LDRs are no more a thing of the romantic past. My parents met in London and carried on their ‘courting’ (my Father intent on using a term dating back to Tudor times to describe dating) when my Mother went off to Paris, only to marry upon her return and create no less than 3 bilingual babies. Merci beaucoup. Today, thousands of affluent people make their love life work across time zones, post living abroad. The Year Abroad is generally a veritable singleton’s dream; you’ll come across great chat up lines (and some not so great - ‘j’ai une fête dans mon slip et je t’y invite’), romantic dances to lure you in like this one right here:
And before you know it, you’re French kissing and you’re an item, and you stand proud to have your other half reflecting your entire, unashamed and all-embracing love for the country. The relationship goes beyond even your wildest expectations, and here you are, 6 months later, doing the long distance thing - and with Valentine’s Day fast approaching, what better way to celebrate than getting in the mood with one of these fantastic ideas we found online:
Hours to kill waiting for your loved one? Think they can’t remember what you look like, despite the Skype dates? Well, make sure they do with this great gift idea - imagine that, piecing your life together, bit by bit; heck you could even get matching ones and compete over a phone date.
Cheese rating: 6/10 - pretty confusing
You can always express your love in words, if not in person, and what better way to do so with something sweet (a cookie jar) and something nice, for every day of the year! Yes, you can buy these ready made, you can get them to write your own lyrics of love or why not take inspiration from those great American Rom-Coms we all love and adore?
Cheese rating: 7.2/10 - pretty damn sweet
Why stop at ‘I love you’? Remember the goodbyes on the phone? Who’ll hang up first? Who says I love you last? Well, now you can get the last word in. Forever. Isn’t that romantic?
Cheese rating: 7.5/10 - who said love was forever again?
Who says Valentine’s Day is just the one day? You can celebrate your love all year round by ordering a delivery for 2011 - 2012 to send your boy/girl friend these lovely little sweets to remind them how much you love them. Every. Single. Day.
Cheese rating: 8/10 - makes you all goo-ey inside
Yes, we didn’t think it possible either, but low and behold scientists or true romantics have come up with a solution...Why send red, pink or blue roses when you can have all of them on one simple flower? If you fancy splashing out, you could get the lot, or if you want to be a little more discreet, just get the one sent over. Beautiful.
Cheese rating: 8.5/10 - art lovers and people of taste will love these!
