Keeping things interesting and exciting is not always easy when you are in a long-distance relationship. It requires extra effort from both sides to stay connected.

To help you out, I created this LDR couples’ bucket list so you will never run out of things to do with your other half. 

Whether you are together or away from each other, you will always have something exciting to do to keep the spark alive!

Things to do for LDR couples when you are apart

1. Apologize for something bad you did
2. Build a website
3. Create a digital shared photo album
4. Create a personal crossword puzzle
5. Create a Pinterest account
6. Create a timeline and predict your future together
7. Create an email time capsule
8. Create to-do lists for each other
9. Create your dream home
10. Go on a virtual holiday together
11. Have a video chat
12. Have a workout challenge through Skype
13. Have pillow-phone talk
14. Have Skype or phone sex
15. Learn new things about each other with these 200 Questions
16. Make a clone of yourself
17. Make an infographic for your relationship
18. Make up your own “love” word
19. Plan a virtual date night
20. Plan out your future together
21. Play an online game together and get competitive
22. Play Charades
23. Play phone games
24. Play truth or Dare
25. Play video games
26. Prank them
27. Quiz each other
28. Read a book to each other
29. Read about the stars and what they have to say about your relationship
30. Record a virtual tour of your neighbourhood
31. Save those nice texts you received
32. Send a care package
33. Send a cute drawing or a handwritten love message
34. Send each other music playlists
35. Send flowers
36. Send fun coupons
37. Send video messages
38. Send virtual hugs
39. Send your scent
40. Set goals for each other
41. Surprise them with a visit
42. Take a free online class together and learn something new
43. Take an online compatibility test
44. Touch each other with LDR bracelets
45. Try out some of the internet challenges
46. Visit a museum virtually
47. Watch a concert together
48. Watch movies or TV shows simultaneously together with Watch2Gether
49. Write a poem about your relationship
50. Write them a song
51. Write down your love story

Things to do when you are together

1. Bake a cake or cookies together
2. Binge watch Netflix
3. Buy all the junk food you can and “pig out”
4. Cook for each other
5. Cook together
6. Go binge shopping
7. Go camping
8. Go karting
9. Go to a concert or music festival
10. Go to a karaoke night
11. Go to a museum
12. Go to a sports event
13. Go to a sports pub to watch a sports game
14. Go to downtown
15. Go to the fair
16. Go to the movies
17. Have a breakfast or brunch or lunch date
18. Have a romantic date on the beach
19. Have a walk on the city’s port
20. Have a walk through the trails 
21. Have your first date
22. Have your first kiss
23. Hike in a forest together
24. Introduce each other’s friends and family members
25. Order take-out
26. Play board games
27. Play laser tag
28. Smile, laugh, cherish each moment together
29. Spend a night listening to music
30. Spend a whole night talking
31. Take plenty of pictures together
32. Teach him your language words
33. Try out a specialty dish of each other’s region
34. Teach him/her to cook a few of your region’s specialty dishes
35. Travel around your city in public transportation
36. Travel to another state or country
37. Try foods from different countries
38. Visit a regional park
39. Visit an attraction park
40. Visit the Old Town
41. Visit the aquarium
42. Workout together
43. Write each other letters to read when you are away

I hope you enjoyed reading this long-distance couple bucket list. And I hope that phone calls, facetime, and Skype sessions will become more exciting for you and your partner!