TIPS FOR MAKING LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK

Welcome to another episode of The Industrial Tradition Podcast everybody! Today the conversation is between me and my husband, Austin, and we are talking about the challenges of living apart and how we manage them.

Since marrying six years ago, Austin and I have had to deal with living separate on multiple occasions. It has never been more than 3 months at a time, but it has taught us a lot. I don’t know about you, but this is something that didn’t come naturally to me at all and has taken a lot of work and intentional growth to get to a place that is healthy for our relationship when living separate is necessary.

With the launch of Industrial Tradition last fall we have found yourself living separate more than we like. We knew this going into it so it wasn’t a surprise, but it hasn’t been seamless. The conversation is an intimate and honest one in which we try share as much as possible about the lessons we have learned and our hopes for the future. We offer some tips for others in similar situations in the hope that it might aid you on your journey together.

We touch on the importance of conversation and communication, the love languages, independence and remaining grounded and grateful. Please join us as we dive deep into our own history, present, and future!

Key Points From This Episode:

What Austin and I do and some background to our relationship. (05:05)

Getting ready for turning thirty and a new era. (06:11)

The launch of Industrial Tradition and what this changed. (07:59)

Lessons we learned in the last few years about running a business. (09:28)

The video I posted when Austin left and the reactions to it. (12:12)

The great help that FaceTime has been in the separation we experience. (14:41)

Finding comfort in familiarity and getting used to things. (15:58)

The tools that have made this issue more manageable. (17:28)

Comparing pipeline couples and military families. (22:13)

Knowing why you might have to live apart. (23:09)

How I went back to therapy and the reasons I advocate for it. (25:59)

Looking to the future and how we plan to make this work. (28:05)

Tips to others who might be confronted with a similar situation. (30:09)

The time Austin had to mail me a key to move a trailer. (33:08)

The importance of honesty and realistic expectations. (37:18)

Independence and finding happiness within yourself. (39:08)

Austin answers the three questions again! (45:40)

And much more!

Tweetables:

“Any time you have experience in something and you know what to expect, you have an idea of learning how to communicate through it.” — @industrial_trad [0:16:00.2]

“You don’t marry someone to live your life separate from them and not sleep in the same bed and not see each other physically for months.” — @industrial_trad [0:21:21.2]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Industrial Tradition — https://industrialtradition.com/

Industrial Tradition on Youtube — https://www.youtube.com/c/austinandkayla

Industrial Tradition on Twitter — https://twitter.com/industrial_trad

Industrial Tradition on Instagram —https://www.instagram.com/industrial_tradition/

Industrial Tradition Episode 02 — https://industrialtradition.com/blogs/news/002

Austin Ross — https://www.arosswelding.com/

FaceTime — https://www.imore.com/facetime

The 5 Love Languages — http://www.5lovelanguages.com/