How to Maintain an Online Relationship
Try to talk every day for at least an hour or longer., Avoid distraction., Use programs that enable you to talk to them, such as the voice conversation feature of MSN or Skype or Facebook., Enforce the sense of closeness by asking him to play music...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Try to talk every day for at least an hour or longer.
Take out time to be online, and work around your schedules to have an uninterrupted hour together everyday.
If this is not possible, try to get in touch through short email messages or SMS. -
Step 2: Avoid distraction.
When you're talking to your significant other, talk to them exclusively, even if it's just for a little bit.
It's like the online equivalent of a date or talking on the phone, and if you can give them your undivided attention then, why not online as well? , MSN and Emails are good, but nothing beats talking to someone. , If you both like, you could sing favorite songs together over VC, and take turns to play music for each other. , There's nothing more pleasant than coming home after a long day and finding an unexpected sweet email waiting for you. ,, MSN offers some good online games, and several PC games can be played with a partner, such as Audi or games at Facebook like Tetris.
This once again gives a feeling of closeness despite not being physically together. , Make it something to do with you both, such as your names or birthdays or even favorite songs/bands, and send emails from your account to that account for them to read. , or Use Facebook chat box. ,, For MSN users, let your display pictures be pictures of the two of you, and sync your MSN nicks (such as both use a line from a song you both like, or have your personal message as a countdown for when you see them next). , Sometimes having an online relationship can really work for you in the sense that you have things written down (in emails or conversations) and they make good reference to go over in case you're bad with names or can't keep incidents straight in you head, or simply want to double check something they said.
Ask them specific questions which show that you're involved in their life. , Also it's hard to tell the tone from a bunch of words written on a page.
Always, always, always take a step back, calm down before hastily replying and back off if you need to.
Sometimes you may not mean something harsh, but the other person won't realize that and get hurt. , Sometimes people get mixed messages from being unable to tell the tone, and don't understand if it was said in a jocular manner or if the other person meant it. , Usually, when you run out of ideas, or if you do the other should come up with other chat ideas, remember that running out of things to say will sooner or later go to a breakup! -
Step 3: Use programs that enable you to talk to them
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Step 4: such as the voice conversation feature of MSN or Skype or Facebook.
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Step 5: Enforce the sense of closeness by asking him to play music for you over Voice Conversation
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Step 6: or using Voice Clips.
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Step 7: To keep the spice in the relationship
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Step 8: send each other random playful emails at unusual or unexpected times of the day.
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Step 9: Remember important events
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Step 10: such as a test they've been stressing about
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Step 11: and email them a good luck card (plenty of websites allow you to do so for free)
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Step 12: Play games together online.
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Step 13: Consider making a joint email account if you don't want anyone else to accidentally read an email your significant other sends you or vice versa.
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Step 14: Play the Anywhere Anytime Anyhow game
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Step 15: which works great if you both have Blackberries (which allow instant email updates) where one person emails the other person a task and no matter what the person's doing
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Step 16: they have to complete the task (make the tasks fun!)
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Step 17: Be romantic and send the other person random gifts
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Step 18: which can work even if the couple lives in different countries by checking out websites that delivers flowers/teddies in their country and placing an order online.
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Step 19: Use MSN to your advantage or Facebook.
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Step 20: Be involved in the other person's life.
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Step 21: Having a fight online is probably one of the worst things because its so easy to cut someone out if Internet is the only connection between you two.
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Step 22: Limit joking/sarcasm to phone conversations.
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Step 23: Try each time you guys talk to make it interesting
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Step 24: don't make it to look like a boring chat
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Step 25: or she/he will lose interest in you!
Detailed Guide
Take out time to be online, and work around your schedules to have an uninterrupted hour together everyday.
If this is not possible, try to get in touch through short email messages or SMS.
When you're talking to your significant other, talk to them exclusively, even if it's just for a little bit.
It's like the online equivalent of a date or talking on the phone, and if you can give them your undivided attention then, why not online as well? , MSN and Emails are good, but nothing beats talking to someone. , If you both like, you could sing favorite songs together over VC, and take turns to play music for each other. , There's nothing more pleasant than coming home after a long day and finding an unexpected sweet email waiting for you. ,, MSN offers some good online games, and several PC games can be played with a partner, such as Audi or games at Facebook like Tetris.
This once again gives a feeling of closeness despite not being physically together. , Make it something to do with you both, such as your names or birthdays or even favorite songs/bands, and send emails from your account to that account for them to read. , or Use Facebook chat box. ,, For MSN users, let your display pictures be pictures of the two of you, and sync your MSN nicks (such as both use a line from a song you both like, or have your personal message as a countdown for when you see them next). , Sometimes having an online relationship can really work for you in the sense that you have things written down (in emails or conversations) and they make good reference to go over in case you're bad with names or can't keep incidents straight in you head, or simply want to double check something they said.
Ask them specific questions which show that you're involved in their life. , Also it's hard to tell the tone from a bunch of words written on a page.
Always, always, always take a step back, calm down before hastily replying and back off if you need to.
Sometimes you may not mean something harsh, but the other person won't realize that and get hurt. , Sometimes people get mixed messages from being unable to tell the tone, and don't understand if it was said in a jocular manner or if the other person meant it. , Usually, when you run out of ideas, or if you do the other should come up with other chat ideas, remember that running out of things to say will sooner or later go to a breakup!
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