While the average length of a relationship is approximately 7.3 years, a German study said that long-distance relationships tend to last less than half as long, or just under three years.

How long do long-distance relationships last on average?

Forty percent of all long-distance relationships end in breakups, and on average those relationships last just four and a half months.

How do long-distance relationships usually end?

As it turns out, it might be the very same thing that can make any other relationship dissolve over time: failing to take things to the next level. According to one recent survey, long-distance relationships end when the relationship lacks a sense of progress. Their relationship just wasnt progressing.