The 8 Best Gifts for a Long Distance Relationship

Plenty of us have had to undergo the unfortunate yet all-too-frequent trial of having to spend extended, sometimes indefinite, time apart from our beloved. The realities of work and life have the impolite tendency to intrude on our love lives. 

But we here at Venus ET Fleur® dedicate ourselves daily to the practice of accentuating the positive. So instead of feeling down about not being able to spend quality, in-person time with your sweetheart, we urge you to think of all the ways that you can show them the depth and sincerity of your love from afar.

If you’re looking for ways to shower your special sweetheart with gifts this year to make up for the fact that you can’t see them in person, then Venus ET Fleur is here to help! We offer not only sage and sound life advice but expedient luxury rose delivery, making it easy to send your partner beautiful flowers on any day of the year, no matter how far away they may be. Not only that, but our elegant and fragrant Eternity® Roses come in a variety of arrangements and more than 24 dazzling colors.

With that said, let’s take a look at some of our favorite gifts suited for all the long-distance out there!

Pay Them a Call First Thing in the Morning

While it’s always better to spend time with your loved one in person, distance doesn’t always permit such a luxury. If your loved one is forced to spend the long days and nights apart from you, the very least you can do is give them a call first thing in the morning. This way, even if you aren’t able to spend physical time with them, they can at least receive the pleasure of hearing your voice.

If you really want to go the distance with this gesture, make it your mission to be the first voice they hear in the morning and the last one they hear before they tumble off to bed. Even if you don’t see each other for a long time after, at least your significant other will fall asleep thinking of you.

A Weighted Blanket

Weighted blankets are known to help relax your body by simulating the feeling of being held or hugged, making you fall asleep faster and achieve better quality sleep throughout the night. While no substitute for you, your partner is sure to appreciate the gesture and the blanket!

This is also a gift that, once reunited, the both of you will be able to enjoy together, perhaps as you snuggle up to watch a movie. This makes the weighted blanket a wise investment with impressive staying power.

A Candle That Reminds Them of Home

The immense emotional potency of smell is well established in science. You don’t need to have read Proust to know just how powerfully the right smell can evoke our most distant memories and treasured emotions. For this reason, we find that one of the most thoughtful and evocative gifts to give your long-distance paramour is the gift of a scented candle designed to remind your special someone of a time or place you may have shared together.

This could stand for many things—if your significant other is from the Pacific Northwest, perhaps a pine-scented candle will hit home. Or, if you know your partner is partial to the sweet smell of roses, they’re sure to love our Nue Tuberose scented candle, available only at Venus ET Fleur. This wonderful candle will fill your partner’s home with the delicate scent of roses, freesia, and orange blossom, and will likewise fill their hearts with the splendid reminder of your affection.

Buy Them an Outfit

For some of us, shopping for ourselves can represent a stressful and even occasionally frustrating experience. If your partner is someone like this, who refuses to buy new clothes until they are positively threadbare, then a wonderful way to show how much you care is to do the shopping for them! Go to the store and pick out everything your loved one will need to create a charming new outfit.

Not only are you giving your partner the delightful gift of new clothes, each time they wear this particular ensemble they will be reminded of you and your special affections for them.

A Heartfelt Love Message

When it comes to sending a heartfelt card or letter of love, it can be stressful to decide on what to write. But it doesn’t have to be! Something as simple as “I was thinking of you,” paired with a heartfelt bouquet, will be sure to have your partner swooning.

Alternatively, it can be bittersweet but deeply moving to recount a memory in detail of time spent together—either an unforgettable experience for the both of you, or perhaps a seemingly mundane detail that your partner likely doesn’t even remember, but which you find profound significance in.

Whatever you write, we’re sure it will come from the heart! We also encourage you to write your letter by hand to add an all-important personal touch to the gesture.

A Relaxing Vacation

Have you and your special someone been together for a number of years? It might be time to step up your game and take them on a relaxing vacation. This time of the year can be quite stressful for many people, and your sweetheart may need a break from all of the hustle and bustle of the work and whatever other stresses are bearing down on them.

What’s more, research shows that experiences, more than things, result in lasting joyful memories in people. Instead of letting them keep indoors, relaxing with the same old Netflix shows and takeout, why not whisk them away to a destination where they can truly get away from all their daily stressors and achieve some valuable peace of mind? There are innumerable places you can go, and your paramour will surely thank you for allowing them a much-needed break.

A Surprise Visit

Even better than the above, if the distance is the only thing keeping you and your significant other apart these days, is to shorten the distance by purchasing a ticket to come and pay them a visit!

You can, of course, buy them a ticket to come and visit you, but studies have shown that surprises are critical for bringing joy and vitality into our lives. So why not take the advice of learned scientists and spend some quality time with the person you love, so long as you can afford it?

Surprise Them with Gorgeous Roses from Venus ET Fleur

If you’re worried about what you should get your loved one during these trying days apart, know that you can never go wrong with an arrangement of luxurious Eternity Roses from Venus ET Fleur. These real roses that last a year® when treated with the proper care and make the perfect gift for your special someone. They are sure to bring a smile to your beloved’s face day after day. 

For a minimalist elegance, one cannot be disappointed by affectionately titled Le Petit, one of our most charming arrangements. These four Eternity Roses, smartly nestled in a beautiful, Parisian hat box-inspired vase, cannot help but elevate any space in which they are placed. Despite their small appearance, they are sure to out-do a dozen traditional roses in charm and grace.

We offer a variety of handcrafted arrangements, including our special collections and beautiful heart-shaped boxes. You can even go so far as to create a custom arrangement of your own, presenting something so special and unique that your loved one will cherish all year round. Start shopping our catalog today and get luxury roses delivered right to your door as soon as next week.

With proper care, you can enjoy these beautiful roses the entire year, so if you’re interested in sending your oh-so-distant loved one the gift of gorgeous, long-lasting roses, visit Venus ET Fleur and start shopping today!

Final Remarks

We hope that this brief guide has been some comfort to you in what must surely be a difficult time for the both of you. With the help of just one of these lovely gifts, your partner will doubtless feel seen and appreciated, almost as if the vast distance between you has been temporarily bridged through sheer thoughtfulness.

Please feel free to continue paying our blog a visit, where we will continue posting valuable romance, lifestyle, and floral advice from here to ever after!

 

Sources:

What the Nose Knows | Harvard Gazette

Buy Experiences, Not Things | The Atlantic

Why Humans Need Surprise | Greater Good Magazine