About r/LongDistance
In its own words:
r/LongDistance is a subreddit for and about long distance relationships. For anyone considering(but not seeking), currently in, or who used to be, this is the community for you! We are here for support, advice, and community who can relate to your experiences. We are people who met online, students studying across the country and abroad, people separated by jobs and the military, and more.
Community guide
r/LongDistance (#444) draws about 2.5 million members as r/LongDistance is a subreddit for and about long distance relationships. Collected rules highlight No Self-Promotion (including crowdfunding, blogs, business/tv opportunities or advertisements); No Harassing, Trolling, Flaming or Spamming; and Age and genders must be in the title of your post when asking for advice, among 8 listed. Activity mix in sample: text:451, link:196, gallery:24, image:21. Busy sample (~126.1 ppd across 694 posts).
What belongs here
Posts should match the community’s stated focus—r/LongDistance is a subreddit for and about long distance relationships. Rule themes on file include: No Self-Promotion (including crowdfunding, blogs, business/tv opportunities or advertisements); No Harassing, Trolling, Flaming or Spamming; Age and genders must be in the title of your post when asking for advice; No posts directly talking or contacting your SO. Stay on-topic and civil.
Format and effort
Sample composition leans text:451, link:196, gallery:24, image:21. Low-effort or off-scope posts are common removal reasons when rules call them out. Prefer clear titles and media that fit the stated remit.
Practical pointers
Busy sample (~126.1 ppd across 694 posts). Use the live rules for spoilers, NSFW, reposts, and promo. This page paraphrases directory + arctic rule snapshots only.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Nov 11, 2010, which makes it 15 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 1,520 subscribers (+0.06%). It sits just behind r/holdmybeer (#443) and ahead of r/ShingekiNoKyojin (#445) in our ranking.
What sets r/LongDistance apart
Compared with other large communities, r/LongDistance leans heavily on text posts (65% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 34%). People mostly look and upvote here rather than comment — about 6.5 comments per post, against 13.6 for a typical large subreddit. For its size it is unusually busy: about 50.6 new posts a day per million members, more than 91% of the Top 100.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/LongDistance climbed from 2,485,118 to 2,493,279 subscribers (+8.2K, +0.33%). That is about 185 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/LongDistance talks about
Looking at the titles of 694 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “distance”, “long”, “boyfriend”, “ldr” and “relationship”. Other frequent themes are advice, partner, girlfriend, long-distance, feel and love. Recurring phrases include “long distance”, “long-distance relationship”, “distance partner” and “distance relationship”. By format, 65% are text posts, 28% are links and 3% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: Need Advice (250), Question (165), Venting (28), Discussion (16), Breakup (16), Image/Video (13).
Activity and best time to post
r/LongDistance gets about 130 new posts a day. The public archive holds 355,957 posts and 2,319,656 comments in total, about 6.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (157 posts) and the quietest was Friday (95). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 09:00 UTC.
Rules of r/LongDistance
The moderators of r/LongDistance list 8 rules. In short:
- No Self-Promotion (including crowdfunding, blogs, business/tv opportunities or advertisements)
- No Harassing, Trolling, Flaming or Spamming
- Age and genders must be in the title of your post when asking for advice
- No posts directly talking or contacting your SO
- Caution regarding large age differences
- Do not solicit a long distance relationship
- No Photo/Signature/Soundbite Request Posts
- No Misinformation
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/LongDistance and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/LongDistance?
r/LongDistance has 2,493,279 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #444 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,161 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
How old is r/LongDistance?
r/LongDistance was created on Nov 11, 2010, so it has been around for 15 years.
How active is r/LongDistance?
Very active: r/LongDistance gets about 130 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 355,957 posts and 2,319,656 comments. In a sample of 694 recent posts we counted 558 different authors.
When is r/LongDistance most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 09:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/LongDistance about?
The community describes itself as: “r/LongDistance is a subreddit for and about long distance relationships. For anyone considering(but not seeking), currently in, or who used to be, this is the community for you! We are here for support, advice, and comm…” Recent post titles often mention distance, long, boyfriend, ldr and relationship. Most posts are text posts (65%).
Is r/LongDistance safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/LongDistance as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/LongDistance?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/LongDistance accepts both text and link posts, with images, videos, galleries and polls enabled. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “No Self-Promotion (including crowdfunding, blogs, business/tv opportunities or advertisements)”; “No Harassing, Trolling, Flaming or Spamming”; “Age and genders must be in the title of your post when asking for advice”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/LongDistance?
Communities with similar topics include r/relationship_advice (15.9M), r/relationships (3.8M), r/dating_advice (4.9M), r/camping (5.6M) and r/RelationshipMemes (3.8M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/LongDistance.