10 Ways To Survive A Long Distance Relationship

10 Ways To Survive A Long Distance Relationship

Long distance is tough, there’s no doubt about it. But it can be made less painful with these tricks:

1.     Break it up. Say, for example, they’ve gone away to college in another city. Rather than thinking of it as four years apart, break it up by focusing on the next time you’ll see them. Maybe that’s only a month or two from now for thanksgiving. Doesn’t that sound way more manageable? 2.     Embrace multimedia communication. No, you can’t see each other in person and that sucks. But you can text, email, Skype, send snail mail, etc. The more ways you utilize to talk the more fun and variety you’ll have in staying in touch. 3.     Make plans to look forward to. Don’t just focus on seeing each other over Christmas. Make some fun and special plans for that time. This will give you something to look forward to and you can have fun talking about it and planning it together. 4.     Use visuals. Send him a selfie of your new haircut instead of just emailing him about it. Or send her a picture of your new car. You’ll feel more like you’re right there with each other. 5.     Mail packages. That’s right, snail mail. It’s fun to get mail and it takes that extra bit of effort to put a package together and send it which will make the recipient feel that much more special. 6.     Have TV/movie dates. Just because you can’t cuddle on the couch that doesn’t mean you cant both watch the same movie while you’re on the phone or watch a TV show together and text through the commercials. 7.     Make a relationship playlist. Listen to it when you miss each other or when you want to get psyched for their visit. 8.     Keep busy. The time apart is guaranteed to drag by if you sit at home by yourself. Throw yourself into school or work and spend lots of time with your friends. If you keep your schedule packed they’ll be back before you know it. 9.     Send quick messages. It’s great to talk on the phone for an hour every night but it’s also fun to send and receive little notes or texts throughout the day. Send funny thoughts, photos or just tell them that you’re thinking about them. 10.Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Use your time apart to remember all the great things that you love about each other. When you see each other again you will be even closer together than you were before and being together will be awesome.