Going the Distance
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by lisa in Creative/Fun Ideas, Pop Culture
There is a new movie starring Drew Barrymore and Justin Long (the Mac guy) about long distance relationships called “Going the Distance”. The movie comes out on Friday (Sept 3rd) in North America.
Might be a fun thing for you and your partner to go see the movie in your respective cities? Then you can talk about what (if any!) truths there are to the movie together afterward? I’m will be seeing it – and will let you know my thoughts!
Trailer can be below.
Going the Distance trailer – a movie about a long distance couple
Posted on 25. May, 2010 by lisa in Pop Culture
Love love love Drew – and the fact that she is doing this movie with her real life partner will hopefully make it good. The trailer is cute.
Star Wars fan AND in a long distance relationship?
Posted on 16. May, 2010 by lisa in Creative/Fun Ideas, Other sites, Pop Culture
Here is the greatest Tshirt combo ever. Matching his/hers Star Wars t-shirts. Unfortunately, you can only get them by attending the Orlando conference.
Mamma Mia Co-stars talk about Long Distance Relationships
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by lisa in Pop Culture, Real Relationships
People has an article about long distance couple, and Mamma Mia co-stars, Amanda Seyfriend and Dominic Cooper. They believe the secret to a successful long-distance relationship is lots of flying to see each other and Skype. Amanda says that talking to each other with a webcam has become so ritual, “we don’t even sit in front of the computer,”. “The other day, I was cleaning, he was cleaning,” she recalls. “We couldn’t see each other – we were just scrubbing away and talking like we were in the same room.” Amanda admits “there’s nothing easy about” a long-distance relationship – so they do hop on planes when their schedules allow to enjoy real face time.
Real Relationships: Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher
Posted on 17. Mar, 2010 by lisa in Pop Culture, Real Relationships, Trust/Jealousy
Doing long distance for over a year now doesn’t seem to have had any negative effects on Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher’s relationship. The recently engaged couple talked to People magazine, with Underwood quoted as saying “Leave it to me to pick someone in another country to date – and marry! But if it’s worth it, you make it work, right? … Not being in the same room won’t lessen our relationship … We completely have faith in each other.”
Google Superbowl Ad – The searches long distancers do
Posted on 08. Feb, 2010 by lisa in Other sites, Pop Culture
Anybody watch the Superbowl? Well, more importantly the commercials? Google did an interesting ad for themselves – all through the searches someone does travelling, meeting someone, trying to impress them, contemplating long distance, and then settling down. Good job google.
Retrosexual – the new old long distance relationship
Posted on 10. Oct, 2009 by lisa in Other sites, Pop Culture
Retrosexual is a new term applied to couples who met a long time ago, had no contact for years, and the then start dating after one of the partners messages the other (usually on Facebook or some other social media). Apparently, these relationships are growing in popularity!
One issue is that the partners don’t necessarily live nearby each other anymore creating a kind of new/old long distance relationship. I guess this means that more people are learning that you can’t really control who you fall for, or where they live.
I’d love to hear from anyone who is in this type of relationship!
Celebrity long distance couples
Posted on 26. Sep, 2009 by lisa in Other sites, Pop Culture, Real Relationships
Kyra Sedgewick and Kevin Bacon. Since 2005, Kyra’s schedule for filming The Closer keeps her in LA while Kevin and their two children reside in NYC. “I remember the first few years it was like I was in an ocean and constantly getting tumbled over…It’s not like that anymore … but the homesickness – missing the kids, missing those life moments – that gets harder and harder.” (Image: Vincent Laforet/The New York Times)
Leona Lewis and Lou Al-Chamaa. Though they technically share a place in London, Leona (best known for her song Bleeding Love) is now US based. Their long distance relationship means they communicate through phone calls, chats, email and Sype as much as possible.
Day to Day talks – Thorns and Roses
Posted on 19. Sep, 2009 by lisa in Communication, General Relationship Advice, Pop Culture
Something I have heard repeatedly is that there is a correlation between talking about everyday things with your partner and relationships success. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to talk everyday – but it does mean that when you do talk you have to talk about big and little things. Your partner should know about the dirty daily details. For example:
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the great thing you had for lunch
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something that someone did that really angered you
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a small accomplishment that made you smile
A good way to do this is by introducing a new tradition in your relationship – ‘Thorns and Roses’ (which is also practised by the Obama familiy). Essentially, each partner takes turns talking about the best (rose) and worst (thorn) thing that happened that day/week.
It makes sure that you are each familiar with the daily trials and tribulations that each of you are going through. It is these little details that slowly build together a sense of interrelatedness and make any relationship solid.
(Images from Shutterstock and www.hiren.info)
Kissing over the distance
Posted on 30. Aug, 2009 by lisa in General Relationship Advice, Long Distance Songs, Pop Culture, Real Relationships, Technology for Long Distance Relationships
(Image from www.geekologie.com)
Introducing the KissPhone!
The KissPhone detects percussion speed, pressure, temperature, and sucking force of the lips, when you kiss it. This is then transferred through the mobile networks to your partner who can receive that kiss on their phone. You can also save kisses or receive kisses from a “kissbank” (e.g. a kiss from Madonna or some imaginary hero).
While I think the concept is interesting – if I came across someone making out with their phone I would be completely weirded out! But, who knows…maybe this is the next big thing? Do you think you would enjoy sending/receiving these virtual kisses?
