20 Activities for Long-Distance Couples

1. Buy a copy of a magazine issue awarding 'Person of the Year', and paste a picture of him or her on the cover. Write an article about why they should be the person of the year and send it to them.
2. Every night for a week, write down 10 things you appreciate about your partner. By the end of the week, you will have written over 70 things. Send them the list in a romantic card.
3. Before you leave, give them a jar containing the same number of candies as days you will be away. Instruct them to eat just one a day in your absence.
4. Buy a box of chocolates. Under each chocolate place a short note.
5. Make a list of five things you can do to be more unselfish in your relationship, and then do them!!!
6. Go on virtual dates together on the internet. A few ideas include attending concerts, going to the zoo or visiting museums.
7. Build a webpage celebrating his or her accomplishments, and send the web address to them.
8. Buy a nice picture frame and send it to them with your picture in it. Write a special note to them on the back of the frame.
9. Have a calendar made with pictures of the two of you.
10. Buy him or her a teddy bear that, when squeezed, will repeat a personalised message in your voice.
11. Send a 'chocolate attack' of one chocolate bar each day for a week.
12. Have a favourite photograph of the two of you made into a jigsaw puzzle. Send your partner a few pieces with every letter.
13. Send home a pair of electric warming socks with a note saying that, since you couldn't be there to warm your partner's feet, you were sending these to take your place.
14. Send a 'Heart Attack': Cut out heart-shaped pieces of paper and write on them the things you appreciate about your partner. Place all the hearts in an envelope and send it to them.
15. Use a video camera to give your significant other a virtual tour of the place you are staying and the things you do during the day.
16. Share with your partner some of your goals for the next five years.
17. Call a massage therapist in the area where your partner is staying, and pay for a one hour body massage for them.
18. Research their family tree. Send what you find to them.
19. Write a letter as if you were stranded on a deserted island. Place the message in a bottle and send it to your partner.
20. Be the change you want to see in your relationship. Make a list of the things you can do to improve your relationship over the next year. Refer to it on a weekly basis.

Reference:
A&E Family Publishers, The National Institute for Building Long-Distance Relationships. (2001; Reviewed 2019 [Ed.]). 20 activities for long-distance couples (B. Schuette, Ed.). Retrieved 10 June 2019 from www.fambooks.com