Maintaining a long distance relationship as an expat in Bahrain

Thank for sharing your experience.

As a matter of fact this is a very challenging situation of our time.
Most at times, you don't get honest men in such cases.
We try to be of our best behavior but its not possible in the long run but there are exception to this.
Personally understanding long distance relationship is prime and knowing well that you might be confronted with much more better men and women but in all you need to focus.

Communicating on timely periods is key and people should do well to appreciate each other to keep your relationship.

I am in a long distance relationship with my home & family. Even though I live with my husband here, I really miss home. But in a way this past one year has made me realise who are my TRUE near & dear ones. Not everyone cares about you or your whereabouts including some blood relations. And that hurts....
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Nevertheless, to give a more relevant response to your question, I will soon be in a long distance relationship with my husband. I move back to my hometown next month to deliver our baby & will be away from hubby for 4 months atleast.
We have never been in a long distance before (known each other since 9 long years). For him the concept of long distance is something that a couple can nver work out and that it is a waste. But now that we are growing our family he is being considerate about the distance. Both parties need to equally communicate with each other and make the other one feel wanted & comforted. Knowing my husband I know initially we will talk a lot and gradually we will only chat. He is not a video call kinda person. In fact he doesnt keep in touch with anyone he doesn't see around daily.
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So yeah I have a tough road ahead but I have decided its time to think of your ownself & not others. If they need you they will make efforts to be with you.
We need to find things to keep ourselves busy & grow individually as a person. Close ones too are doing that. We as women are nurtured to put ourselves behind but now having realised this I will try my best to look forward to the new things Life has to gift me.
Hope this helps.

Im an honest man lol.

Im also in a long distance relationship. My gf is Bahraini and I see her every 6 to 7 weeks. Either she comes to me or I come to her. Problem is that when I come to her I have to stay in an apartment and not with her. This is until we might marry which is another topic. When she comes to me she stays with me at my house.

We have been seeing each other for over a year now and are very fortunate enough to see each other regularly. We met by "accident" at the airport in the GA lounge. I had missed my connection to Dubai. We struck up a conversation and swopped details. We met up a few days later for dinner. I flew back for a day trip date. And the rest is history (:-)

We are very much together and we hope to live together one day. Marry etc.

We speak and video call multiple times per day. We have travelled together to Europe, Spain. Caribbean too and we will spend this Christmas in UK.

My biggest problem is not staying at her house when I visit. Its her parents and religion that gets in the way. Annoying for me as a European. But I get the respect thing and that she does not want to disrespect her parents more than anything else. She isn't religious and neither am I.

If/when we do marry it will be in UK. That probably throws up problems of the marriage being recognised in Bahrain etc. I/we will deal with that as/when.

Socially we go out in Bahrain and in UK, we have met each others friends and she has met my family in UK. I am yet to meet her parents but I have met her siblings.

For us the I think the frustration of not being together daily is a big thing but we are both working towards it as its what we want.

We both find the travel easy and are fortunate enough to be able to do it regularly and for that we are both truly greatful.

We laugh and joke each day and having her in ,my life gives me purpose. I am greatful we met and thank karma and destiny each day.

All our friends think it is a wonderful love story.

Relationship is not important, and I am surprised by the people who are most interested in relationships. But in fact, man must be respected and make the most of his attention to his home and his family and diligent work and be sincere and sincere and honest in order to prevail peace society, we all have to express our views realistically and to serve the life of the country to society for families, and free our minds Naive, we offer serious ideas for business, thank you