LDLW: Skype!

Being in a long distance relationship is hard. Very hard. But I can't even imagine how people used to pull them off back  before technology. Today we're blessed to have all of this stuff, all of these ways to connect with our loved ones who aren't close to us. Nowadays we have texting and emailing and social media and IMing. But I think the most important resource we have now is Skype.

Now I'm sure I don't have to go over what Skype is, the majority of people know what it is even if they don't use it. But Skype is probably one of the best things that has ever graced the internet. You can see the other person and talk with them and for all intents and purposes, it's almost like being there.

When you're texting, things can get taken out of context. Even with phone calls, sometimes what the person meant is not how the other person takes it. Being able to see their facial expression, and hear how they're saying it, is the best way to go about it.

There are so many different things you can do together over Skype as well.

For example:

Have a dinner date! And the cool part about this is that you can either make the same thing and eat it together, or you can each make your own meal and do it that way. Light some candles, make it pretty and romantic and enjoy each other's company.

Watch a movie! Dan and I will bring Netflix up and pick a movie to watch, then we do a countdown to try and sync up the times (even though it doesn't always work that easily) and then we watch the movie together! That way we can still see each other, and we can talk to each other while watching the same movie. There are a few different ways to do it too. For example, Dan has a laptop. So he  will have Netflix open full screen and then when he minimizes the Skype window, a little guy pops up in the corner so he can still see me. I have an iPad and an iPhone, so I'll have him up on Skype on the pad and I'll watch the movie on my phone. Or flip flop, whichever. Or if you want you can have Skype on your device and watch the movie on your TV. Whichever works for you!

And for those lonely nights, it's always fun to have some sexy time over Skype. Let's be adults here, sometimes you need to. And doing it over Skype can be a whole new kind of intimate experience. This is, of course, if you're comfortable doing that. This all depends on how comfortable you and your partner are with this. And a plus side for us ladies is that it's okay if you forget to shave ;) Chances are they won't be able to tell anyway.

Or, you can just hang out together. Dan is, more often than not, working on his stuff for class so we'll have Skype going so we can see each other but still do our own thing. The other day we utilized this awesome thing called Grooveshark to listen to music together. He put a playlist together and then broadcasted it, and I was able to listen to the music he was playing. And it was all live! So if he skipped a song, it reflected to me too.

So those are just a few different ideas you can use. If anyone does anything else over Skype and you want to share, drop me a comment! I'd love to hear from you!

Have a great Wednesday!