text: can long distance relationships work? i'm in england and he is in ireland. i met him through a friend and we do get on. i went through exactly the same thing. i was in england, he was in ireland. it's not a huge distance to make a relationship work, and the flights are dirt cheap. just one piece of advice for you; if one of you decides to make the move permanently across the water, make sure you both have your own lives and friends. i split with the man i moved for and it was very lonely being on my own away from home. but i built up my own live, and have now lived in ireland for 8 years, and the guy is long gone, but i would never go home now!