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Great tools, tips and advice for long distance couples!
How to Start Fall Traditions In a LDR
Traditions are like inside jokes. They are something unique and special to your relationship that’s just between your and your significant other. There are many benefits of starting Fall traditions with your long distance significant other. They will make you feel closer to each other and give your relationship a sense of stability. These are […]
Is It Time For An LDR Check Up?
Symptoms: Do you spend most of your time together fighting? Do you find it hard to engage in meaningful conversations with your partner? Do you no longer feel excited to see them? Do you feel unloved and unappreciated? Do you feel insecure about your relationship? If you or your partner have experienced one or all […]
5 Ways to Let Your Inner Child Fall In Love With Your LDR Partner
“A grownup is a child with layers on.” -Woody Harrelson We can fall in love with someone intellectually, emotionally and physically. When we’re committed to someone we want to love them in every way possible and we’re always looking for new ways to strengthen our bond. We seek out new ways to love them and […]
These 3 Apps will Obliterate Those Pesky Timezones! + Infographic
What time is it? If you’re an LDR couple in an international relationship, those 4 words can give you some serious anxiety. Being 5-10 hours apart from the person you love can make something as simple as communicating with them extremely difficult. You have to take into account if that person is going to be […]
How To Maintain A Healthy Relationship With Your LDR Partner’s Parents
The ‘Crossing the World’ team has had their fair share of daunting experiences with the partner’s parents. Truth is, whether you’re in an LDR or not, meeting the parents for the first time IS scary and a nervous experience! Throw in the fact that you might have met online, have never met your partner in […]
5 Things That Will Ruin A Long Distance Visit
Whether it’s your first visit or your 15th, you want it to be a special visit full of joy and sweet memories. Visits should strengthen your connection and allow you do things as a couple that you wouldn’t normally be able to do when you’re apart. This may sound like a piece of cake, but […]
How to Plan Your First LDR Visit Successfully
So you and your partner have been talking for a little bit about meeting or visiting each other! Now, it’s time for the action part; booking and planning the trip! This is easily the most exciting part of the LDR aspect. It definitely brings you and your partner closer together during your planning stage, especially […]
The 7 Deadly Sins of A Long Distance Relationship
Lately there have been a lot of discussions going around in the LDR community about what actually makes LDRs that last so different from LDRs that don’t. In fact, in the last decade or so, hundreds and thousands of blog posts, articles and forum topics have been created around this question. It’s something that is […]
Anatomy of a Long Distance Love Letter
This is a guest post by Devin Redmond of Leafcutter Designs -home of the world’s smallest (and most adorable) postal service! Leafcutter Designs specializes in beautifully handmade tiny letters and packages that can be sent anywhere in the world as a special, unexpected surprise for someone you love! Contrary to public perception, the love letter […]
6 Ways to Deal with Long Distance Timezones
This is a snippet from one our Mind Over Miles Column, as seen Monday. “I’m Swiss, my boyfriend is Australian. That means we’re 8 hours (in winter 10 hours, which is actually easier) apart. It’s really difficult to phone as I go to bed when he gets up and basically vice versa. I don’t know […]
Pros & Cons of A Long Distance Relationship
We know, you might think we’re crazy for even thinking that there’s pros to being half the world away from your partner; but trust us on this. So we understand, the cons list is pretty much endless, right? You could sit there for hours writing out the long, long list of things that make being […]
10 Simple Tips For Celebrating A Long Distance Anniversary
You’ve been together for so long. You’ve had ups and downs, ins and outs and you know for sure that there’s no no one else you’d rather be with. Now your anniversary is coming up! Maybe its your 6 monthsary or the landmark of your first year together. Maybe it’s even your 10th or 20th […]
How It Really Feels To Leave Your Partner When You’re In A Long Distance Relationship
Okay, so you’ve had THE most amazing trip with your partner, but now it’s time for the dreaded part; the leaving. You knew it would be coming, in fact, a few days before you leave, you’re mentally calculating the time you have left with them, which also results in a lot of cookie baking haha! […]
The Ultimate test: is your LDR rock solid?
We hear all too often that long distance relationships are too difficult to survive in the long run. But really if both persons involved in the relationship are strong and committed it can be easy to make your long distance relationship a success. Long distance relationships are no different from close distance relationships, they both […]
Meeting For The First Time: Reality Vs Expectation
So, you’re becoming kinda serious and you’re thinking of meeting, which is a great direction to be heading in! Congrats! However, we must kinda warn you, everything that you guys do and say online will be a bit different to how it’ll be when you meet for the first time in person. Let’s be honest, […]
How To Deal With Long Distance Relationship Critics
So, you’ve decided that you don’t care if they’re half way across the world or on Mars, your heart has chosen them and you’re going through with this LDR. Okay, congratulations! So, what should you expect now? Well first, it’s important to realize that some people WILL be happy for you , while some won’t, […]
How Important Is Communication In Your Long Distance Relationship?
All human relationships are dependent on communication. When we work, in order for us to do our jobs correctly we must communicate well with our boss and fellow employees. Friendships are also heavily dependent on communication. You cannot make a friend if you don’t first talk to them and you cannot maintain that friendship if […]
How long Distance Relationships Are Healthier
Independence blossoms We all know the girl or the guy who’s so morphed into their partner that they cease to function independently when they break up, complaining how lonely it is to be single. Being single isn’t lonely, in fact it is an opportunity to be independent. We have to be comfortable and happy being […]
44+ Impossibly Fun Photo Ideas For Long Distance Couples
If there’s anything we learned from last month’s Instagram challenge it’s that long distance couples love to take photos of their relationship. Sharing and taking photos are our way of connecting from afar, displaying how much we love each other, and showing others how great our relationships are. However because of the distance LDR couples […]
10 Benefits of LDR Networking
Being in a LDR is a challenge. You’re faced with loneliness, sometimes with uncertainty of when you’ll see your SO again – will it be a few weeks or several months? The next best thing in a LDR we can get is the support from friends and family. Not everyone is fortunate enough to say […]
How to Balance Your LDR and a Healthy Social Life
Trust me, we at ‘Crossing the World’ completely understand. In fact, between us, we’ve racked up so much Skype time I’m surprised they’ve not approached us! There’s nothing better than doing nothing but staring into your love’s eyes for hours. Before you know it, the Broncos have won the Superbowl, another world record’s been set […]
Making Long Term Plans For Your Long Distance Relationship
To survive an LDR, you have to make plans and goals. Without them, the distance can seem endless and you become disheartened. You get jealous when friends move in with their partners or get married, while you don’t know when the gap will be closed at all. It is kinda like being a bitter single, […]
7 Ways to Make the Most of Your Time Together
You’ve planned to see your SO in a few weeks, and it’s all that the two of you can ever talk about. It’s been so long and you’ve been waiting so patiently. You talk over and over again about how excited you’ll be when you see each other, how long you’ll hug each other, and […]
Blogger Spotlight: Dealing With Fears In a Long Distance Relationship
Fear. Terror. Panic. Fright. An emotion that causes you to feel unsure, uncertain and unsafe in any given situation. A feeling that can rock you to your core and make you question things you once saw as logical, safe and secure. In a long distance relationship, fear comes with the territory. Military spouses fear never […]
6 Unexpected & Practical Benefits To Being In A LDR
LDRs actually do have benefits that geographically close relationships have to work harder for. You may have already noticed a few, such as your amazing communication skills and self-reliance. But there are other, more practical benefits as well. 1. Being in an LDR forces you to travel like you always said you would. Many people […]
5 Surprisingly Simple Tips To Explaining Your Long Distance Relationship To Others
Long Distance Relationships are normal and quite frankly, they always have been. Throughout the ages, militants, star crossed lovers, political authorities and even celebrities have had to partake in the drama that is a long distance love story. Yet, in recent years, its become more and more common for people to maintain closer relationships with […]
6 Money Saving Tips for Visiting Your LDR Partner
Long distance relationships are often much more expensive than close proximity relationships. The main reason for this is the cost to visit your partner. Whether you live a few cities away, or whole continents, making regular trips requires a lot of saving. So it is important that when you are able to be together at […]
9 Ways To Pass The Time Between LDR Visits
Sometimes it feels like long distance relationships are composed of 2 moments: The time you spend together and the time you spend waiting for the time you’ll spend together. [bctt tweet=”LDRs are made of 2 moments: time spent together and time you spend waiting for the time you’ll spend together.”] It’s hard. It’s frustrating. All that waiting can […]
5 Ways To Deal With Negativity From Friends About Your LDR
Let’s be honest: long distance relationships can be challenging. The waiting, hoping, and wishing that your lover would come home and be close to you can be overwhelming. What is worse is when you are surrounded by a group of people who are always pointing out the negative sides of the relationship. Granted, not everyone […]
Long Distance Date: Getting To Know You Bingo – Free Printable Kit!
Long distance dates can be pretty hard to pull off. It seems like the majority of the time we’re confined to the basics: a movie together, a skype session and maybe some online games or internet browsing together. Wouldn’t you like to amp up your long distance dating game to be so much more than […]