Long-distance relationship ideas to stay close

20 things to do in a long-distance relationship

1. Keep a standing call date. Same day, same time, with a theme you take turns choosing.
2. Answer the same question every day. Each of you answers on your own, then you read both answers together.
3. Read the same book. A chapter a week, saved for your next call.
4. Cook the same recipe on a video call. Shop separately, cook together, and eat at the same table, more or less.
5. Watch a movie in sync. Press play on a count of three and keep the call open.
6. Learn each other’s time. Keep their clock where you’ll see it, so you know when it’s breakfast for them.
7. Send something by post. A letter, a pressed flower, a gloriously terrible postcard.
8. Write open when letters. For the moments apart that are hardest: a long day, a sleepless night, a missed visit.
9. Count down to the next visit. Plan one small thing for each day that’s left.
10. Take each other on a walk. Video call while you walk your neighborhood and show them your favorite spots.
11. Make a shared playlist. Add one song each week and play it before your call.
12. Play a quick game. Hot takes or would you rather take a minute and give you something new to talk about.
13. Send a voice note before bed. Their morning starts with your voice.
14. Do a small thing at the same time. The same coffee, the same sunset, the same song.
15. Plan the next visit together. Include one thing neither of you has done before.
16. Keep a shared photo album. Ordinary days count more than highlights.
17. Celebrate small milestones. The hundredth call, the first package, the halfway point.
18. Learn something together. A language or an online class, then practice on each other.
19. Have a no-agenda call. Not every call needs news. Sometimes just keep each other company on video.
20. Talk about closing the distance. Even a rough plan gives you both something to look forward to.

More for long-distance couples

• Long-distance date ideasDates for a video call, for doing the same thing apart, and for making the most of a visit.
• Open when letters for long distanceLetters for before and after visits, across time zones, and for the days you miss each other most.
• Games you can play apartHot takes, would you rather, story building and more, each quick enough for a call.
• Questions for your next callOne hundred questions in ten themes, from silly to the kind you remember.

How KinHarmony helps across the miles

• Home shows your partner’s local time, like “It’s 11:40 pm for Sam.”
• Mark a shared calendar event “We’ll be together” and Home counts down: “12 days until you’re together.”
• The daily question is answered on your own phones, then you open both answers.
• Open when letters wait sealed until the day arrives, or until the moment they’re needed.
• Long-distance date ideas you pick on your own phones, matched when you both say yes.
• Partner games you play on your own phones, wherever you each are.