I also have some experience with long distance relationships. My fiance and I dated long distance for four years. First it was around 600 miles apart, then 1000 miles apart, then around 3700 miles apart, and lastly 150 miles apart. Then we decided to move in together about 1100 miles from our families (so even though the distance between us ended, we still have many long distance relationships with friends and family going on). We've been living together for a year now and my mental health has never been better, quite honestly.

The last year of our LDR we started using skype. But we wouldn't really talk to each other, we still preferred to talk on the phone. But generally, we kept skype open while I worked on homework and he worked on computer programming or looked for a job. That way, it was like we were in the same room. We could just look up, make faces at each other, and then go back to what we were doing. That always helped me feel close, though we didn't have to actually talk.

We also watched a lot of TV or movies together while on the phone. Sometimes, if I just wanted to hear his voice and he didn't have anything to say, he would narrate commercials and whatnot to me. We also played online games together.

I really like the idea of this thread and I hope we can keep it going. I always try to reach out to those in LDRs cause I've been there, done that, and I want to offer support where I can.



Take care everyone!

PS, everyone's allowed to have grumpy days! I definitely have my fair share