Luck with long distance relationships?

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Just wondering if anyone has ever really had any luck with long distance relationships? My best friend (ex girlfriend) moved to Virginia... (that's almost 1,000 miles away!!) But anyways, we were talking about being in a long distance relationship, but i'm not sure if that would be a good idea. Most everyone that I've talked to, said that they haven't had any luck with long distance relationships and that I shouldn't even try. But I guess I'm just wondering if there's anyone out there that's had any luck with them or not.
thank you <3

I met my husband online and we were together for nearly a year before I moved out to California from Florida to marry him. Our daughter was born shortly after. But now we're an Army family and with being able to make a long distance relationship work, we wouldn't have made it this far. I think if you're willing to put forth the effort, and she's willing to put forth the effort, it's has a chance of working out. I find that too often people just don't make time for others. I find myself connecting more with my husband while he's away because talking with me through email and text is how we got started. He doesn't write me long love letters anymore and he doesn't email song lyrics for stupid songs that made him think of me. These are what made me fall in love with him all those many miles away. when we're apart he moves back into those familiar routines. I'm rambling, anyways, if you guys both do your part to make it work and take the time to have phone calls or video chats, I don't see why it wouldn't work out. Good Luck!

I suppose it has to do with what's important in your relationship. If it is primarily platonic and emotional rather than physical than I can see no reason why a long distance relationship wouldn't work. I maintain a good long distance friendship that way.

Disclaimer: I have never been in a relationship and am so neurotic that I probably shouldn't be giving advice.

My husband lived on a different continent.
It sucked, but I don't think either of us ever considered ending the relationship.
That's just not an option when you love someone.