Communication is important, yes, but it will not necessarily save a relationship. i have a long-distance relationship with my Grand Master right now and i absolutely fucking HATE IT!!! i can't serve Him the way i want to. i'm stuck miles away, and it just kills me to know that there are sooo many deliciously naughty things i'm restricted from experiencing (made worse since i'm fairly inexperienced to begin with), and really it makes me feel like i'm less of a slave for it. Now, at first Master might be upset with me for saying that, but i realize that i would only actually be less of a slave if i were to not try to fix the problem or if i were content with things as they are now.

My point is that i don't believe a slave can have a longterm relationship with a Master if that person is a true slave. Maybe a submissive could...i don't really know because i can't understand partial submission. No offense to anyone. i just know that i couldn't do it. So my response to your post is this: how much are you willing to serve and how much do you want to? Will it bother you or him to be so far apart? Because it is my opinion that the more you want to serve the harder it will be to maintain, and the less the easier. If i felt there was no chance of me being able to live with Master i would request release. Number one i'm not fulfilling my promises as a slave in the first place, and number two He deserves someone who will serve Him and who will be there in person, daily.

Therefore, a long distance relationship would absolutely not work for me longterm, because i simply do not understand how someone can be slave and live miles apart contentedly...or at least not doing anything to rectify the situation. It would make me seriously question whether that person was a true slave.

On the other hand, it's not a good idea to rush things. i'm sure many subs/slaves have gotten themselves into a BUNCH of very dangerous and emotionally scarring situations this way. You have to be careful. Make sure that is what you want before you take that step, cause it's a big one. But i think eventually every deep relationship has to be face to face or it will fizzle out.