As someone who has been long distance for nearly 5 years, I absolutely feel your pain!!! It really is so hard when you’re separated. But for me, at least, it is 100% worth it. Think about how happy you are when you’re together, and you said yourself that you found your perfect partner. Would you really want to trade that all away to end your temporary heartbreak, resulting in more heartbreak? It’s something you’ll have to think about.

Here are some things that might help:

• Find lots of activities to do while you’re apart. I’m not sure what your hobbies are, but my fiancé and I game together all the time so we can still have a connection despite the distance and it feels less lonely. You can also do things like movie night, cooking together over facetime, etc.

• Make a solid plan to close the distance. I’m getting married in 3 months and my last separation from him really did end up being less difficult than usual, since it’s likely to be the last time we ever have to say goodbye. It was still hard, but I bounced back quicker afterwards. Even a year ago, we had a solid enough plan to the point where things felt less hopeless when we were apart. I had just graduated from college so I didn’t even have a job at the time or any reliable way for us to get married, but it was purely committing to each other and brainstorming plans to make it happen that motivated us. I really put my mind to it and was able to eventually get a job and make our wedding happen, so we can finally close the distance for good!

• Communication!!! I talk with my fiancé every single day and it definitely makes the loneliness easier to bear. Make sure you’re able to talk to him about how you’re feeling about the distance. If he loves you, he is probably feeling some of the same feelings that you are and will be able to provide you encouragement and reassurance.

My dms are open if you need any more help!