I'm not going to lie, it was very rough in the beginning. Dating long distance has a thrill about it that is very different from day to day life with someone--every time we saw each other, it was like a vacation.
This has been my experience. I've tried long distance more than once but ultimately I decided that because I already travel so much, I needed the stability of a relationship in my own hometown, not another "escape" from that life.
The "duality" of leading three lives (one at home normally, one on the road for work, one with the relationship whether at my home, his or on the road) was too much for me - its hard enough to juggle two as a frequent traveler, three was unmanagable.