Write a long-distance letter
that closes the gap a little.
Distance makes people write about missing each other in general. The letters that help most are about missing specific, small things.
Create your letterWhen you're far apart, it's tempting to write about the relationship in the abstract — how much you miss them, how hard this is. That's true, but it's also what everyone in a long-distance relationship already knows. What actually helps is texture: what today looked like, a specific thing you wish they'd been there for, a small detail about them you thought about for no reason.
Tips for writing yours
Miss the small stuff out loud
Not "I miss you" in general — miss the way they laugh at their own jokes before the punchline, or how they always order for the table.
Tell them about an ordinary day
Distance makes people share highlights. Ordinary details (what you had for lunch, a weird thing that happened on the train) make them feel present in your actual life.
Name a date, even a rough one
"I can't wait to see you" is easier to hold onto with something concrete attached — a flight you're looking at, a visit you're planning.
Say the thing you don't say on calls
Calls tend to cover logistics and headlines. A letter has room for the thing you keep meaning to say and never quite do out loud.
AN EXAMPLE LINE
“It's 11pm here, which means it's already tomorrow where you are. I like that you're a few hours ahead of me — it means you're always the first to find out how today turned out.”
Ready to write yours?
It's free to start, and takes about five minutes.
Create your letter