Hey everyone, I hope you are still in the lucky situation of enjoying your summer holidays, or if you just returned from them that you had a good one! Maybe you found a little more at your holiday destination this year than photos motifs and souvenir items..? Every year after the holiday season, long distance relationships pump up the volume of emails, sms and Facebook messages sent around the world.
Many of these long distance relationships won’t last for long, as the magic of the hot summer flirt at the pool bar is just not the same when meeting again in a rainy country town. But there are also many long distance relationships that endure, and even people choosing this kind of couple life as a lifestyle. If you are determined to make it happen, go for it! It’s worth it, no matter if it will last forever or just create many romantic memories. 🙂
Here are some tips to make it easier for both of you:
Do not call each other every ten minutes. Rather set up a phone date. Then take your time, make sure you will not be disturbed and do not do anything else while talking to your partner.
Do not isolate yourself as a couple, but meet each other’s friends. It will make it easier to fight jealousy, and you won’t run out of conversation material if you can relate to your partner’s environment.
Your lover fell in love with the active person you were before you were with him / her. So when you’re apart, do not stay home moaning and complaining that something is missing in your life, but have a life of your own.
Talk about your future. Do not lie to yourselves about when the separation is going to end (if it is going to end in some point in time), but make plans. Schedule holiday festivities, plan visits ahead and book holidays together.
And last but not least – one of my favorites: engage in activities together. For example, watch the same movie on TV and have Skype and a webcam running at the same time. Thereby you can interact immediately and share the experience of the movie. Once the webcam is up and running, I am sure you will find many other fun ways to share. Let your creativity take over and take it from there ;).
Stay connected,
Nomi
Nomi Tang 