My Friend.

Not neccesarily. For example, you can travel from London to Bristol by train in just over an hour and a half - and that is half way, roughly 120 miles. That should be possible every couple of months with a rail card and forward booking.

I obviously do not know where they live, but I am sure it is not beyond the bounds of possibility.

they are 240 miles apart! so no

Surely, you could manage an occasional day outing, when you can walk and talk together, hold hands and put your arms around each other.

You can be very good friends, extremely close even, at a distance, then suddenly find each other irritating when you live together.

The only good reason to cohabit (or marry) is if you simply can't help it - you can't bear to be apart.

Emotions aren't logical so a sensible decision soon goes to the wall and we take a leap of faith. Sometimes it works out, sometimes not.

What exactly are these 'commitments' that hold you back?

I once had a long distance relationship where he had elderly parents who needed him and I had my elderly mother dependent on me. We still managed to meet up several times a year. We lived 11.5 thousand miles apart.
If the tie between you is strong then you would move heaven and earth to be together like we did.

Soot my post wouldn’t post so tried again dah

I too wonder what is stopping you, what commitments are so huge that you can’t meet, even half way in a hotel have you ever met ?
I think it’s very sad to care for someone and not be able to see them or touch them Life is short as we get older take what happiness you both can

I too wonder what is stopping you, what commitments are so huge that you can’t meet, even half way in a hotel have you ever met ?
I think it’s very sad to care for someone and not be able to see them or touch them Life is short as we get older take what happiness you both can

What are the barriers you see? I think it's a good idea to do short visits to each other for maybe a week at a time. Is that possible?

can't you visit each other for a week from time to time and see how you get on......don't be hasty and move in together,,,somethings are better at a distance

Why nothing can be done?