Long Distance Relationship Date Ideas – twenty one Activities You Can Attempt Tonight! Lasting The Distance
Long Distance Relationship Date Ideas – twenty one Activities You Can Attempt Tonight!
How amazing does it feel when you hear the Skype incoming call music and see your playmate’s face in the notification. While separated by distance this feeling will never fade but sometimes those Skype dates can become a bit repetitive.
Question: How many times do you think you’ve spoken about the same things on each call?
Most likely too many to reminisce!
It’s time to switch up the usual Skype sessions with one or more of the twenty one awesome long distance relationship date night ideas we’ve put together for you and your playmate. Love!
In a rush? Download our date night ideas and their associated links below to access them anywhere!
1. Observe a Movie in Sync!
This is certainly one of the best ways to ease off with your playmate without even being next to them. It can also help you get to know them that little bit more by paying attention to the types of genres they’re into!
YOU: "Ok on ‘three’ hit play, ready?"
YOU: "One. Two. Thr-CLICK!"
*Que 20th Century Fox music*
I wouldn’t be able to count how many movies we observed this way together.
Limited only to YouTube BUT also permits you to upload your own files. WIN!
A nifty Chrome extension to observe NETFLIX with your fucking partner.
NETFLIX, Hulu, HBOGo & more. You can even browse the web together!
Two. Take an Online Compatibility Test
While some people may think these types of tests are corny or cheesy (I’m greedy. ), they can be quiet joy and beneficial for couples in long distance relationships.
Three. Getting Intimate
Cue Salt ‘n’ Pepa "Let’s talk about sexy baby, lets talk about you and me."
Adult Content Locked!
We’ve locked this content as it may be sensitive for some visitors.
Come in your details below to instantly expose this content.
Tip: Just like any regular sexual relationship, you wouldn’t want your fucking partner to thrust you to do things you’re not comfy with. Before moving forward with any electronic sexual activity it’s significant to talk about and respect each other’s boundaries.
Studies have shown that couples who are sexually active are more satisfied. While this doesn’t emerge to be revolutionary information, it does reinforce the importance of hook-up in a healthy relationship.
Being in a long distance relationship doesn’t mean your hook-up life has to suffer. Sexting, phone hook-up and webcam hook-up are superb options for keeping that romantic spark alight.
These intimate options will come lighter to some more than others. So we’ve put together a few resources to help!
Sexting
It doesn’t matter where or when, sexting is a good way to stay on each other’s minds. Whether you’re looking for something ordinary and sweet or downright raunchy, it’s up to you and your playmate on how far you’re willing to take it!
- Elite Daily – The do’s and don’ts of sexting
- Cosmopolitan – ten things guys indeed want you to sext
- Art of Charm – How to embark sexting a chick – What every stud must know
- College Humor – sixteen sexting noobs who totally killed the mood
Phone Sex
Type ‘phone hook-up’ into Google and you’re met with a fairly cold description.
Yeah, thanks Google. For those of us in Long Distance Relationships ‘sexual gratification’ just doesn’t cut it. Phone lovemaking can be so much more as you’re connecting with your fucking partner on a romantic and intimate level.
Don’t let this deter you! Here are some helpful hints and tips:
- WikiHow – How to have phone hookup
- The Urban Dater – seven tips on how to give your playmate good phone hookup
- Savvy Miss – What to say during phone lovemaking
Webcam Hookup
Webcam hook-up can undoubtedly be a joy an intense practice. But it is very significant to know exactly what you’re getting into.
Lisa McKay of ModernLoveLongDistance.com has written a good article we believe all LDR couples should read before leaping in front of the camera: Two common myths about webcam hook-up, vengeance porn, and long distance relationships.
Still wanting to get steamy on Skype? Bad Doll’s Bible has a thorough guide for having amazing lovemaking on Skype with your playmate.
Connected Lovemaking Fucktoys For Long Distance Relationships
Adding fucktoys into your intimate equation can be an titillating practice.
With advancements in technology, connected fucktoys for couples are now an affordable option. One company leading the way is KIIROO with connected fucktoys for opposite and same hook-up couples.
Check out their brief clip below on how the system works.
Another lovemaking fucktoy for long distance relationships worth noting is Lovense.com.
Four. Take a Virtual Vacation
You don’t have to be on location to get lost in wanderlust.
Share the places you and your playmate have always dreamed to travel to. You never know, this could be the early stages of planning your very first vacation together!
Here are some virtual vacation websites that you can pair with Rabbit to share your screen and take a virtual tour!
Virtual Vacation Sites:
Tour places in your state or country that you’d like your fucking partner to detect, or be their virtual tour guide demonstrating them around your home town.
This can create some amazing moments when you close the distance or visit one another and can reminisce the places you viewed together online.
Nate is from a desert town in the middle of Australia and I still recall the very first time he showcased me where he grew up on Google Maps. Totally opposite scenery from my hometown in Canada!
Lasting The Distance
Five. Truth or Dare
If your Skype dates are lacking a bit of flair then a game of truth or dare could be what you need to step it up!
Make sure you both respect each other’s boundaries otherwise a game that is joy or cheeky can quickly turn into an awkward situation of muffle.
IceBreakerIdeas.com has a fine list of 200+ truth or dare questions that range from nice and stupid all the way through to saucy and sexy!
Be aware that only some of these will work due to your distance. Want us at Lasting The Distance to create a list of truth or dare questions specifically for couples in long distance relationships? Let us know with a tweet!
Yes @ltdistance, please create a list of truth or dare questions for couples in #longdistancerelationships #ldr
6. Take a Quiz & Compare!
Similar to compatibility tests, quizzes can be a fine activity to help you detect more about your fucking partner.
Whether you’re looking to be serious or have a little joy. There are uncountable quizzes via the internet that you can use. Here are a duo we like!
- The Gottman Institute – How well do you know your fucking partner?
- Brainfall – How well do you know your paramour?
None of these kittle your fancy? Why not create your own?
If you have been in a LDR for a while, you could quiz your playmate with questions about yourself, your family or your relationship. If you want to spice it up a bit, give them a prize when the question is answered correctly!
Lasting The Distance
7. Have a Coffee Shop Date
A coffee shop date is one of the closest options you’ve got to a real date. With both of you on Skype, at your favourite coffee shop’s in a quiet(ish) corner with your headphones. What else could you want?
Ok, maybe to be WITH your loved one but hey, no one said it would be effortless!
Can you recall the last time you walked past a coffee shop and didn’t see a hoard of people sipping their drinks while tapping away on their keyboards?
So I wouldn’t worry about feeling awkward when talking to your playmate on Skype with a bunch of people around! Lets be fair, the majority of them are locked in to what they’re doing.
8. Dinner Date
Having a dinner date while eating the same food with a similar setup can give the illusion of being together.
We’ve seen forums and other sites suggest take out for a dinner date as it’s a fairly effortless option. But if you want to go that one step further why not cook your favourite dishes together!
Peak: If you’re in opposing time zones attempt to choose dishes that work well for both breakfast and dinner.
How cool does the photo above look? An LDR duo sitting down to an amazing meal they cooked ‘together’.
That’s Reddit user u/melodyamypond and her bf u/eztofollow. These two LDR love birds have perfected the art of "synchronised cooking". You can read more about their weekly dinner dates here.
9. Observe the Sunrise or Sunset
Watching a sunrise or sunset is undoubtedly one of the more romantic date options available to LDR couples.
Depending on your timezones and work or school schedules find out which is more adequate. Your playmate might not be the most enthusiastic morning person so working out which is best will help to end any cancellations!
Make sure you each set calendar alerts and use a site like TimeandDate.com to find out the sunrise and sunset times in your city. Then use their time difference calculator to determine when you and your fucking partner need to be available.
Ten. Make a Playlist
We’ve all had those songs that remind us of amazing times or getting through raunchy situations. Sharing them with your fucking partner can be a superb way of getting to know pivotal moments in each other’s lives.
But you don’t have to stop at music, why not create playlists for books, documentaries or even movies!
We’ve found some fine guides on setting up playlists for the various options:
- Tom’s Guide – How to share your Spotify playlist
- WikiHow – How to create a fresh playlist on YouTube
11. Write an Email to your Future-selves
Have any moments in your relationship or individual life you’d like to reminisce over with your fucking partner at a later date? Why not send an email to your future-selves.
FutureMe.org is a elementary contraption that will send an email on a specific date. You can even add a picture! We’d also suggest you make it private if you’re adding sensitive content.
On when to receive the email, pick a date that is meaningful to both of you. This could be a bday, anniversary, Valentine’s Day or when you close the distance.
Make sure to keep it positive and hopeful. Choose a future date that’s over six months away as you’re likely to leave behind most of what you’ve written, and the better the surprise will be!
Lasting The Distance
12. Play Unclothe Poker
Feel like spicing your date night up a bit? Why don’t you have a crack at playing a few palms of unwrap poker and see where it takes you!
We recommend using a site like PokerStars.net’s ‘home games’ option where you can set up a private table for just you and your playmate.
I’d timid away from using a deck of cards each because of the stakes, you could be leaning towards arching the rules a little in your favour!
Don’t do that. be fair and have joy!
13. Play Games Online
It’s been said that couples who have joy together are more satisfied together and gaming undoubtedly falls inline with having joy!
You can choose games where you can team up against others or find ones where you can battle each other. But in the end make sure you pick something that you’ll both love.
Not sure what you want play? No worries. Here we’ve cracked down a few options based on level of involvement:
Quick Games
Check out Yahoo Games and Pogo.com where you can play hundreds of multiplayer games that include old favourites like Yahtzee and Scrabble to fresh generation classic such as Plants Vs Zombies.
Ongoing Games
Smartphones permit us to keep in contact with our loved ones 24/7, so why not add a bit of competition. Games like Words With Friends [iOS – Android] and Draw Something [iOS – Android] are good to pick up when you get a free moment.
Or you can get stuck into more tactical MMOs (Massive Multiplayer Online) games. Check out MMO Attack’s top ten list of mobile MMOs for iOS and Android.
Console Games
Have an Xbox, PlayStation, Wii or PC? Studies have shown connecting and communicating in games through emotional practices can strengthen a duo’s bond through shares practices.
Natalie Shoemaker from The Cheat Sheet has put together five awesome games for long distance couples for numerous platforms.
14. Draw Together
Not all of us can be Picasso but we can damn attempt! Or if you want to just doodle around and make funny pictures to kill time that’s totally cool too.
Flock Draw is a good device that is super plain to use and if you actually do want to find out who’s more likely to be the next Picasso why not have your creations rated!
Don’t leave behind you can be totally old school cool and draw on paper on Skype together. Send us your creations and we just might set up a gallery!
15. Write Your Story
No crazy implements necessary, grab a pen and paper or open a word doc and commence writing!
Although you and your playmate no doubt have a lot of similarities, you will always view or reminisce most situations differently. As you recount stories from your relationship to each other you’ll begin to realise the things just how different your perspectives can be!
We all put importance into different aspects of the relationship and realising this will indeed help when it comes to truly understanding one another.
Lasting The Distance
16. Make a List
One area we’d always speak about is all the things we desired to do together. Whether it be places to travel, things to purchase, to dos when we would meet up, there was always something we could prepare for together.
Peak: Use Google Sheets or another online implement so you can both collaborate on the list in real time. This will make it lighter if you’re incorporating website links or building a budget.
Something we didn’t explore but still think is an amazing idea are more individual lists. How nice would it be to share what you love about your fucking partner on their bday or Valentine’s Day?
17. Sing Karaoke Together
For many people karaoke can be a nerve racking practice. But if you’re willing to let your guard down it can be a lot of joy to sing with your fucking partner.
You never know, you might find one of you has a hidden talent!
Why not attempt Sing! Karaoke an iOS and Android app by Smule. You can record yourself singing then invite your fucking partner to sing along with you and sync them together! Unluckily the app doesn’t permit you to sing in real time together but the recording feature will no doubt produce many laughs and smiles.
If you don’t want to be singing over the top of each other look for duets. Why not attempt the classic "Ain’t no Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.
Eighteen. Visit Random Websites
Have some time to kill? Why not explore parts of the web to find interesting sites and articles you wouldn’t usually come across.
StumbeUpon is a superb option as you can either select your interests, so you will only see things you’re both interested in, or you can fly totally blind!
We’d recommend using it in tandem with Skype, Google Hangouts or Rabbit’s screen sharing capabilities so you can your playmate are in sync. Other options for finding random parts of the internet include:
Nineteen. Play With Animals Online
While separated by distance you’ll often talk about the future. Things like the apartment you’ll rent, the places you’ll travel to and the pets you’ll own will come up many times.
Unluckily this can leave us unhappy as it’s not ‘right now’. One way to turn that frown upside down is to help bring a bit of excitement and joy into a shelter animal’s day by playing with them online.
Check out iPetCompanion.com where you can control the fucktoys in a shelter and play with the animals in real time.
Who knows, when you close the distance you just might adopt a pet from one of those shelters!
20. Learn Together
For some people learning something fresh can be a daunting task, even if it’s what they’ve desired to attempt for years. Having a playmate in crime can help with motivation while making the learning process way more pleasant.
You’ll also learn a lot about how you and your fucking partner work together when working through and solving rough problems.
Tip: Make sure, what ever you choose, it’s something you’ll both love otherwise motivation levels can flatline! Don’t rush into it, take the time to find the right thing.
Learn a Language
Does your playmate speak a 2nd language? Taking the time to learn will display just how much you care about them and their culture, also having them by your side to help the learning process.
Use contraptions like DuoLingo, an amazing free smartphone app on iOS and Android that will help you learn anywhere. Babble is also another fine, but paid option.
Learn to Code
The tech movement is at an all time high and everyone is talking about learning to code. Why not join in? Codecademy and Code School are good free options to get you commenced. Want to take some more design centric courses? Take a look at Treehouse.
Other sites to check out include Udemy.com and Lynda.com that have thousands of different courses in hundreds of categories.
21. Plan Your Next Visit
Because of the distance inbetween us and our playmates we tend to put a lot of stress on the next visit. Who’ll visit who? When can we both get time off? How much will it cost? If only these were the only three questions you’d be asking yourselves!
Plan as much of the next visit as you can and if possible leave nothing to chance!
Having everything in order for departure and arrival ahead of time will alleviate unneeded stress. It doesn’t matter if it’s the very first, last or fifteenth visit your likely to be bursting at the seems with excitement and anxiety, so planning ahead will help to make everything that little bit lighter.
There’s no point linking to a life hack style article on planning. Get on Skype with your playmate, list everything you need to take care of for a visit, commence to tick them off. GET SH!T DONE. Ordinary!
See date night activity #15 on making lists. This is undoubtedly the time to use a collaboration device like Google Docs or Google Sheets!
BONUS: Veg out
We all have those days where we don’t want to do anything in particular and just being with our fucking partners on Skype is good enough. Especially if you’ve had a ‘big’ night!
If you’re looking to lay about and not exhort too much effort we’ve got a few good options.
Are you and your fucking partner fans of a good book? Why not look to Audible.com where you can both listen along to one of your favourites or explore something fresh. Or go old school and read separately!
Listening to music is another good way to veg out with your playmate. You can listen to digital radio online through good sites like Streema. Or if you want to go that one step further check out ConcertWindow.com where you can see live music together! This is a fine website when teamed up with Rabbit.
Don’t Leave behind! If you want to have quick access to these date night ideas and their associated links download the PDF below!
Long Distance Relationship Date Ideas – twenty one Activities You Can Attempt Tonight! Lasting The Distance
Long Distance Relationship Date Ideas – twenty one Activities You Can Attempt Tonight!
How amazing does it feel when you hear the Skype incoming call music and see your playmate’s face in the notification. While separated by distance this feeling will never fade but sometimes those Skype dates can become a bit repetitive.
Question: How many times do you think you’ve spoken about the same things on each call?
Very likely too many to recall!
It’s time to switch up the usual Skype sessions with one or more of the twenty one awesome long distance relationship date night ideas we’ve put together for you and your fucking partner. Love!
In a rush? Download our date night ideas and their associated links below to access them anywhere!
1. See a Movie in Sync!
This is certainly one of the best ways to ease off with your playmate without even being next to them. It can also help you get to know them that little bit more by paying attention to the types of genres they’re into!
YOU: "Ok on ‘three’ hit play, ready?"
YOU: "One. Two. Thr-CLICK!"
*Que 20th Century Fox music*
I wouldn’t be able to count how many movies we observed this way together.
Limited only to YouTube BUT also permits you to upload your own files. WIN!
A nifty Chrome extension to observe NETFLIX with your fucking partner.
NETFLIX, Hulu, HBOGo & more. You can even browse the web together!
Two. Take an Online Compatibility Test
While some people may think these types of tests are corny or cheesy (I’m greedy. ), they can be quiet joy and beneficial for couples in long distance relationships.
Trio. Getting Intimate
Cue Salt ‘n’ Pepa "Let’s talk about sexy baby, lets talk about you and me."
Adult Content Locked!
We’ve locked this content as it may be sensitive for some visitors.
Come in your details below to instantly expose this content.
Tip: Just like any regular sexual relationship, you wouldn’t want your fucking partner to shove you to do things you’re not convenient with. Before moving forward with any electronic sexual activity it’s significant to talk about and respect each other’s boundaries.
Studies have shown that couples who are sexually active are more satisfied. While this doesn’t show up to be revolutionary information, it does reinforce the importance of hook-up in a healthy relationship.
Being in a long distance relationship doesn’t mean your hookup life has to suffer. Sexting, phone hook-up and webcam hook-up are excellent options for keeping that romantic spark alight.
These intimate options will come lighter to some more than others. So we’ve put together a few resources to help!
Sexting
It doesn’t matter where or when, sexting is a good way to stay on each other’s minds. Whether you’re looking for something elementary and sweet or downright raunchy, it’s up to you and your playmate on how far you’re willing to take it!
- Elite Daily – The do’s and don’ts of sexting
- Cosmopolitan – ten things guys truly want you to sext
- Art of Charm – How to begin sexting a woman – What every man must know
- College Humor – sixteen sexting noobs who totally killed the mood
Phone Sex
Type ‘phone lovemaking’ into Google and you’re met with a fairly cold description.
Yeah, thanks Google. For those of us in Long Distance Relationships ‘sexual gratification’ just doesn’t cut it. Phone hookup can be so much more as you’re connecting with your fucking partner on a romantic and intimate level.
Don’t let this deter you! Here are some helpful hints and tips:
- WikiHow – How to have phone hookup
- The Urban Dater – seven tips on how to give your playmate superb phone hookup
- Savvy Miss – What to say during phone hook-up
Webcam Hook-up
Webcam lovemaking can undoubtedly be a joy an intense practice. But it is very significant to know exactly what you’re getting into.
Lisa McKay of ModernLoveLongDistance.com has written a excellent article we believe all LDR couples should read before hopping in front of the camera: Two common myths about webcam lovemaking, vengeance porn, and long distance relationships.
Still wanting to get steamy on Skype? Bad Doll’s Bible has a thorough guide for having amazing hook-up on Skype with your playmate.
Connected Hookup Fucktoys For Long Distance Relationships
Adding fucktoys into your intimate equation can be an titillating practice.
With advancements in technology, connected fucktoys for couples are now an affordable option. One company leading the way is KIIROO with connected fucktoys for opposite and same lovemaking couples.
Check out their brief clip below on how the system works.
Another hookup fucktoy for long distance relationships worth noting is Lovense.com.
Four. Take a Virtual Vacation
You don’t have to be on location to get lost in wanderlust.
Share the places you and your playmate have always dreamed to travel to. You never know, this could be the early stages of planning your very first vacation together!
Here are some virtual vacation websites that you can pair with Rabbit to share your screen and take a virtual tour!
Virtual Vacation Sites:
Tour places in your state or country that you’d like your fucking partner to detect, or be their virtual tour guide showcasing them around your home town.
This can create some amazing moments when you close the distance or visit one another and can reminisce the places you viewed together online.
Nate is from a desert town in the middle of Australia and I still recall the very first time he demonstrated me where he grew up on Google Maps. Downright opposite scenery from my hometown in Canada!
Lasting The Distance
Five. Truth or Dare
If your Skype dates are lacking a bit of flair then a game of truth or dare could be what you need to step it up!
Make sure you both respect each other’s boundaries otherwise a game that is joy or cheeky can quickly turn into an awkward situation of muffle.
IceBreakerIdeas.com has a good list of 200+ truth or dare questions that range from adorable and stupid all the way through to saucy and sexy!
Be aware that only some of these will work due to your distance. Want us at Lasting The Distance to create a list of truth or dare questions specifically for couples in long distance relationships? Let us know with a tweet!
Yes @ltdistance, please create a list of truth or dare questions for couples in #longdistancerelationships #ldr
6. Take a Quiz & Compare!
Similar to compatibility tests, quizzes can be a good activity to help you detect more about your playmate.
Whether you’re looking to be serious or have a little joy. There are uncountable quizzes via the internet that you can use. Here are a duo we like!
- The Gottman Institute – How well do you know your playmate?
- Brainfall – How well do you know your paramour?
None of these kittle your fancy? Why not create your own?
If you have been in a LDR for a while, you could quiz your playmate with questions about yourself, your family or your relationship. If you want to spice it up a bit, give them a prize when the question is answered correctly!
Lasting The Distance
7. Have a Coffee Shop Date
A coffee shop date is one of the closest options you’ve got to a real date. With both of you on Skype, at your favourite coffee shop’s in a quiet(ish) corner with your headphones. What else could you want?
Ok, maybe to be WITH your loved one but hey, no one said it would be effortless!
Can you reminisce the last time you walked past a coffee shop and didn’t see a hoard of people sipping their drinks while tapping away on their keyboards?
So I wouldn’t worry about feeling awkward when talking to your fucking partner on Skype with a bunch of people around! Lets be fair, the majority of them are locked in to what they’re doing.
8. Dinner Date
Having a dinner date while eating the same food with a similar setup can give the illusion of being together.
We’ve seen forums and other sites suggest take out for a dinner date as it’s a fairly effortless option. But if you want to go that one step further why not cook your favourite dishes together!
Peak: If you’re in opposing time zones attempt to choose dishes that work well for both breakfast and dinner.
How cool does the photo above look? An LDR duo sitting down to an amazing meal they cooked ‘together’.
That’s Reddit user u/melodyamypond and her bf u/eztofollow. These two LDR love birds have perfected the art of "synchronised cooking". You can read more about their weekly dinner dates here.
9. See the Sunrise or Sunset
Watching a sunrise or sunset is certainly one of the more romantic date options available to LDR couples.
Depending on your timezones and work or school schedules find out which is more suitable. Your fucking partner might not be the most enthusiastic morning person so working out which is best will help to end any cancellations!
Make sure you each set calendar alerts and use a site like TimeandDate.com to find out the sunrise and sunset times in your city. Then use their time difference calculator to determine when you and your playmate need to be available.
Ten. Make a Playlist
We’ve all had those songs that remind us of amazing times or getting through raunchy situations. Sharing them with your playmate can be a excellent way of getting to know pivotal moments in each other’s lives.
But you don’t have to stop at music, why not create playlists for books, documentaries or even movies!
We’ve found some good guides on setting up playlists for the various options:
- Tom’s Guide – How to share your Spotify playlist
- WikiHow – How to create a fresh playlist on YouTube
11. Write an Email to your Future-selves
Have any moments in your relationship or private life you’d like to reminisce over with your fucking partner at a later date? Why not send an email to your future-selves.
FutureMe.org is a plain instrument that will send an email on a specific date. You can even add a picture! We’d also suggest you make it private if you’re adding sensitive content.
On when to receive the email, pick a date that is meaningful to both of you. This could be a bday, anniversary, Valentine’s Day or when you close the distance.
Make sure to keep it positive and hopeful. Choose a future date that’s over six months away as you’re likely to leave behind most of what you’ve written, and the better the surprise will be!
Lasting The Distance
12. Play Disrobe Poker
Feel like spicing your date night up a bit? Why don’t you have a crack at playing a few forearms of unwrap poker and see where it takes you!
We recommend using a site like PokerStars.net’s ‘home games’ option where you can set up a private table for just you and your playmate.
I’d bashful away from using a deck of cards each because of the stakes, you could be leaning towards arching the rules a little in your favour!
Don’t do that. be fair and have joy!
13. Play Games Online
It’s been said that couples who have joy together are more satisfied together and gaming undoubtedly falls inline with having joy!
You can choose games where you can team up against others or find ones where you can battle each other. But in the end make sure you pick something that you’ll both love.
Not sure what you want play? No worries. Here we’ve violated down a few options based on level of involvement:
Quick Games
Check out Yahoo Games and Pogo.com where you can play hundreds of multiplayer games that include old favourites like Yahtzee and Scrabble to fresh generation classic such as Plants Vs Zombies.
Ongoing Games
Smartphones permit us to keep in contact with our loved ones 24/7, so why not add a bit of competition. Games like Words With Friends [iOS – Android] and Draw Something [iOS – Android] are excellent to pick up when you get a free moment.
Or you can get stuck into more tactical MMOs (Massive Multiplayer Online) games. Check out MMO Attack’s top ten list of mobile MMOs for iOS and Android.
Console Games
Have an Xbox, PlayStation, Wii or PC? Studies have shown connecting and communicating in games through emotional practices can strengthen a duo’s bond through shares practices.
Natalie Shoemaker from The Cheat Sheet has put together five awesome games for long distance couples for numerous platforms.
14. Draw Together
Not all of us can be Picasso but we can damn attempt! Or if you want to just doodle around and make funny pictures to kill time that’s totally cool too.
Flock Draw is a excellent implement that is super elementary to use and if you actually do want to find out who’s more likely to be the next Picasso why not have your creations rated!
Don’t leave behind you can be totally old school cool and draw on paper on Skype together. Send us your creations and we just might set up a gallery!
15. Write Your Story
No crazy contraptions necessary, grab a pen and paper or open a word doc and embark writing!
Although you and your playmate no doubt have a lot of similarities, you will always view or recall most situations differently. As you recount stories from your relationship to each other you’ll begin to realise the things just how different your perspectives can be!
We all put importance into different aspects of the relationship and realising this will truly help when it comes to truly understanding one another.
Lasting The Distance
16. Make a List
One area we’d always speak about is all the things we desired to do together. Whether it be places to travel, things to purchase, to dos when we would meet up, there was always something we could prepare for together.
Peak: Use Google Sheets or another online contraption so you can both collaborate on the list in real time. This will make it lighter if you’re incorporating website links or building a budget.
Something we didn’t explore but still think is an amazing idea are more private lists. How nice would it be to share what you love about your playmate on their bday or Valentine’s Day?
17. Sing Karaoke Together
For many people karaoke can be a nerve racking practice. But if you’re willing to let your guard down it can be a lot of joy to sing with your playmate.
You never know, you might find one of you has a hidden talent!
Why not attempt Sing! Karaoke an iOS and Android app by Smule. You can record yourself singing then invite your playmate to sing along with you and sync them together! Unluckily the app doesn’t permit you to sing in real time together but the recording feature will no doubt produce many laughs and smiles.
If you don’t want to be singing over the top of each other look for duets. Why not attempt the classic "Ain’t no Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.
Legal. Visit Random Websites
Have some time to kill? Why not explore parts of the web to find interesting sites and articles you wouldn’t usually come across.
StumbeUpon is a superb option as you can either select your interests, so you will only see things you’re both interested in, or you can fly downright blind!
We’d recommend using it in tandem with Skype, Google Hangouts or Rabbit’s screen sharing capabilities so you can your fucking partner are in sync. Other options for finding random parts of the internet include:
Nineteen. Play With Animals Online
While separated by distance you’ll often talk about the future. Things like the apartment you’ll rent, the places you’ll travel to and the pets you’ll own will come up many times.
Unluckily this can leave us unhappy as it’s not ‘right now’. One way to turn that frown upside down is to help bring a bit of excitement and joy into a shelter animal’s day by playing with them online.
Check out iPetCompanion.com where you can control the fucktoys in a shelter and play with the animals in real time.
Who knows, when you close the distance you just might adopt a pet from one of those shelters!
20. Learn Together
For some people learning something fresh can be a daunting task, even if it’s what they’ve dreamed to attempt for years. Having a playmate in crime can help with motivation while making the learning process way more pleasant.
You’ll also learn a lot about how you and your playmate work together when working through and solving harsh problems.
Tip: Make sure, what ever you choose, it’s something you’ll both love otherwise motivation levels can flatline! Don’t rush into it, take the time to find the right thing.
Learn a Language
Does your fucking partner speak a 2nd language? Taking the time to learn will display just how much you care about them and their culture, also having them by your side to help the learning process.
Use devices like DuoLingo, an amazing free smartphone app on iOS and Android that will help you learn anywhere. Babble is also another good, but paid option.
Learn to Code
The tech movement is at an all time high and everyone is talking about learning to code. Why not join in? Codecademy and Code School are excellent free options to get you began. Want to take some more design centric courses? Take a look at Treehouse.
Other sites to check out include Udemy.com and Lynda.com that have thousands of different courses in hundreds of categories.
21. Plan Your Next Visit
Because of the distance inbetween us and our fucking partners we tend to put a lot of stress on the next visit. Who’ll visit who? When can we both get time off? How much will it cost? If only these were the only three questions you’d be asking yourselves!
Plan as much of the next visit as you can and if possible leave nothing to chance!
Having everything in order for departure and arrival ahead of time will alleviate unneeded stress. It doesn’t matter if it’s the very first, last or fifteenth visit your likely to be bursting at the seems with excitement and anxiety, so planning ahead will help to make everything that little bit lighter.
There’s no point linking to a life hack style article on planning. Get on Skype with your playmate, list everything you need to take care of for a visit, commence to tick them off. GET SH!T DONE. Elementary!
See date night activity #15 on making lists. This is undoubtedly the time to use a collaboration contraption like Google Docs or Google Sheets!
BONUS: Veg out
We all have those days where we don’t want to do anything in particular and just being with our playmates on Skype is good enough. Especially if you’ve had a ‘big’ night!
If you’re looking to lay about and not exhort too much effort we’ve got a few good options.
Are you and your playmate fans of a good book? Why not look to Audible.com where you can both listen along to one of your favourites or explore something fresh. Or go old school and read separately!
Listening to music is another superb way to veg out with your fucking partner. You can listen to digital radio online through superb sites like Streema. Or if you want to go that one step further check out ConcertWindow.com where you can observe live music together! This is a excellent website when teamed up with Rabbit.
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