Happy Valentine’s Day Lovers!

Celebrating this special occasion in a long-distance relationship can feel a little bittersweet…But it’s also a chance to make your love feel extra special, even when you’re living in different time zones or like we do in FIFO life.

You could send a romantic quote via text message, surprise them with unique long distance relationship gifts, or craft a Valentine’s Day card filled with sweet words to show you care.

I’ve curated this collection of some of the best Valentine’s Day quotes and romantic messages, designed to inspire your own expressions of love and make your partner feel cherished from afar.

From timeless love quotes for bridging the gap, to cute messages perfect for social media feeds, these words are perfect for keeping the spark alive in your long-distance love story.

4 Romantic ideas to celebrate Valentine’s Day in a long distance relationship

1. Pre-write a Valentine’s Day card

Handwritten notes make the perfect gift for your valentine. Plan ahead and and sneak your Valentine’s Day Card into your partner’s luggage before they leave. Or if you’re the one leaving – hide it in a special spot for your partner to discover on the day and celebrate your love when you’re away.

2. Create an “Open When” Series

Write “open when…” letters for various moments they might experience the next time you’re apart, such as “open when you’re missing me” or “open when you’re having a tough day.” Think of it kind of like a long distance Advent Calendar!

3. Send a gift

From digital photo frames, to a beautiful card or posy of flowers – organise a thoughtful gift to be delivered when you’re away from one another.  Gifts help you to connect with your long distance lover and create beautiful memories together, even when you’re apart.

4. Organise a virtual date night

Plan a unique and romantic long distance date night that you can enjoy even when physical distance stops you from being together IRL.

Short Valentines Day Quotes For Long-Distance Couples

Distance is just a reminder of how strong our love can be

Being apart from you is tough but it’ll never be as hard as living without you

Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. — Thomas Fuller

No matter how far you are, my heart beats for you just the same.

Distance gives us a reason to love harder.

We’ve loved through it all, and that’s what makes me so proud of us.

You are my forever Valentine.

Distance is only temporary. True love lasts forever.

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back. – Barbara De Angelis

We are most alive when we are in love. — John Updike

I belong to my beloved, and my beloved is mine. — Jamie McGuire

You don’t marry someone you can live with — you marry someone you cannot live without.

If the path be beautiful, let us not question where it leads.  — Anatole France

She knew she loved him when ‘home’ went from being a place to being a person. – Eric Leventhal

Sweet Messages To Send To your Long Distance Valentine

Our love travels faster than the speed of Wi-Fi!

You’re owl I ever wanted

You are my favourite notification.

I just kissed you in my thoughts; I hope you felt it too.

When I count my blessings, I count you twice.

A list of reasons why I love you: 1. You are you.

You are my whole world. And you have my whole heart, for my whole life.

And suddenly all the love songs were about you.

You’re the best thing that’s ever been mine.

Short poems and romantic Valentine’s Day Quotes

I loved him very much – more than I could trust myself to say – more than words had power to express. – Charlotte Brontë (Jane Eyre)

In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine. — Maya Angelou

Thinking of you keeps me awake. Dreaming of you keeps me asleep. Being with you keeps me alive. – Unknown

Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.  — Robert A. Heinlein

I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone – J. R. R Tolkein

If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…I could walk through my garden forever. — Alfred Tennyson

If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets. — Haruki Murakami

I love that you are the last person I want to talk to before I go to sleep at night. — When Harry Met Sally

Your hand touching mine. 

This is how galaxies collide. 

— Sanober Khan

There is no remedy for love but to love more. — Henry David Thoreau

What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. — Helen Keller

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.  — Henry Miller

The love we give away is the only love we keep.  — Elbert Hubbard

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get–only with what you are expecting to give–which is everything. —  Katharine Hepburn

Poems and quotes For Valentine’s Love Letters in a Long Distance Relationship

Letter #61

You’ve got:

Arms I want to be wrapped in, eyes I can’t help but get lost in, a voice I could listen to for hours, a smile that makes my knees weak, a laugh that brightens my day, a mind that fascinates me, a presence that calms me, and a heart that makes me feel so loved.

And because of all that, you’ve got me, hook, line and sinker.

— Ella Wrenwood

Let me be the moon in your darkest days,
Let me shine my silver light and show you how the flowers bloom in the darkest hour,
In the darkest troubled times, you will bloom;
At bright day light onlookers will praise your beauty,
My beloved flower, my love remember me then …
Remember my love which made you bloom.

― Luffina Lourduraj

I love her and it is the beginning of everything. — F. Scott Fitzgerald

The art of love is largely the art of persistence. — Albert Ellis

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.  — David Viscott

The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. — Jean de la Bruyère

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. — Lao Tzu

And if the stars should ever die, we’ll make our own light, you and I. — John Mark Green

True love is like ghosts, which everyone talks about and few have seen. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Love isn’t something you find. Love is something that finds you. — Loretta Young

Romantic Love Songs Lyrics to Celebrate Long Distance Couples

One of the most beautiful ways to bridge the distance is through music.

Songs have a unique ability to connect us, transcending miles through their melodies and heartfelt lyrics.

They capture emotions we sometimes struggle to express and evoke memories, romance, and a sense of togetherness.

These song lyrics speak to the unique experience of  a long-distance relationship.

Send a link to your partner to listen to some of these songs and let love flow through the soundwaves to celebrate Valentine’s Day from afar.

My mind’s running wild.

With you far away

I still think of you a hundred times a day

— Location Unknown, Honne

Even when we’re miles apart

I’ll still hold you close

Whenever I walk too far

You’ll still be my home

— Miles Apart, Nick Wilson

If these sheets were the states, and you were miles away,

I’d fold them end over end to bring you closer to me.

Because I don’t sleep at all without you pressed up against me.

I settle for long distance calls, I’m lost in empty pillow talk again.

— If These Sheets Were States, All Time Low

If you were here, I’d sing to you

You’re on the other side as the skyline splits in two

Miles away from seeing you

But I can see the stars from America

I wonder, do you see them too?

— All of The Stars, Ed Sheeran

Maps stretched out

Too many miles to count

Let’s just say we’re inches apart

And even closer at heart

And we’ll be just fine

— West, Sleeping At Last

When you call, my heart stops beating

When you’re gone, it won’t stop bleeding

But I can wait, I can wait forever

— I Can Wait Forever, Simple Plan

For months you’ve been away,

You’re here a couple days,

I’ve got all of the time in the world.

To do with what we please,

If it were up to me,

We’d have all of the time in the world.

Just stay right where I can see you.

— Stay Where I Can See You, The Starting Line

Hey there Delilah, don’t you worry about the distance

I’m right there if you get lonely give this song another listen

Close your eyes

Listen to my voice, it’s my disguise, I’m by your side

— Hey There Delilah, Plain White Tees

Don’t count the miles,

Count the “I love you’s”

— Miles, Christina Perri

Sometimes I close my eyes

Sometimes I let my hunger rise

I think of all you are, you are the love of my life

— Falling in Love, Falling Up

 You can keep me

Inside the pocket

Of your ripped jeans

Holdin’ me closer

‘Til our eyes meet

You won’t ever be alone

Wait for me to come home

— Photograph, Ed Sheeran

They don’t know about the up all nights

They don’t know I’ve waited all my life

Just to find a love that feels this right

— They Don’t Know About Us, One Direction

I don’t need a map

To tell me where you are

You and I, we come from the same star

— So Far Away, Mary Lambert

While I’m off chasing my own dreams

Sailing around the world

Please know that I’m yours to keep

My beautiful girl

— The Girl, City and Color

When she is lonely and the longing gets too much

She sends a cable coming in from above

Don’t need no phone at all

— Radar Love, Golden Earring

And true it may seem like a stretch

But it’s thoughts like this that catch

My troubled head when you’re away

And when I am missing you to death

— Such Great Heights, The Postal Service

Wherever you go

Whatever you do

I will be right here waiting for you

Whatever it takes

Or how my heart breaks

I will be right here waiting for you

— Right Here Waiting, Richard Marx

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