Relationships are hard, fickle things. You can be in one for years and still not know how to handle things. There's a lot of heartache involved, and beyond that, hard work. You might seek out something easier, more fresh, but that's just because it's in the early phase. No relationship stays easy. No two people will always get along perfectly. You're two very different, unique beings. Your thoughts, ideas, even desires and motivations, will never be quite the same. You have to work together to keep it going. Every day. Every moment. The work is worth it though. There grows a bond deeper than infatuation. The ease with which new relationships exist is pleasant, but unless you're willing never to go beyond the surface to any true depth, you're going to have to put some work in.

I find myself living this reality. As many furs will tell you, long-distance relationships are harder than most. We form them because of like interests, bonds that grow from an intellectual connection verses the outside world where they're often superficial to start with. Then we are most often far apart. The fandom makes it harder in this way, but without it we'd never meet our mates in the first place. Distance is the price we have to pay. Until we can bridge it and be together in life. Hold together, my fellow furs in love. We'll make it to that day.