Long-distance relationships have always been sold as a test of love. What they don’t tell you is that they’re also a test of your bank account . New data from a Talker Research survey of 761 Americans, commissioned by Mayflower, puts an actual number on what it costs to keep a long-distance relationship alive: nearly $7,000 in combined travel over the course of the relationship. Three-quarters of long-distance couples (74 percent) say that number directly influenced their decision to finally move in together. Researchers are calling it the Long-Distance Tipping Point. Videos by VICE To be clear, love still tops the list of reasons couples are combining households (68 percent). But right behind it, in a very telling order, are wanting to test out cohabitation before marriage (36 percent), lowering the cost of living (31 percent), and travel costs becoming prohibitive (25 percent). Romance with a side of financial pragmatism. Very 2026.…