Shutting Down But Not Shut Down
(My boyfriend and I are long distance. Every night before bed, I either call him on the phone or video chat with him. This night, since I am up late doing school work, we haven’t had a chance to talk...
View ArticleI Love You More Than Pi
(My long distance boyfriend and I are texting each other. He sent me flowers for Valentine’s Day.) Me: “My flowers are beautiful! Me: *fixing error* “ Boyfriend: “I Me: “I don’t know if I
View ArticleYou Can Serve Only One Pokémon Master
(I’m having an online video chat with my long-distance boyfriend. It is a few days before Lent. I’ve been obsessed with Pokémon since I was little, something my boyfriend dislikes because he thinks it...
View ArticleA Watertight Sleeping Arrangement
(I have moved in with my fiancé after a long distance relationship. On top of everything else being drastically different from what I know, he has a water bed instead of a regular one. It is sometimes...
View ArticleDating Amy Farrah-Fowler
(My girlfriend and I are getting intimate after a year in separate countries. We get intimate just before parting.) Me: “It feels so good again. This is exactly how I remember it the first time before...
View ArticleHe Better Not Get An iPhone
(My fiancé and I are currently in a long-distance relationship while I finish my last year of undergrad. Tomorrow is my birthday, and I won’t see him this year on it, because he is coming down the next...
View ArticleTake Me Gout
(My boyfriend has been working in NYC for a couple weeks and we haven’t gotten to see each other.) Me: “I miss gout.” Boyfriend: “I miss gout, too!” Me: “AUTOCORRECT!” Boyfriend: “You mean you don’t...
View ArticleJanuary Themed Giveaway: Long Distance Relationships
Want to win A Not Always Romantic t-shirt?Enter January’s Themed Story Giveaway: Long Distance Relationships! Entering is as easy as 1-2-3: Submit a funny or interesting story about long distance...
View ArticleWords Speak Louder Than Actions
(My boyfriend and I are were in a long-distance relationship for three and a half years, but he has finally graduated and moved back home. We’re not usually particularly talkative about feelings, so...
View ArticleReminder: Long Distance Relationships Themed Giveaway
Want to win A Not Always Romantic t-shirt?Enter January’s Themed Story Giveaway: Long Distance Relationships! Entering is as easy as 1-2-3: Submit a funny or interesting story about long distance...
View ArticleLong Distance Talking In The Twilight Hours
(My long distance boyfriend and I are talking on Skype. He asks me if I would break up with him if he turned into a Zombie. Then he brings up other questions…) Boyfriend: “Would you break up with me if...
View ArticleCouldn’t Resist The Popportunity
(I’m currently in a long distance relationship so we use skype often to talk. We start a chat after I grab a ring pop.) Boyfriend: “A ring pop?” Me: “Yup!” *starts sucking on it* Boyfriend: “Oh, keep...
View ArticleThe Montagues And Cat-ulets
(I’m instant messaging my long distance boyfriend.) Me: “I want to see you.” Boyfriend: “Right now?” Me: “Yeah. Can you get on Skype?” Boyfriend: “Yes, but you won’t like what you see. Sorry.” Me:...
View ArticleLove, And Other Drugs, Part 2
(My husband is deployed in Afghanistan. My appendix has ruptured, so I have been given powerful painkillers in the Emergency Room. My husband calls, and an ER tech who is sitting near my bed to monitor...
View ArticleThemed Giveaway Roundup: Long Distance!
Themed Giveaway Roundup: Long Distance! Although our January Themed Giveaway on Long Distance is still ongoing, here are some fantastic submissions we’ve already received. Thanks to everyone who has...
View ArticleA Love Built On Understanding, Communication, And Schadenfreude
(My boyfriend and I are in a long distance relationship, and are both surfing the internet over Skype.) Boyfriend: *laughs* Me: “What is it? You did your ‘Someone got hurt and I think it’s funny’...
View ArticleAin’t Grammar Grand
(My boyfriend and I are in a long distance relationship. I am a ‘Grammar Nazi’. The conversation thus far has been very silly.) Boyfriend: “You are adorable.” Me: “Amen’t!” *short pause* Me: “I just...
View ArticleShe’s A Hug Half-Dead Kind Of Girl
(My boyfriend and I are in a long distance relationship. We met online and I have just booked my flight to Canada to see him. We’re texting.) Boyfriend: “Oh, babe, I can’t wait to see you. I just wanna...
View ArticleLove You Until My Last Breath
(I am on phone with my long-distance boyfriend. As my laptop is out for repair, I am so bored that I keep calling him the whole day. This leads to him telling me to stop suffocating him. After a while,...
View ArticleA Bovine Valentine
(Our relationship is long distance and my boyfriend is on webcam at his friend’s house. It’s Valentine’s Day and he’s been calling me a cow, and I’ve been calling him a yak all night, but others are...
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