The Numbers Say It All

Story by Morgan Yuvienco

  • 14 million couples define themselves as having a long distance relationship.
  • 32.5 % of all long distance relationships are college relationships
  • 4.5 months – the average time before a long distance relationship breaks down
  • 40 % of all long distance relationships ends with a break-up
  • 70 % of all failed long distance relationships fails due to unplanned changes
  • 125 miles – the average distance in a long distance relationships
  • 1.5 times – the average number of times couples visited each other (per month)
  • 2.7 days – the average number of days between couples calling each other
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