you really like the person?

It will be for some and it won't be for others..
People also have to be realistic a bit also.. I mean if neither can ever afford to at least meet in person then yeah it could be a problem

I was afraid of the answer, guess I was clutching at straws

well I know that for me I would have to know if eventually one of us would have to move. And as I am in a LDR...I knew going in it would be me and that takes a lot of soul searching... The answer came up yes for the right person I would move heaven and earth...

TBH, Most ( people or) most women want real dates, real men, real contact.
Myself, I would not even attempt a long distance relationship. So I wouldn't never get to the point of "really like ".... and I don't think words on a screen or a face or voice would ever be enough for me to bond with... or anything else

For a romantic relationship, it is for me. I don't do LDRs. For friends, that is different

Tried it once
did not work. realized how inflexible we can become as we get older. I have a teenage son and shared custody with his father which means moving out state is not an option I would consider

if I lived in a town.. with a population of let's say 4000.. people..hmm.. let's make it 1500. people.. I'm sure out of 4000 I can find at least one suitable woman..lol.... but if I lived in a very small town... maybe I would travel definitely I would travel... to meet someone.....but.. I live in the city full.of woman..... so as far as I will travel... only from one end to the city to the next..... not even going to step a.. toe... outside of the city limits ..no. thank you....

Chicken

.no... a realist..lol...ok.. if I went on holiday and met a woman.. and we got along really well...hmmm..nooo

not even then....lol..... why go out for pizza when they can deliver..lmao....

If she'd be willing to relocate,
distance wouldn't be an issue for long.

Now.... all I gotsta do, is find her.

Of course.

Anything that inhibits immediate gratification can be seen as a "barrier."

Distance can be a barrier.
Kids can be a barrier.
Money can be a barrier.
Work hours can be a barrier.
A cold can be a barrier.
Farts can be a barrier.

The less ability the people have in overcoming the barrier, logistically and/or emotionally, the bigger the barrier is going to seem.

And each person is going to have a different perspective on the barrier.

Also, everyone continuously does something like an ROI in their head, at the very least subconsciously, weighing potential reward vs. risk, effort, and cost.
The greater the risk, effort, and cost, and the less obvious or immediate the reward, the more you are going to work against yourself, forcing you to see the barrier as greater.

If you really like the person, then what are you willing to do to eliminate the distance?

With long distance there is a lot you have to consider. Wow I would consider moving if his children were still at school because moving them could cause a lot of damage. He would have to be a WOW man for me to think in that way.

I knew this chick who spent five years in an LDR. When she finally moved to where her dude lived, it took her all of three months to realize that both of them could not co-exist in the same place.

Yeah, no traffic...and its free when they pass the 30 min delivery period

I'm with PhD on this one. Chatted with a really nice American lady on here for ages and got all of these daft fantasies about it leading somewhere into my head. Then she told me that there was actually somebody in her own country that she was interested in and it was cool because I had just met someone myself that lived in my home town.

Now I won't even bother if they're more than a few miles away. It's a waste of time and to be honest, if you're even entertaining the idea of a LDR you're probably just desperate.

Ah contraire I have never been desperate for a date let a lone getting a man's attention...
Each to their own...

being in a LDR you really get to no the person,it takes patience and trust,for me my kids are grown and have there own lifes,i see them once a week or once a month,like rain said,someone has to be willing to move,that doest have to happen right away,just like if you were dating someone close,you should not rush it,,takes time,for me my gal and i just klick in every way,witch makes in much easyer to pull off,,,

.. but yet !..somehow, she has the attention of almost every man on here..lol..... but only one man amongst us.. was to be lucky enough..
to get her full attention....... farmers thay have all the luck..lol ..... now I must hide behind something.. because they are pretty good with a rifle as well...lmao...