If you are travelling without your partner, take pictures with your arm extended. After you develop the pictures paste his/her picture onto yours so it looks like you were standing with your arm around your sweetie. Send those pictures to your loved one and include a note saying "In my heart you're always with me."

Submitted by Helen

The instant messengers (AOL, Yahoo, ICQ, etc.) are great for long distance relationships. If you both have Internet capability and can download the software I suggest that you download one of these free messengers. My girlfriend and I use two of the messenger services and we talk almost every night.

Submitted by Dvalcon

Have someone take pictures of yourself, develop them, and handmake a calendar. The way I did it was to get card paper and glue a rose border on each piece. I then color copied and enlarged the pictures and pasted them on the paper. Then I printed out boxes on the computer for the days and decorated each week (or month). I then tied them all together with ribbon and sent it to him in the mail as a countdown for when he moved here. He loved it. He got to see me everyday, and the fact that it took so much time and effort really touched him.

Submitted by Renee M.

My boyfriend and I live 375 miles away. So, last summer I found some cheap arline tickets on the internet and made arrangements with his sister to pick me up from the airport while he was at work. When he got home his family hid me in the back yard and I left a card on the table with his mail that read "I wonder what Piglet is doing, thought Pooh. I wish I could be there doing it too". On the inside I wrote "So I thought I would come and 'do it too'". He was clueless the whole time. It was great!

Submitted by Renee

A couple of weeks after we started dating, I wrote her a poem and designed a picture that included it. I then had it put on a pillowcase for her. Now I tell her to give it a hug when we are missing each other.

Submitted by Marcus

Compose a love letter to your love and have it printed on a flat sheet or blanket that will fit their bed. Send it to them so they can wrap themselves up in your love.

Submitted by heather25

When he's leaving for a few days, find out the address of where he will be going and send him a package with some candy, a note telling him you miss him, etc.

Submitted by Muppet

Write a letter or find a picture of something you two have shared. Paste the letter/picture to a piece of cardboard and cut it into puzzle pieces. Send your long distance love a few pieces every other day in the mail.

Submitted by david

Before leaving on a trip give her a stuffed animal to hug, also give her a bag of hershey's kisses. Tell her it's for all the hugs and kisses she'll miss while you're away.

Submitted by Jason Dall

When I was in a long distance I used to send my boyfriend letters sprayed with my perfume. I would also soak pieces of material with my perfume because it lasted longer than the perfume on my letters. He loved it!!

Submitted by Chelsea

Send your love a nice dinner by calling a restaurant where he/she lives and having them deliver a nice meal.

Submitted by LO

Write a love message on the back of the jigsaw puzzle, then take the puzzle apart so he or she has to put it together to read the message. Mail the puzzle all at once, or one piece at a time.

Submitted by Sara

If your soul mate is abroad, surprise him with a Good Morning phone call. Let him wake up on the rings of your phone.

Submitted by Forever Lover

My long distance boyfriend and I would often wonder what the other was doing at certain times during the day. So, we each wrote up a basic daily schedule that said what we were usually doing at certain times of the day (ie: company meeting, lunch break, soccer practice). We exchanged these schedules and it made us feel closer.

Submitted by Deanna

Instead of sending your love a hand-written letter this week, get a blank tape and microphone, and talk to them. This is great if you don't get to talk over the phone much...they can listen to the tape whenever they want to hear your voice.

Submitted by Laura

Send a care package with a tape of songs you listened to together the last time you were together, some of his favorite candy, and something silly- like a little stuffed toy or a rock you picked up on a walk. Tell them you wish they'd been with you when you were shopping or on your walk because you couldn't stop thinking about them. It's a great way to let your love know you're thinking about them.

Submitted by Leah

If you live only a few hours apart, pick a city in between and get a hotel room in the middle of the week and have your partner meet you there for a midweek rendezvous. To make it more romantic plan it in advance and send your partner an invitation to meet you there.

Submitted by Shawn

Find out her house address, and the phone number for a florist where she lives. Then some day, when you know she'll be home, call the florist, order the flowers and have them delivered to her house. You will have to pay with your credit card, and everything will be done over the phone, seeing as you don't live in her city. Don't tell her that you are going to send her flowers, this is really a great surprise! She'll be very impressed that you went to all that effort, and what a great surprise! Also, tell the florist what you want written on the little card, and they'll write it for you.

Submitted by Sara

Watch the sunrise/sunset/stars or the eclipse together over the phone.

Submitted by DJP

This is an excellent twist to the usual 'dedicate a song on the radio' for those of you in a long distance relationship. First, find out what radio station he/she listens to, and what time of day they listen to it most often (such as in the car on the way to work, or in the morning as they get ready). You'll probably have to ask your love these questions, but try to do it as casually as possible...if you're lucky it'll just come up in conversation sometime. Once you find this out, track down the phone number for that radio station (call directory assistance, look on the internet, peek at a phone book while you are visiting). Now you have the phone number, call the radio station and ask if they would play a request...beg! If they agree, pick a sentimental song and have them play it at the time when you know your love be listening, they will most likely give a little message before playing the song so tell them what you want them to say [ie: "This next song is for (insert their name here), from (insert your name here)]. WOW! What a great surprise!

Submitted by Sara