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
current: im sorry.. distance sucks. luckily you guys have skype! 
next: 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.