text: I say it just depends on the couple.  When I met my husband, he was from the Netherlands, I was from the U.S.  We had a long distance relationship for a year and a half before we got married.  Between e-mail and phone calls...even with a 6 hour time difference we were still able to make it work.  We got to see each other about every 3 months.  We've been married for 5 years now!  But my own opinion...I think if you're dedicated enough to the relationship it can work.