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Lastly, you also have to remember to reassure your partner and tend to their insecurities as well. Every time you forget to call them back or post an Instagram pic of you and that friend from work could send doubt through your partner’s mind. Remember to take the time to reassure each other, so the insecurities don’t end up negatively affecting your relationship.

3) Arguing

No matter how much you love your person, you will argue. It’s a vital part of being a strong and fully-fleshed out individual. The hard part is not knowing how to move on after the argument is done. There’s no hugging it out, no “I’m sorry” kiss, and definitely no way to turn on a movie and completely forget about it. Body language accounts for 55% of personal communication elements, meaning that people (consciously or subconsciously) take in body language more than any other form of communication while speaking to others.

Without body language, you’re left with just the words you say and the tone of how you say them. Because of this, every word you say during an argument becomes extremely important. “I hate you” with a goofy grin and a kiss on the cheek is way different than a simple “I hate you”. Arguments can be amplified over the phone as well. Without the usual physical cues from your partner indicating they are joking, tense, upset, or happy, it can be easy to cross a line you didn’t know was there.

4) Wifi Problems/Time Zone

I put these two in the same category because I think the general area of frustration is the same: When you’ve waited the entire day to talk to your person but the second you get on the call, some outside force makes you unable to speak to that person. In one case, the ‘outside force’ is the wifi connection, and on the other, it’s the inconvenient cycle of the sun and moon.

This can be particularly frustrating when you and your partner are in the middle of discussing something deep or important, and out of nowhere, the wifi cuts out, or you have to go to work. This can, unfortunately, make you or your partner feel dejected – no one wants to have to repeat their heart-wrenching venting session three times over.

Finally, this can also ruin the moment when you’re trying to be intimate with your ...