Absence makes the heart grow fonder. True? Some people, well, who engage in long-distance relationships, may agree. Some people, howecer, who engage in short-term "relationships", may not. People would normally build intimate relationships when they're constantly seeing each other. For example, two students who go to the same school, or two colleagues who work in the same office, will most likely look at each other intimately. But that is if they like each other, we're talking about engaging in a relationship here, not initiating one, so let us assume both parties like each other. Anyway, going back to the subject, when is the right time to engage in a relationship? For me, everything is worth challenging. Challenges help us improve, too. So why not challenge a relationship? My implication is to start engaging in a relationship just before or when challenges are present - forget about the what age. How is this possible? Well, let me cite an example. Two lovers, high school students in the same class, are about to graduate and pursue their dreams in two different roads. If they loved each other, the challenge of having to part from each other would be present. And if they really loved each other, then their challenge would be easily solved. They would continue to see each other to communicate despite the distance between them. As they go through that particular challenge, their relationship matures with them. Though third example is just one of the many possible challenges present in a relationship, all the others have only one purpose, too - to define real love. In short, one must not always engage in a relationship when things are comfortable.
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Well, somehow I can't find my finished version of this essay. It seems I accidentally deleted it when I decided to clean my files. Anyway, even if most people rely on technology as a means of communication now and distance seem anything but a hindrance to us, we must still learn to control and limit our actions in the virtual world. Sometimes, we should learn to take it old school, don't you think? Like using the phone, mailing letters, etc. People may actually find those sweeter than just chatting in front of a computer.
