@Robinredbreast - relationships at a distance can be hard, but then can work and in fact, they can deepen.
When I met him, my OH lived in the south west, whilst I'm in the midlands, then we had a number of years when I was still in a proper job, where I expected to actually attend once in a while, he spent much more time overseas than I could.
We weren't able to be in contact all day, every day, as we both always had things to get on with - whether work, business or time differences, but we spoke every single day, via Skype. Over wifi, it's free, and of course there's WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger too now, so there's no additional cost involved, provided you have wifi. WhatsAppo is very light on mobile data too, if that's how you operate. I'm not a Facebook fan per se, so can't comment on it.
If the relationship is strong, you'll manage, and there's never an awkward gap in the conversation when you get together again. There's usually a
lot to catch up on.
I feel for you.