Speaking from experience it can. I dated my ex boyfriend for a year, before he died (May his soul rest in peace) I was far away in another continent and he was in another. No day passed without us speaking over the phone. No matter how busy my work schedule was, I always created time to tend to him, same did he. Also, the time difference was a problem. But we pulled through. Eventually met not long after I realised he had cancer and hid it from me all along. I'm sure he is smiling in heaven now. So yes. Long distance relationships still work love & ️