“Come on, all the long distance lines are down? What about the satellite? Is it snowing in space? Don't you have some kind of a line that you keep open for emergencies or for celebrities? I'm both. I'm a celebrity in an emergency.”— Danny Rubin, Harold Ramis, Phil Connors, Bill Murray, imdb.com
“Been so long eating this damn beaver meat, I'm actually starting to miss my wife's cooking.”— Mark L. Smith, Boone, Christopher Rosamond, imdb.com
“I can’t remember my wife’s face. Last week, she was still with me. Now she’s gone. I worry I won’t recognize her when I get back home.”— Mark L. Smith, Hugh Glass, Leonardo Dicaprio, imdb.com
“I imagine the tears in your eyes the very first night I'll sleep without you and when it happens I'll be miles away.”— Halsey, open.spotify.com
“Sabrina: Josh got a job offer in Prague, and he's actually gonna take it. Morgan: Oh, I'm sorry, Sabrina. If it's any consolation, some of my best relationships have been long-distance. No petty fights, and you save a fortune on waxing.”— Adam England, Sabrina Spellman, Melissa Joan Hart, imdb.com
“Everybody has a soulmate. But they're usually on the other side of the bars, or the wall, or the planet from you. That's the way the universe works.”— Jenji Kohan, Galina 'Red' Reznikov, Kate Mulgrew, imdb.com
“Distance has nothing to do with friendship. Distance is meaningless. No one’s that far away unless they choose to be.”— Nick Burd, amazon.com
“Charge your electronics so you don't get cut off just before you arrive at orgasm central.”— Megan Amirghiasvand, buzzfeed.com
“Send each other sexy playlists. Gather your favorite songs or albums that really put you in the mood and share them with your SO. Ask them to do the same, too.”— Gina M. Florio, bustle.com
“Do some online shopping and see if there are any sex toys, X-rated comic books, or DVDs your partner might enjoy on their own. Have it gift wrapped and sent to their house, with a little note attached that encourages them to think of you whenever they're playing around all alone.”— Gina M. Florio, bustle.com
“Alternate visits on each other’s turfs. Whenever possible, try to keep the efforts you both put forth traveling to see each other equal, ideally alternating visits to each other’s places.”— The Frisky, thefrisky.com
“Distinguish among different kinds of closeness—mental, emotional, cultural, spiritual, as well as physical—and explore ways to increase each of them.”— Roni Beth, psychologytoday.com
“Sometimes long distance is going to suck. That’s just a fact. Don’t be afraid to cry to your partner about how hard it is—chances are they feel the same way, too.”— Sarah Gouda, purewow.com
“Stay clear about your schedule. It doesn’t feel great to send a barrage of texts only not to hear from your partner for four hours. Make sure you’re clear on each other’s schedules so you’re not assuming the worst when in actuality your S.O. is just in a client meeting.”— Sarah Gouda, purewow.com
“Let your love know about your life as it happens in real time. Did your coworker just microwave tuna again? Sharing mundane things is just as important as updating on the big stuff.”— Sarah Gouda, purewow.com
“Staying positive, or at least managing to get through an entire day without crying is a huge achievement when you’re constantly missing your significant other. You got this.”— Allison Bowsher, xojane.com
“There will be eye-rolling and snickering and shockingly stupid comments. People are going to think you’re nuts and maybe it is a bit nuts to date someone you only see every few weeks. If 'love' meant 'common sense' then we’d all be married to our third grade boyfriends. Prepare yourself for the hate…”— Allison Bowsher, xojane.com
“Consistency is important. There is nothing better than knowing you can expect a text every morning when you wake up, or getting the daily selfie, sharing a new love song… those little everyday things keep your connection alive.”— Samuel Basden, thoughtcatalog.com
“Pay attention because your pain might not only be from missing them. You had other needs before meeting them, you still do now. Stay healthy, give voice to your other needs and enjoy being present wherever you are.”— Samuel Basden, thoughtcatalog.com
“Learn a language. If you’re both sitting at the computer at a loss for new conversation topics, you might as well open a language learning program and go through it together, lesson by lesson.”— Escape Normal, escapenormal.com