When your partner is out of town for a while and you miss them how do you get through it?

16 comments

1. Stay busy.

   Texting.

   FaceTime sex.

   Bidding, which is connecting about little things. A meme reminds me of you or that was a funny Seinfeld episode or whatever. Long distance emotional intimacy.

   I catch up on television/movies she doesn’t like.

   Time with our son is a different bond than her bond with him.

2. Listen to my favorite songs, FaceTime with him when our schedules align and right before he comes back, I cook one of his favorite meals for him.

3. I have tons of hobbies. So they keep me busy. One of my projects will most likely be for them. And then I’ll attach a note on how much I miss them so that’s what they are getting what I made them.

4. When I travel for work we always video call first thing in the morning and before we go to bed. We also message each other throughout the day

5. when i went away to help my family with a difficult move i put some of his cologne on one of his shirts for me to sleep with xD

6. Do what he’s not super keen on – eat all the seafood, pesto, creamy pasta with cherry tomatoes. Watch junky TV. Think of a way to surprise him when he’s back

7. I do miss him! I try to enjoy the alone time too.

   It’s a tradition for myself to watch The Devil Wears Prada while he’s out of town. It’s my favorite movie and he has zero desire to see it. I’ll also order take out!

8. Eat foods they don’t enjoy, play games they would hate, and masturbate a whoooooole bunch to remind myself that the privacy is a silver lining. And text obsessively 😂

9. My partner gave me a jumper he had been wearing for 24 hours and soaked in his cologne before he went away for 6 weeks. He’ll get it back when we’re reunited 🙂

10. im struggling with it, so now im trying to do a lot of things, keep myself busy so i dont have to miss him a lot.

11. I plan house projects and deep cleaning, and get enough booze and snacks for the length of her absence.

12. Find them by any mean necessary, watch a movie, order food, hang out with friends, or put rose petals on my own bed.

13. He usually misses me more tbh.

    We both travel a bit due to work/family, so I’m quite used to us spending 1 week-1 month apart. I love him and he’s the person I most enjoy spending time with (other than by myself), but I’m introverted so I definitely welcome the increased me-time. I get through it by enjoying me- things like playing piano, drawing, reading.. all the solitary things I love doing and can never have enough time for.

14. We’re very attached so we’ll FaceTime or call whenever we both have a free moment. For sure we FaceTime to say good night. We send each other pictures, memes, jokes, updates throughout the day. There are mobile games in the Apple Store we play together as well.

    We have 2 cats and 2 dogs so I’m not lacking in company. I’ll usually order some takeout and either binge watch girly movies/shows/reality tv or play videogames or read very spicy novels lol.

15. Video call each other, text, look at photo albums.

16. Stay busy. I usually start a project of some sort when my partner is out of town with the plan to complete it by the time he returns. Last time, I redid our backyard (bought new furniture, painted it, strung up lights, generally cleaned, nothing major). I get excited about it because I get to surprise him.

    Besides that, when I miss him, I usually text or call him if he’s available. If he’s not, I’ll distract myself with work or friends.