long-distance relationship theme

Two lovers try to remain romantically involved in spite of being miles or lightyears apart, perhaps even without access to real-time communication. Can they keep the spark alive?

Examples

Captain Picard recalled that he and Miranda Vrgo had broken up because their long distance relationship didn't work out in tng7x22 "Bloodlines".

18 total · 1 choice · 5 major · 12 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
ds93x10 choice Keiko returned to space station to visit Miles; Dabo girl broke up with Jake because she was moving away
ahp6x06 major Collins escaped from prison to meet the girl he'd been exchanging romantic letters with over the past two years.
movie: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) major Guy and Geneviève from her perspective when he went to the Algerian war
play: Cymbeline (1611) major Posthumous and Imogen's disputed marriage broke down when Posthumous was exiled in Italy
talesoftheunexpected6x13 major Caroline and Dr. Baxter tried an long distance relationship and it didn't work well.
voy7x01 major Auxum on other side of the galaxy and met Seven in unimatrix zero
ds92x06 minor Jadzia and Melora discussed the feasibility of having a long distance relationship
ds93x03 minor Miles and Keiko agreed to keep a long distance relation relationship so she could pursue her botany work
ds93x26 minor Benjamin and Cassidy Yeates flirted with having a long distance relationship
ds94x01/02 minor Benjamin and Kasidy contemplated having long distance relationship