[April Masini, your AskApril]

Take a practical approach. Budget your dating life! Decide what you can spend in a year on dating, and then figure out how a long distance relationship with her will work. If you lay it out in dollars and cents (the price of gas, the price of a date, etc.) you’ll have a better idea of how many visits of what type you can afford. If you think the result of this plan yields a do-able start up relationship, then proceed. However, if it doesn’t, there is no reason to pursue a relationship where you’re not compatible because of distance.

You might want to consider purchasing a book I wrote that provides a variety of date at all price points — including budget dates! If you’re dating with a dollar amount in mind, you’ll want to be creative, and the dates in this book will help you. It’s called Ideas For a Fun Date, and you can download it here: [url]https://www.askapril.com/relationship-dating-advice/ideas-for-a-fun-date.html [/url].

I hope this helps. Let me know how it goes — and follow me on Twitter @AskAprilcom — and you can join me on Facebook, as well at [url][/url]. 😀