Using a webcam can help you maintain a long-distance relationship according to an article published on CNN.com.

The deployment of soldiers to Iraq or Afghanistan and civilian business travel are separating spouses and lovers. The prolonged absences and not being able to see each other every day can place a strain on relationships.

Phone calls, email and instant messaging are some of the ways couples stay in touch. Some have picked up a pair of webcams and started using video calls in order to bring them closer and experience more face-to-face contact.

Army Spc. Gerrod Cooksey is in Iraq with the 1st Cavalry Division. His wife, Kelly, waits for him in Ft. Hood, Texas with their two children. She is able to communicate with her husband via videoconferencing and says, “Webcams make a huge difference in our morale. He gets to see the baby getting bigger, and we get to see him to make sure that he is okay.”

Good communication is said to be the number one most important aspect to overcoming the challenge of a long-distance relationship and a personal video conferencing hookup can be the best way to stay emotionally close while you are physically apart.

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