E13: Christmas in another country

With Christmas just a few days away, we’re focusing on those of you who have moved to be with your significant other over the past year. If you won’t be returning home for the holidays this year, you might be going through a hard time emotionally. We’re here to provide advice and ideas for how you can make this Christmas period enjoyable, even if you’re far from everything you know.

E12: Phone sex!!

In this cheeky episode, we discuss that one topic so many long distancers know well but blush at – phone sex. We talk through the benefits of it, the challenges of getting started, and discuss some new technology that can make phone sex even better. Things get silly…

E11: Mental Health in Relationships

In this episode, we discuss how mental health can affect relationships and touch on how it has affected our own relationship, and our own lives personally. We highlight how long distance relationships (and relationships in general) can be affected by things like anxiety, depression, and phobias. We also share examples of how we’ve tried to be there for one another and how you can help ease the burden of mental health for your partner, as well as ways to take care of yourself mentally when you’re in a serious relationship.

E10: Keeping your relationship fresh

Relationships don’t stay new and exciting forever. There will be periods throughout your relationship where you have to work a little harder to bring that initial honeymoon period-feel back. And that’s natural. In this episode, we discuss a few reasons why this might happen in a relationship, discuss the importance of working hard together as a team to keep the spark alive, and share some tips for keeping your relationship fresh.

E9: The pain points that come with closing the distance

Any time you move in with a partner, there’s going to be a tricky settling in period. This looks different for every couple. But when you throw in the complications that come with a long distance relationship, the pain points can be more difficult to navigate. Closing the distance is one of the most thrilling experiences, but it helps to understand the less exciting, day-to-day aspects of living together as a couple.

E8 The Joys & Importance of Establishing Traditions with Your Partner

In last week’s episode, we touched on the not-so-pleasant and trickier aspects of moving to be with your long distance love. In Episode 8, we follow up with a discussion around how much we love what Aindrea’s big move has allowed us to do – become a couple with our own traditions.

E7: The realities of moving for your long distance partner

In today’s episode, Rich interviews Aindrea about just what it’s like to leave everything you know behind to move and be with your significant other. We discuss the scariest parts of moving, common reservations and provide some tips on how to prepare yourself for the big move.

E6: Does porn have a place in relationships?

Porn has never been so readily available as it is today, and opinions are divided on it. Some people think it’s toxic and has no place in a relationship, other couples enjoy it. In this episode, we invited opinions from listeners on Instagram and Twitter, and discuss the responses, tackling a number of issues and giving our opinion on porn in relationships.

E5: What amuses us about each other’s country

When you’re planning the big move to close the distance, your thoughts are on the excitement and what needs to be done. What may not be at the top of your mind are all the little differences that you didn’t expect – in this episode, we give their rundown of what they found the most amusing or unusual (sometimes even annoying) about each other’s country, England and the United States.

E4: What’s your love language?

There are 5 different love languages, and knowing which one fits you the best will help you and your partner communicate effectively.

In this episode, we take a love language quiz and take you through the different types you can fall into.