traditionally make people uncomfortable. Sex, money, politics, education, religion, drugs, and more. If it makes you anxious, chances are that is because it is IMPORTANT. Let's talk about the important things instead of fearing them.
Let's Talk Elephants
Looking Into Long-Distance Relationships
Jenny Farrell is a senior lecturer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and she extensive experience both personally and professionally in the area of long-distance relationships. She has maintained a successful 20 year marriage that was long-distance for the early half of them being together, and she also studied this type of relationship in graduate school.
Some major topics covered:
- the fear of infidelity in LDRs (long-distance relationships) and the importance of defining what cheating actually looks like
- how to meet sexual needs in LDRs
- key things that do and do NOT work in LDRs
- some ways that this type of relationship can be healthier than traditional ones