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My name is Ahmed. I come from Egypt. And my question is, what do you think about long-distance relationships? I have been in a long-distance relationship for a little bit more than two years. I would say don’t do it. Don’t do it. Don’t do it at all. Unless you have very strong evidence to believe that the person you are with is too valuable for you to let them go, or some variation of them being too important in your life for you not to fight against life itself to keep them in your life. So in general, I think it’s a very difficult enterprise to manage on both parties. I think a lot of times, typical problems in a relationship get magnified because of the distance. So there are a lot of problems with a long-distance relationship, absolutely. Is it doable? I think so. I hope so. So I would say be cautious and be responsible.
Comprehension

1) How long has he been in a long-distance relationship?

2) What is his advice?

3) What does Ahmed say you should be?

Vocabulary quiz

1) What does "valuable" mean?

2) What does "magnified" mean?

3) What does "cautious" mean?

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