things to do together- long distance edition!
when chires and carers donāt get to see each other irl, that can make things feel really hard, and like you canāt do all the same things other chires and carers get to do together. hereās a list of things to help try to remedy that!
this was requested by an anon !
1. use hosting sites to watch things together.
Ā Ā |Ā watching things together can be a great way to spend time together! be it anĀ old favorite movie, a cute tv show, or silly videos online, itās really fun to doĀ things like that together so you can feel closer!
2. skype call through the night.
Ā Ā |Ā as someone who gets very scared and has bad nightmares, it helps me a lotĀ to be in a skype call with my dependeds through the night! it sure doesnāt beatĀ sleeping next to them, but itās the next best thing. iāve found it helps a lot withĀ not wanting to go to bed because you want to talk to the other- you can justĀ talk until right when you fall asleep!
3. send a book back and forth and annotate it.
Ā Ā |Ā i know that the way i phrased this makes it sound like icky schoolwork, but itāsĀ way more fun than that! if you find a book that both of you would like to read-Ā even if itās an old favorite, or a short childrenās book, itās really fun to write littleĀ notes about what you were thinking while you were reading it, and have theĀ other do the same! itās also fun to highlight things that remind you of them.
4. send handwritten notes for when the other is down.
Ā Ā |Ā a lot of the times, when the other person is down, you canāt always be thereĀ for them, especially when itās long distance. if you write a bunch of notes andĀ send them to the other for when theyāre sad, it can definitely put a smile onĀ their face to see a handwritten note from the one they love reminding themĀ why they want to keep going, to motivate them, and to cheer them up.
5. make a playlist together!
Ā Ā |Ā make a playlist together- or a few! songs that remind you of one another,Ā songs that you can fall asleep to, happy songs- make the playlists together,Ā so that way when the other one is missing you and they want to haveĀ something in the background that can make you think of them, youāll haveĀ those playlists!
6. make each other friendship bracelets.
Ā Ā |Ā in my opinion, this is one of the cutest things, like. ever. friendship braceletsĀ can be incredibly easy to make, and youāll each have something special fromĀ the other thatās just for you. itās unique and special and theyāll always be withĀ you no matter what that way!
7. play online games together.
Ā Ā be it online rpgs or flash games, playing games together can be an incrediblyĀ fun and unique way to bond and hang out, no matter how much distance isĀ between you! weāll make a list at a later date filled with games you can playĀ online together! weāll link it here when that happens, but for now, there are aĀ ton of masterposts floating around on tumblr with games you can play!
i really hope that this is even a little bit helpful! long distance can be hard with anyone that you care about, especially someone who youāre in this close of a relationship with. best wishes to all of you guys!
















