Why do people pursue long distance relationships when they could

>>17491212
> It's so easy to find a compatible girlfriend
Fuck off, you hot normie

I've been best friends with someone for about two years and I have also had strong feelings for him for about the same time. He lives far away so I never felt the need to pursue a more than platonic relationship with him until recently. About three months ago I asked him out, and our relationship as friends has grown stronger and I feel we have a very strong bond as boyfriend and girlfriend. I felt the need to ask him out due to the fact that I had always planned on us going out (we had always been clear about our feelings) and that I was sick of waiting. I've never met anyone that compares to him, and I would rather have a strong relationship with him than a weak and harmful relationship with someone close by.

>>17491212

I've been in two long distance relationships. They didn't work. I probably wouldn't try it again - I had the benefit of being able to travel to see them every weekend, but most don't, and you need a secure plan to move in together and unite in the same place if you're going to try it for more than a couple of months.

With that said, fuck boundaries. I grew up in this city. I know so many people that it's hard to date without some kind of expectation of who I am or who I used to be. We know all of the same people. The people here suck, and I'm not desperate to be in a relationship. "Dating someone in my area" might mean settling, and I'll never settle, even if it means being alone.

>>17491212
You get sucked into the idea that other person is a special snowflake that you should give your life to

LDR is more like a mutual obsession rather than a real relationship