When you told people you were in a relationship that is mostly based online, you may have experienced some unpleasant or unsupportive reactions. You might have even avoided telling people all together for fear of that reaction. However, an unavoidable situation in most LDRs is having your family know about your relationship and experiencing the…
Meeting Your LDR Partner for the First Time: How to Cope with Nerves
One of the most frequent questions we get is, how do I cope with nerves before I meet my long distance partner for the first time? And let me tell you, sometimes you don’t. Sometimes those nerves become impossible to shake until you’re finally together. But the best thing about them is that this particular…
Storytime: Our First Physical Hello
4th September, 2016. 5.30am AEST. I sleepily said good morning to you on Skype, my nerves slightly muted from drowsiness. My brain wouldn’t allow me to comprehend that my life would be changing drastically by the next day; I was too focused on the fear of travelling alone for 20+ hours for the first time….
Balancing a Social Life in a Long Distance Relationship
Previous Post: Things NOT to Say to Someone in a Long Distance Relationship For the LDR community, weekends often involve staring into the pixelated abyss of your partners face and finding ways to entertain yourself on the technological platform. No matter how little or long your relationship has existed, it’s extremely important to understand that…
Travelling Solo to See Your Long Distance Partner
“What we all want in life: to travel, fall in love and be happy” Long distance relationships and travelling go hand in hand; one does not exist without the other. Whether it be the first, or tenth time, travelling solo is almost always unavoidable in an LDR. We’ve seen a lot of…
Online Date Night Suggestions
When you’re in a long distance relationship, feeling connected can sometimes be a little more difficult than when you’re together in person. Maybe you feel like most of your time together is just watching a screen where your significant other is displayed, or that you don’t have enough to say over the phone to keep…