- For two and a half years it was long distance.

- 兩年半的時間裡，都是長途跋涉。

- The first was two years and I am in one now.

- 第一個是兩年，我現在在一個。

- We've dated for two years.

- 我們已經約會了兩年。

Then we dated a year long distance.

然後我們交往了一年的異地戀。

Then we lived together for a year

然後我們一起生活了一年

and then we did

然後我們做了

six months or so long distance

半年左右

before it ended.

在它結束之前。

- We were long distance for a year.

- 我們異地戀了一年。

What It's Like To Be In A Long Distance Relationship

處於異地戀是什麼感覺

- The hardest part is feeling

- 最難的是感覺

that nobody else thinks

無人問津

that what you're doing is sustainable.

你所做的事情是可持續的。

- You don't have to plan your day around it,

- 你不需要計劃你的一天。

but you definitely have to make extra effort.

但你肯定要付出額外的努力。

- So there'd be a lot of issues

- 所以會有很多問題

as far as communication

至於通信

where I'm not willing to Skype for three hours.

在那裡我不願意Skype三個小時。

- We still call each other - Sometimes.

- 我們還是會打電話給對方--有時候。

- like every three days, I'd say.

- 像每三天，我會說。

- You run out of things to say on the phone.

- 你在電話裡沒話可說了。

"How was your day?" "It was fine."

"你今天過得怎麼樣？""還不錯。"

Like, "Did anything happen?"

比如，"發生什麼事了嗎？"

It's like, "No, not really," like,

這就像，"不，不是真的，"喜歡。

"It was just like a normal day."

"就像平常的一天一樣。"

And so then there's silence.

然後就沉默了。

- What was special about my day

- 我今天有什麼特別之處

and how did it change me

它是如何改變我

and how can I share that with the other person?

以及如何與對方分享？

- Even if you're just sitting in the car

- 即使你只是坐在車裡。

driving someplace in silence,

寂靜地行駛在某個地方。

you're together and you feel that.

你們在一起，你感覺到了。

And you don't have that

而你沒有那個

when you're in a long distance relationship

當你在異地戀的時候

and you're trying to artificially recreate it

而你卻試圖人為地重現它。

but silence over the phone is,

但電話裡的沉默是。

I mean, it's nothing, right?

我的意思是，這沒什麼，對吧？

Silence in person means something.

本人的沉默意味著什麼。

- You fall in love and it's hard and it's like,

- 你墜入愛河，很難，就像。

will I connect with someone like this again?

我還會和這樣的人聯繫嗎？

And is it worth it?

那它值得嗎？

- When you really like someone

- 當你真的喜歡一個人的時候

or even love someone,

甚至愛一個人。

it makes it worth it.

它使它值得。

- You're constantly asking yourself,

- 你在不斷地問自己。

"Is it worth it?"

"值得嗎？"

And I feel like I learn something new

我覺得我學到了新的東西

every time I ask myself that question.

每次我問自己這個問題的時候。

- I mean, it wasn't worth it, right?

- 我的意思是，這是不值得的，對不對？

Cause we broke up. So.

因為我們分手了。所以...

- But, we were never like, - But.

- 但是，我們從來沒有像，但是。

- this is ending our relationship.

- 這是結束我們的關係。

- Yeah.

- 是啊。

- It was just, this sucks,

- 只是，這很爛。

that this is our relationship right now.

這就是我們現在的關係。

- Really when it comes down to it

- 真的，當它歸結到它

any your relationship ends,

任何你的關係結束。

when either one person stops caring about the other

當一方不再關心另一方的時候

or both people give up.

或者兩個人都放棄了。

- I think the key to doing a long distance relationship

- 我覺得做異地戀的關鍵是

is having an end in sight.

正在有一個結束的跡象。

- Like a date, she would move in,

- 像約會一樣，她會搬進來。

- Mmhmm. - we would move in together

- Mmhmm.- 我們會搬到一起

in July, so, we knew that.

在7月，所以，我們知道，。

- And then we did.

- 然後我們做到了。

- We did. - Woooo.

- 我們做到了。- Woooo.

- You really learn about communication

- 你真的學會了溝通

and how to stay open with someone.

以及如何與人保持開放。

- It made us also, like,

- 這讓我們也，喜歡。

not dwell as much on, like, little arguments anymore,

不糾結於，喜歡，小爭論了。

unless you forget to bring your girlfriend potatoes

除非你忘了帶你女朋友的洋芋

(laughing) from the German restaurant.

(笑)從德國餐廳。

She will drill it home for an hour at you.

她會在你這裡鑽一個小時回家。

This happened last night.

這是昨晚發生的。

- Waiting, you know, several days

- 等待，你知道，幾天

before you can even talk

還沒來得及說

or Skype with the other person.

或用Skype與對方通話。

Or waiting months before you can hug them again.

或者等上幾個月才能再次擁抱他們。

It's hard (giggling).

這很難（傻笑）。

- It makes you appreciate loving someone

- 它讓你體會到愛一個人

when you can see them everyday.

當你每天都能看到他們。

- Aaaww. - Mmhmm.

- Aaww。- 嗯哼。

- So sweet. (lips smacking)

- 如此甜蜜。（嘴脣咂摸）

- [Man] I had some--

- [男人]我有一些 --

- [Woman] I texted him twice

- [女]我給他發了兩次簡訊

to ask for these potatoes - No you texted me once.

要這些洋芋 不，你發短信給我一次。

- after work. - about the potatoes.

- 下班後。- 關於洋芋。

- They're good potatoes.

- 他們是好洋芋。

- They're so good.

- 他們是如此的好。

But I wouldn't know

但我不知道

because I didn't have them yesterday.

因為我昨天沒吃。

- Yep.

- 是的。