User blog comment:PlantyThePottedPlant/Random Topic Blogging III: Blog Harder/@comment-4121682-20131117012143/@comment-4121682-20131117230220

Well, it doesn't exactly help, either, that we're long-distance. They're becoming more common and more successful in recent years, but unfortunately, there are still a multitude of people who are blinded by prejudice and the stigmas of desperation, shallowness, and the inability to know someone "for real" over the internet.

Yes, we all wear masks. Yes, not everyone is totally honest about who they are online. But there are ways that knowing can be transmitted through the late night messaging, the video-chatting, and whatever other means utilized. And you aren't obviously gonna stay long-distance. Of course you have to meet up and arrange to move in together once marriage comes along. Separation by distance doesn't mean a thing to those with dedication. And it's not like "in-real-life" relationships are immune to abuse and lack of communication. I dare people to judge "real-life" relationships as harshly as they do long-distance ones, or at the very least, on the same levels of possibility, viability, and vitality.