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We found a nerdy, but perfectly acceptable way to handle this: schedule time with each other. It works out very well; we both look forward to our time together
by edw519 16y ago
We found a nerdy, but perfectly acceptable way to handle this: schedule time with each other. It works out very well; we both look forward to our time together and we both schedule around it. We rarely deviate. We also understand and respect each other's time needed alone.
- dinner every night at 6:30
- Jeopardy every night
- lunch at least once during the week
- Sunday brunch at home (a big production)
- date night, at least once each weekend
- something special in town once a month
- something special out of town once a month
- terryjsmith 16y agoI second this; my wife and I are living apart from each other for a year while I work and she finishes school and I find this is especially important. We talk when/if we can almost every night, see each other twice a month (once I go to her and once vice versa) and on Sunday mornings we put the webcams on and one of us walks the other through a recipe for breakfast. Edit: For long distance, don't forget to see the same movie on the same night and then talk about it afterwards.
- Concours 16y agoThis sounds great, I'll try this. Very great advices.
- mcu 16y agoMy girlfriend and I had almost the exact same schedule! She's in med school (I would not wish this on my worst enemy) and I'm boot-strapping. Making dinner together and then sitting down to watch Brian Williams and Joepardy! is our most sacred tradition.
- himmel 16y agoI'm interested to hear more about this one... I'm working for a startup and my wife is in med school
- mitchellhislop 16y agoWith balancing college and startup life, I have done almost the exact same thing with my girlfriend. We even use shared GCals to manage all this, so that either of us can see if the other if free