Atlas of long distance relationship
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Interesting facts:
– The longest clocked in at 44 years, but there were five relationships reported over 30 years and at least a dozen more that lasted over a 10 years.
– Three people conducted relationships from Antarctica.
– Of the 595 total relationships we counted, only 117 said that they had broken up.
– Longest distance: 12,371 miles (Santiago, Chile<–>Xi’an, China). At least 17 people were separated by over 10,000 miles.
– Shortest distance: 41 miles (Hempstead, NY<–>Haskell, NJ). At least 6 relationships were clocked at under 100 miles apart.
– Work was the most common reason given for being apart.
– Planes were the most common mode of transit.
– Many of you were kept apart for long periods by visas.
– A significant number of respondents kept the flame alive without meeting in person for many years, and in 17 cases, not ever.
Via atlasobscura.com