It’s important that you both stay present in your own lives and not become the guy who’s dating his phone. Make sure that you’re putting your phone down to spend time enjoying the things in your life that are right in front of you like your friends and family. If you don’t, you might begin to resent and blame your partner for being absent.

Surprise Them With Gifts Every Now and Then

A good thing about being in a long-distance relationship is that surprises always stay surprises. When you live together you always run the risk of stumbling across surprise gifts, but when you’re in a LDR, the chances of your other half discovering them are slim to none (unless you accidentally tell them). So, take advantage and surprise them!

A bouquet of their favorite flowers, a new book that you think they’ll like, or turning up at their door will have your partner crushing on you like when you first met – a feeling that’s hard to achieve over text alone.

Live Your Life

Although this doesn’t necessarily involve your partner, it’ll positively impact your relationship in the long run. Waiting around and doing nothing but counting down the days until the next time you see each other will make your LDR the only point of happiness in your life, and this will put a great deal of responsibility on your partner. Doing your own thing will take pressure off your relationship and help you to feel less lonely and more fulfilled in your life.

It’ll also give you both more to talk about so your conversations don’t go stale. Sitting on the couch watching Netflix every weekend won’t give you much to talk about except what the main character of the series you’re watching got up to. Be the main character of your own life.

Go On Virtual Date Nights

Date night isn’t over just because you’re in a long-distance relationship. You’re probably not as weirded out by the idea of virtual dates since it became a new normal during lockdown. Where there’s a will there’s a way!