history: had to leave my long distance girlfriend to go back home, after I had spent a month of time with her had to leave my long distance girlfriend to go back home_comma_ after I had spent a month of time with her im sorry.. distance sucks. luckily you guys have skype! 
current: Yeah, we use it all the time. It's annoying to deal with sometimes, though. And it stinks to only be able to talk and not be able to hang out in person.
next: I know because sometimes technology doesnt work the way we want it too.. i hope you get to be together again soon. 