you’ll also have found that it takes a lot of creativity to keep up those things that were considered pretty normal before this all happened. we’ve scheduled in things like cocktail making where we ordered a trusty cocktail making kit of amazon along with all the ingredients to make some of our favourite cocktails and ended up drinking and chatting for a few hours over face time. sex therapist, mia sabat, tells us that “thoughtful, romantic attention and some well-earned …

and, you’re mutually looking forward to the same goal, which is having a good time connecting.” megan bearce, lmft, relationship coach, speaker and author of the book super commuter couples: staying together when a job keeps you apart, echoes this sentiment, adding that it’s important to recognize how your better half prefers to connect and what activities you each enjoy as a window to get to know each other on a deeper level. to get the wheels turning, read on …

“the time you invest and spend is like water and sunshine to a plant,” says susan trombetti, matchmaker and ceo of exclusive matchmaking. we’re talking about scheduling a specific time to see each other virtually and do fun, creative activities together as you would on an actual irl date. this serves as a time for you to check-in with each other, be fully present, and experience each other’s energy. there are also plenty of instagram live dj sets that you …

thankfully, monthly subscription boxes make it easy to send a little love to any time zone in the world! making it a point to keep love and laughter happening in all types of relationships, this box is designed by marriage and family therapists to enhance the ties that bind. the deadbolt mystery society is a monthly box that makes the cut for long-distance relationship gift ideas because it offers a great opportunity to shift our focus off of the distance …

you’re still far away from your partner, unable to see each other irl on a daily basis. you’re…well, still far away from your partner, unable to see each other irl on a daily basis. but now you have to contend with an onslaught of bad and scary news from all corners of the globe. (her girlfriend is heading back stateside, but they’ll still live on opposite sides of the country when she lands. she suggests framing the need for these …