Articles from December 2009



Long-Distance Date Night: Dinner and a Movie

Just because you and your significant other are hundreds or thousands of miles away doesn’t mean you can’t spend a romantic evening together. Here’s a long-distance spin on a classic date.
Watching a movie together over the phone is relatively straightforward. If you have one, you’ll want to use your headset for comfort. Then, you can [...]

Sending a Letter to the Future

One website that my s.o. and I used frequently while our relationship was long-distance was FutureMe.org. It’s a site that allows you to write an email and have it sent at a date of your choosing, months or years away.
How to Use FutureMe
I recommend creating an account—it’s free (and I’ve never gotten any spam from [...]

Ideas for a Travel Care Package

When you’re in a long-distance relationship, nothing can brighten your day like a snail-mail package from your sweetheart. And if you have a visit coming up, especially one that involves a several-hour plane, train, or bus ride, a particularly thoughtful care package is a set of things for him or her to do on the [...]