5 Secrets to Success How I Married My Long-Distance Boyfriend

2. “I studied so that I could be independent, too.”

“I think he was able to come back to our hometown because I got a teaching certificate,” confesses a woman in her 30s. If you become independent and are able to financially contribute to the household, it’s easier for him to take a lesser position and remain closer to home. If nothing else, it will bring you one step closer to making marriage a reality for him.