7 online romantic gifts for long distance relationships which always surprise!
You are tired of seeing the same gifts on the internet for a long distance relationship?
You want your long distance girlfriend to ask you
« How do you get so creative? You are amazing! ».
If you’re in a long-distance relationship, you know it’s complicated to, every day, come up with new ideas to fuel the flame.
But even in this kind of relationship, it’s totally possible.
And I will show you how, everything will be explained in detail!
You will find in this list 7 romantic and original online gift ideas.
No matter your country! All the gifts can be sent internationally.
As we are a French-Peruvian couple, we couldn’t do otherwise, as you can imagine.
1. Google street video: let your partner discover your city
The idea is as simple as it gets and quite original! It’s about making your girlfriend (or boyfriend) discover your city. But rather than saying or writing it, transport it thanks to Google Street!
It’s incredibly better with your eyes, isn’t it?
And who wouldn’t like to discover visually the crucial moments of the other’s life.
- Knowing where you grew up and became the person you are (seeing your old house, your nanny’s house)
- Where you learned to read and write
- Your favorite places, where you have funny stories to tell
« Okay, this is a great idea! But how do I set it up? I don’t have the time or the skills… »
Don’t panic! I have a miracle solution for you, and I’ll explain it to you right away:
Make him discover live with a video call. As simple as that!
The preparation is minimal. But here are a few steps to take to make sure it goes well!
- Schedule a video call as you usually do, telling her that this one will be a little… special!
- Make a list of the different places you want her to discover (and that are important to you)
- Use a software that allows you to share your screen live like Zoom, Skype or Messenger
- Walk around on Google Maps, from point of interest to point of interest
2. 26 challenges: enough to keep you busy for half a year
During our LDR, we were both afraid that routine would break our relationship.
Some days, it was even quite complicated. During the lockdown in March 2020, there was nothing new going on in our lives: work for me, studies for Kyomi.
Not much things to talk about.
But we didn’t let it get us down!
We fought for our long distance relationship to stand the test of time.
That’s why I decided to do something about it. And it changed everything.
I created a list of 26 activities and challenges to do together, in long distance.
One year has 52 weeks
One idea done every week = 6 months of challenges and activities
One idea done every two weeks = 1 year of challenges and activities
Personally, we did one challenge per week.
And the last challenge was the week we got together.
It was beautiful! I’m sure I saw tears of joy when I told her that the last challenge we would do it together, in the same room (Spoiler Alert: it was the magic tricks).
I really wish all long distance couples could have moments like that. It’s magical!
My advice for that romantic gifts for long distance relationships
To make this even more fun and help you all pull it off, here are some tips to follow:
- Tell your partner that you have a list of activities/challenges.
- Announce that at the end of this list, when all the ideas are done, he/she will get a gift (for me, this was my arrival!).
- Agree on a rhythm: 1 per week / 1 every 2 weeks / 1 per month…
- Tell him/her to choose a number between 1 and 26 each time, in a random way, to choose the next activity.
Download your list on my blog here!
3. Send love message from all over the world: my favorite
This idea is absolutely amazing!
I haven’t had a chance to implement it yet, but it’s my go-to for free and paid romantic gift ideas.
The idea is very simple: contact people all over the world and ask them to send a personalized love message to your girlfriend.
Imagine: your girlfriend wakes up and sees on her phone dozens of messages from Indians, French, Colombians, Americans, Peruvians, Australians… telling her that you love her so much, that your love has crossed all borders and is present all over the world.
It’s way totally romantic, we agree.
Here’s how to do it:
- Find people from all over the world
- Join cross-cultural Facebook groups: long-distance relationship groups, travel groups, expat groups, language exchange groups…
- Download language exchange applications. I recommend Tandem, which allows you to speak with strangers from all over the world (and also because I met Kyomi on this application ahah)
- Join forums or sites like Quora.
2. Get in touch with strangers
- Introduce yourself, and post a message explaining your approach
- You can write them a message directly to copy.
- Ask them to send it at a specific time and day!
3. My advice :
- Take into account the different time zones. If you want to coordinate your messages at a specific time, pay attention to the local time of each person.
- The people who are going to accept will take time to do so. Make it easy for them! The easier it is for them to do, the more positive response you’ll get.
- Even though it’s a romantic online gift, it’s hard to do at the last minute. Allow at least a week for maximum approval
- The long distance relationship community is truly united. We are all in the same boat, we know what it’s like not to be able to be physically with your other half. Don’t hesitate to get started, you’ll be surprised how many responses you’ll get!
4. Fiverr
If you don’t know Fiverr, let me introduce you to a great site whose principle is simple.
For 5 dollars or more, you can ask a service to someone, online. It goes from proofreading documents, to online courses, to creating personalized music.
There is everything on Fiverr.
Here are 5 ideas you can find on this site (prices vary from service to service):
- Composing original music for her
- Writing a handwritten love letter
- Creation of a personalized drawing of your girlfriend (Disney style, manga, comic…)
- Creation of a caricature of your girlfriend
- Creation of a video animation of your couple
5. Romantic coupons for when you see each other again
The perfect last minute gift!
If you want to please your girlfriend and make her want to meet up with you as soon as possible, you can opt for this solution.
There are dozens of « coupons » you can create. Choose one or even several that your girlfriend will like. Here are some ideas:
- A massage
- A restaurant
- An activity that she particularly enjoys
- A photo session
- A cocktail party
- A trip or a special place to see
To go a step further, you can easily create these vouchers for free, again with Canva.
6. A Spotify, Netflix, Magazines, Twitch subscription
Subscriptions are a gift in the long run. And that’s why they always make you very happy! The proof is that these services are used by millions of people.
Your spouse is a movie buff?
Get him a subscription to a streaming platform
Is he a music lover?
A Spotify or Deezer account is perfect.
Or is he more into video games?
A subscription to PS+ or Xbox Live is sure to please him.
The big advantage of online subscriptions is that they are easily shared.
If you already have an account on one of these platforms, you can simply pass on your credentials.
7. Send her a heart-shaped inflatable balloon
Surprise someone you care about by sending them a package full of love and lightness.
When the package is opened, a red helium-filled heart balloon rises into the air. The recipient then discovers your personalized message hanging from the ribbon.
Again, this is the perfect romantic gift for a declaration of love, to say « I love you » or for a Valentine’s Day gift.
The site I found only offers shipping within Europe
And unfortunately, it’s in French).
But I’m sure that if you type in your language « balloon in a package » + the name of your country, you’ll find an alternative solution.
Did you like this article and the ideas it contains?
Discover 13 more ideas on my full article here !
And if you still want more ideas:
If you want to give a second life to your long-distance couple while receiving advice on the most recurrent problems of international long distance relationships:
How to adapt to border closures, language differences or how to deal with the lack of each other… during one week, you can discover my offered program 7 Days to Break the Routine.
And N°5 is a romantic gifts for long distance relationships too !
