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What does it mean?
The speaker describes a difficult long distance courtship involving many phone calls.
In plain terms
Their early relationship was long distance and cost a lot of phone money.
What can you take from it?
Long distance relationships require effort and expense.

Where it applies

  • long distance dating
  • early relationship
  • courtship

Putting it to work

  • maintain long distance ties
  • value communication

Questions to consider

  • How has communication changed romance?
  • What costs do relationships incur?

Another view

Modern technology makes this specific barrier less relevant today.

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