Fun ideas for keeping connected when apart

[FallenFigs]

DP and I have been together around 6 months. both have DC and for various reasons we won’t be able to get together for the next 3 or 4 weeks. We’ve previously had a gap of about 2 weeks.

Life is busy, and messaging is quick and easy but I’m wondering what other fun ideas there are for keeping in touch and connected whilst apart. We’ll both have kids around for much of this period so opportunities for phone calls and things are limited.

Plus I am thinking more fun than ‘how was your day?’ etc.

Hit me with your creative best!

Send each other your favourite pics of each other of you have any. When I don’t see my Dp for longer than a week i will send him a pic of us on a date / holiday / just on a walk and tell him what I love about the picture and the memory. Or make a plan for when you do see each other so it’s something to look forward to! I’ve been in a similar boat and it is tough! Even a quick 2 min face time to see each others faces!

Thank you, I do have some pics but they’re all fairly recent. I’ve posted a little note before and that was well received. He’s a words of affirmation sort, and I’m a gifts sort. So need to be careful to balance what I think he wants, not what I want!

Find a series to regularly watch together, over FaceTime and a glass of wine. Nothing too demanding so that you can chit chat and comment during the programme.

Top of the Pops on a Friday is great for this

Isn’t funny - this sort of thing makes me immediately retreat. Feels like I’m intruding on his time and being demanding. I realise this is not the case but…!

Also on a more practical note, the reason we can’t hang out is that we have our respective DC. My DC do know about him, but they’ve not met, plus I aim for my time with them to be focussed on them. I do have good chunks of time with him, just not for a bit.

Definitely finding voice notes better than text tho.