Staying Happy in Your LDR When Apart

Are you that couple that as soon as you are together, you are the happiest couple in the world but once you leave each other your world feels like it is crashing down on you? That is how most long distance relationship couples are. And it is totally ok to feel like that. But the real challenge is how to remain that happy smiling couple when away from each other. Communication is key in a long distance relationship, and there are ways to keep your relationship alive when apart.

FaceTime, Skype, and Google Hangout Dates

FaceTime (if you have a Mac product) is the best way to communicate while in a long distance relationship. It is a great way to be able to see each other and talk about how your day was. The debate has been whether to set a time to chat, or call each other whenever it is convenient. And I think it is great to meet in the middle. Because of school, work, or whatever else you may have going on; it can be difficult to chat every night. However, setting aside time (one hour a day) to see your long distance love is very important to keep your relationship strong. If for some reason one of you has something going on during your normal “date” time, be sure to communicate with each other beforehand. Skype and Google Hangouts is also a great to stay connected. Google Hangouts is great because you can play around with hats that you can “wear” on-screen and even watch YouTube together.

Care Packages

Another great way to keep your love strong when apart is sending care packages to each other. Care packages can be hard when deciding what to put in it, and paying postage can be stressful. So if you work, put together a care package right after a paycheck, so you can focus on putting all things your long distance love likes, into the box without having to be really tight with money. Be sure to put everything he/she likes in the box (ex: favorite candy, favorite food, themed for holidays). You can even top it off with love coupons (PG rated of course) with things like “date night out” or “homemade meal”.

Countdown

Having a countdown in your long distance relationship is very important. It can be hard buying flights and figuring out how to see each other often, but seeing each other as often as possible is one of the most important thing in your LDR. Switch off seeing each other and have him come see you or you go see him. Having that countdown is very important and keeps your love strong while apart because it gives you something to look forward to, rather than dwelling on the fact that you aren’t together.

So stay strong LDR couples!