Offers advice for maintaining a successful long distance relationship, including survival tips, personal stories from real couples, and steps for dealing with conflicts over the phone. "...Dr. Guldner's guide provides a roadmap/safe way though this most difficult journey." -- David Knox, PhD, Professor of Sociology, East Carolina University "...insights into how to have a wonderful relationship, how to enhance communication, and create more harmony and love." -- GinaMaria Jerome, consultant and author, The Portable Pocket People Meeter: 50 Ways to Meet, Greet, and Communicate "The most readable guide to long distance relationships. Loaded with tips and resources for separated couples." -- Julie Ferman, Founder, CupidsCoach.com and Author Marketing Yourself for Romance: Your Ultimate Guide for Dating, Relating, and Finding Your Mate ...wise, illuminating, and highly readable...a rich compendium of information, ideas, survival tips and resources... -- Judy Myers Avis, PhD, award winning couples therapist Fabulous! Just reading it made me feel so much better about my long distance relationship! -- Barbara, Brooklyn NY Listed as one of "the best independently published titles received and reviewed by our editorial staff " -- Independent Publisher This very readable book is based on sound research and yet is also able to offer many practical tips... -- Steve Duck, PhD, Founding Editor of the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships To maintain a Long Distance Relationship for more than 24 hours-you'd be advised to read Gregory Guldner's book. -- Sue Johanson, RN, host of TV s Sunday Night Sex Show and Talk Sex Admirably relates research results in a conversational tone unbiased information will comfort those in or considering an LDR. An excellent choice -- Library Journal, 2003 JF Milne publications is thrilled to offer Long Distance Relationships: The Complete Guide by Dr. Guldner. We are committed to offering only books written by highly qualified authors that will make a substantial contribution to separated couples or the therapists and researchers who work with them. Dr. Guldner’s book represents the first book written by an expert on long distance relationships who is also a trained couples therapist. He references over 150 studies, books, and other resources for long distance couples. Other books coming shortly from JF Milne Publications include: Long Distance Relationships: Military Edition Long Distance Relationships: Student’s Edition Long Distance Relationships: Commuter Marriages Edition The Yearbook of Research on Long Distance Relationships Counseling Couples in Long Distance Relationships: A Guide for Therapists In 1990 I began studying long distance relationships while working toward my PhD in clinical psychology. I was in one myself and was curious what the research showed. What began as a small investigation blossomed into a huge study of over 400 long distance relationships. Then during my training as a therapist at a large university, I noticed how many of the students with whom I worked were in long distance relationships. In discussing this with my colleagues I found many different opinions about long distance relationships and how we should try to support them. However, when I tried to find a concise guide that was based on evidence rather than opinion I couldn’t find one. Thus, I began collecting every available study on separated couples I could find. I have now amassed an extensive library of research, books, and other resources for long distance relationships. In Long Distance Relationships I’ve tried to distill the most critical findings from these studies and pass on this information to those hundreds of thousands of couples who live apart from one another. I hope you find it helpful and inspiring. The author, Gregory Guldner, MD, MS, is a graduate of Stanford Medical School and Purdue University’s Clinical Psychology Program. He is the leading authority on long distance relationships and the author of the most comprehensive study of long distance relationships ever completed. He has published numerous articles on relationships and sexuality and serves as a peer reviewer for multiple professional journals. He is also an officer in the Army Reserve with knowledge about military related separations. He combines his scientific expertise, interviews with hundreds of couples in long distance relationships and his own personal experience into this comprehensive book.