Time Away

I'm in Mississippi and FH is in Michigan. Not sure when we'll see each other again. We've both been keeping super busy with work. Saving for the wedding and our own place. He's been with friends on off days and I've got a new pup and wedding planning like crazy. He left to go north on May 16th. May not see him until maybe the start of August and unsure when we'll be back together.

I would say video chatting! Just making private time together for a bit to catch up and stay alert with eachother is key. Maybe surprise one another too

I know this is unfortunate! I did long distance with my fiancé for two years. What I did was make sure to keep myself busy so I didn’t have time to miss him. We would check in with each other throughout the day and usually end of the night have a phone call if the other wasn’t busy. Definitely set up times to meet, whether it be a weekend or a day. It may seem like this time is forever but it goes by fast and you’ll be back to each other before you know it. Keep a positive mindset! This is just a small part of your forever!

I have lived in Alaska for the last two years and my FH in Oregon, it all comes down to communication. It was hard at first but then got a lot easier. The key is to have an independent life. Make friends and stay busy without him. Then, when you do get to talk/see each other, you actually have something to talk about. In addition, one thing that we did was have a jar filled with little slips of paper with a memory on it so when we needed to laugh or needed one another, we could just pull one out and read it. Realistically, being apart made us so much stronger and helped our relationship. Being able to be fully independent allows you to rely on yourself first so that you can support you and your spouse better.