How couples can feel connected when spending the New Year’s apart

The thing with holidays is that we wish to spend these with the people we love the most. The weather calls for cosiness, snuggling with your partner after having a big mug of hot chocolate. It calls for going around town, making memories, gulping down sangrias and having your partner, just present. People will ask what such a big deal about having your partner present is but if your partner is away, you will understand how much it matters. If you’ve been in a long-distance relationship, you will know that sometimes, all you wish for is for them to be near you...they could be doing the most mundane things but it will mean so much. I’d skip a weekend getaway to go grocery shopping with my partner if they were to be present here, just for a while.

It doesn’t have to be a long-distance relationship, through and through; maybe your partner is away for a while. For whatever reason, if you’re in a relationship and your partner is not with you on New Year’s Eve, you will miss them. When we are apart on important days, we feel disconnected, like we are not a part of their lives.

To ensure you and your partner feel connected even when you’re apart this New Year’s, here are things you should keep in mind.

Communicate how it makes you feel

Sometimes, we hesitate from speaking out about what we truly feel. You’re spending one of the biggest of holidays apart, and it’s important for you to share what sentiments it stirs in you. Be vulnerable, tell them you will miss them dearly and you wish you were together. Talk about what you wish you were doing. Let them know that they mean a lot to you and that their absence will be felt. Sometimes, it’s better to spell it out. It will start a dialogue and they will be able to be vulnerable with you too. All that love will make you feel connected.

Plan a special virtual date

So what if you can’t be together physically? Plan a virtual meet. Dress up and raise a toast. Play a game together virtually. Watch a movie together. Play a drinking game. There are several options for you to feel connected to your partner.

Send them a little something

If you’re apart from your partner during such a festive time, brighten up their day by sending them a little something. They will adore it, especially if their love language is receiving gifts! Also, they will have something from you that they can look at after you get off the video call.

Make them a part of your plans

The cutest thing to do would be video calling each other from wherever you are. If you’re going on a trip, show them the mountains! If you’re going dancing, drunk dial them! Introduce them to your friends virtually. And let them do the same. You both will not feel left out of each other’s lives in that way.

Share videos and pictures

If their gallery isn’t filled with videos and images of you, are you even close? Spam them and how. They will feel special and connected!