Alice Broadbent Leão

Valentine's Day has passed and now you are heading towards other milestones such as birthdays, anniversaries and other special days that you wish you could be spending with your other half. It is hard to keep things exciting in a long-distance relationship - believe me! So, how do you mix things up when you can't actually go on a physical date together? Well, thanks to today’s technology you can get creative with romance and keep that spark alive no matter where you are in the world.

Whether your relationship has always been a long-distance relationship or if you are about to go through your first period of distance, it is important to establish the expectations and boundaries of the relationship from the very beginning.

Distance relationships require a different type of love. It requires a love that doesn’t need touch or a physical being every night. Instead, it requires mental love that can be truly testing at times.

At the age of 24, I never thought I would learn another language. I took German throughout high school, and regrettably, I never gave it 100 percent, which left me with just the basics. But now, I have the greatest motivation of all. My husband is Brazilian, and speaks (Brazilian) Portuguese. Only a few of his family members know English, so it is vital that I learn as much as I can to be able to communicate with them effectively. Also, in the future, when my husband teaches our children Portuguese, I want to be involved in their learning process of both English and Portuguese.

The time has come, you are leaving your university bubble and entering the big wide world. Along with the fears of how long it will take before you get your first big time job or moving back in with mom and dad, you also now must consider where your relationship is heading.

In your 20s and have not found your dream job?