person A: I remember being in Scotland and arranging a trip to California to see my then boyfriend. I was so very happy to be seeing him again!
person B: I bet! Is it hard to have a long distance relationship?
person A: Very hard and this was before the days of smartphones and FaceTime. We spent a fortune on telephone calls. But it was so worth it to speak to each other and I was lucky I could afford to fly out to see him.
person B: I can only image how hard that was before the days of smartphones! I'm glad you were able to visit him!
person A: Me too. That was one of the happiest trips of my life. The happiest was when we got married six months later!