Whoever said 'distance makes the heart grow fonder' had absolutely no idea what he/she was talking about. Ask anyone who's in a long-distance relationship and the answer will always be that distance is a bitch. A couple starts dating and everything's going fine until, for some reason or the other, they end up in different cities. Distance is one of the worst things that can happen to your love life. While any kind of long-distance can be taxing, the difficulty level goes a few notches higher when it is an international long-distance relationship. So if you have a boyfriend/girlfriend in a different city/state/country, here are 18 things you will understand:

1. Skype is your best friend.

2. Making timings match is madness.

When you're free to talk, your partner isn't. When he/she is, you aren't!