There are millions of might-have-been marriages between couples whom simply couldn't survive the separation of moving to far away sectors. But don't think that figure has stopped millions of other couples who have kept their love alive although they live in different areas. Between patience, discipline, trust and many other needed qualities, couples can indeed stand the test of time and distance.
Staying close with friends after a move is not the same as maintaining a successful long-distance relationship. When two lovers live far away from the other, they must work hard to sustain a healthy balance of communication. Some of the following tips are ways to keep a passionate fire burning between two lovers who live far apart.
1. Tune into the same channel
Of course you would rather be wrapped in a warm blanket nestled next to the one you love while watching your favorite weekly television show. However, just because you can't be close beneath the covers doesn't mean you can't still crack up while watching a comedy together. If time zones do not permit watching a particular program simultaneously, make a small investment in Netflix and start the same film at the same time. A weekly television date will give you something to hope for during the more dreadful days of separation.
2. Journal
Take the time to read your lover's journaling by both registering for an online journal. By reflecting on what your partner perceives daily, you are staying in their loop and are more likely to remain close to them as you know what is happening with them on a day-to-day basis.
3. Read a book
Lying on separate beds or couches turning pages together is a solid way to stay close and intimate. Taking turns reading a chapter is a great way to appreciate your partner's voice, and if you close your eyes, you can pretend you are in the same room.
4. Take a class together
Though distance separates you, it does not have to keep you from taking a free online course together with live forum discussions. Not only will you both be learning something new together you can talk about, it will lend the rare opportunity to seemingly be in the same room together as you chat with others.
5. Work out together
Get sweaty together while you exercise to the same video. Not only will exercising together be incentive to move when you don't particularly want to, it will also inevitably give you a finer figure your partner can hold when you finally embrace. To begin building muscle together check out the free exercise videos on YouTube or Netflix.
6. Express your love online
Why not make a website together? There are several free online program that enable you and your partner to create a website that you can share with family and friends. By uploading photos, poems, pictures and more weekly, you will be able to relive the special moments posted while making new ones along the way.
7. Scavenge
Sounds a little prehistoric but it is a sure way to spend some quality time together while you are apart. First, locate a store that exists in both you are your partner's area and put together a list of items to hunt. Once you find a particular item, take a picture of it with your phone and the first one to take pictures of all items win. To keep it fair, after texting your partner to inform them you won, post pictures on Facebook to prove your triumph. Lastly, send your significant other some of the trinkets and don't forget to make a bet over something really good!
8. Write a love letter
Before there was the internet, there were long distance relationships. It is hard to imagine life before the internet, but it was pretty darn good. Writing a love letter, spraying it with a little perfume, sealing it with a kiss and sending it off was the only way couples could communicate before the telephone and internet. And it worked. There are boxes tucked away in closets all over the world filled with lengthy love letters. Create your own box and begin filling it with the handwritten terms of endearment your love sends you via snail mail.
9. Just show up
The only way to keep a long-distance love on fire is to see each other after a certain period of time. These visits, surprise or not, are vital to keeping a couple close physically, emotionally and mentally. Every time you visit your partner, plan the next trip before you leave, giving you both the hope of seeing one another in the future.
10. Video chat
The best way to bond over miles is to video chat. It will figuratively put you in same room together while you are thousands of miles apart. You can have a webcam session among friends with Skype. There is something about chatting with your partner among others that makes you want to spend some alone time together. After session with some friends, turn it into private screen time for some more intimacy.
Yes absence makes the heart grow fonder, but too much dearth is deadening, causing many couples to split while in long-distance love. No matter what, don't forget to tell your partner how much you love them frequently no matter how far away you are.