[Maku]

There are tons of threads like this already.
Long distance can work if you have a huge amount of trust for that person.
I, however, would prefer a shorter distance of them being in the same country (in my case it would be the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland), because then you would be able to see them more often.
The only exception for me personally is if you may be moving to the country they reside in and vice versa.