50 Sentimental Gift Ideas For Long Distance Relationships

Let your boyfriend or girlfriend know you’re thinking of them with these bracelets! Each of you gets a matching bracelet, and when you want to let your partner know you’re missing them, send a notification through the accompanying app. The app will make their bracelet light up and vibrate, letting them know you care.

If you’re used to coffee dates or having coffee together, send them a coffee sampler! You can both brew up your coffee, then video chat and talk while you have a virtual coffee date instead. This box comes with 4 1.8 ounce bags of whole bean coffee from growers around the world.

This custom wall hanging features the paper rolling known as quilling. The artist uses quilling to form a 3D image of connected hearts across two different states. It’s a sweet visual representation of your relationship, and your partner will think of you every time they look at it! It would be a lovely gift for an anniversary or special occasion.

These friendship lamps are connected so that when you touch yours, your loved one’s lamp will light up at the same time. There are more than 200 color options that can be programmed so you can each choose a color you like. Stay connected with your loved one by flashing the lights at bedtime or turning them on at the same time even though you’re miles apart.

These adorable mugs feature two people separated by distance but communicating by an old-fashioned string phone. They feature a man and woman, so one mug can be for him and one can be for her. You can each drink your morning coffee, knowing that your favorite person is drinking theirs in their matching mug!

Send your beloved a card each week for a year! This kit comes with all the cards you’ll need for a year, plus a journal so you can record your own thoughts. At the end of the year, your significant other will have all the mail you sent them, and you’ll have a record of how you felt each week as you wrote to them.

Hopefully, part of your long-distance relationship involves traveling back and forth to see each other! Help make your Sweet Babboo’s trip a little more entertaining with an Audible subscription. Whether they’re flying, driving, or taking a train, they can listen to bestsellers or classic books on headphones or in the car to help the time pass.

These candles make sweet long distance relationship gifts! The side of the candle announces that it’s a hug in a jar, with hands drawn on the side to demonstrate. The candle smells like lavender and vanilla. Your significant other or best friend can put the candle out in their house and think of you whenever they light it.

This small, polished rock is a romantic reminder to your loved one of how much they mean to you! The poem inscribed on the rock reads, “No matter how far you are, every day around the clock, always remember, that you are my rock.” The rock is small enough to slip into a pocket or purse and carry around so that every time they see it, they’ll think of you!

You may not be able to go out to a wine bar together or unwind and share a bottle at home, but you can still have happy hour together! Order your loved one a bottle of wine from Saucey to be delivered to their house. Then, set a time for a virtual meet-up on FaceTime or Zoom while you both drink wine together and chat about your day.

This device connects to an app. Then, loved ones can send photos, a message, an animation, or a drawing via the app. The heart on the Lovebox begins to turn when a message is received, and your loved one can open the top of the box to see the message. They can also turn the heart on the side of the box to send virtual hearts back to the app in response.

If you can’t be together to travel or to try exotic restaurants in your area, order up a snack care package! This box of Turkish treats features snacks that aren’t common in the U.S., including different crackers, candy, and cookies. It’s an unexpected present that they’re sure to love!

Visit new places together without leaving your homes with this VR headset! You can virtually travel to new spots and see the sights if you and your loved one both have an Oculus Quest. You can also play virtual reality games together with this gaming set.

Since this comes as a set of 3, it makes a great keychain set for a group of best friends who are all long distances from each other! Each charm on each keychain says something similar but different – “No matter when,” “No matter where,” and “No matter what.” Show your besties that you know the bond the 3 of you have will always be there. This would also work as a great long-distance gift for a family with scattered members.

This heart is the perfect long distance relationship gift that someone can carry with them wherever they go! The solid pewter heart comes in a box with a poem explaining that your loved one can think of you whenever they hold it. It’s a sweet way to bring a token of your relationship everywhere with them.

This pine wood frame can hold a special picture of you and your significant other. Get two matching frames, and the other frame will light up when you touch yours. The frames link to Wi-Fi, so they respond to people’s touch. You can leave one picture in the frame or easily swap them out by removing the back to replace the picture.

Write a message for your loved one and tuck it in the secret compartment on this bracelet so they can keep it close. The bracelet comes with a paper scroll where you can jot your message. Roll the scroll up with a toothpick and fit it back into the tube on the bracelet. You can get one for your boyfriend or girlfriend, or buy two matching ones to exchange. They make perfect gifts for long distance couples!

Since you don’t see your boyfriend or girlfriend as often as many people do, you want to make the most of the time you do have together during a visit! This date night box will get you out of the usual rut, with 35 date night challenges. Plan fun, interesting, romantic dates with the help of these suggestions!

Perk up your partner’s day with a card you send them, just because you love them! The card reads, “I wanted to send you something awesome, but the postman told me to get out of the mailbox.” You can add your own sweet message inside to let them know you love them. Cards make wonderful long distance gifts to send any time of year!

It’s not quite the same, but since you’re not able to give your loved one a neck rub at the end of a stressful day, this neck massager can step in! The massager has 3 speeds, plus heat to soothe sore muscles. It can help with muscle recovery after exercising or with loosening up sore muscles at the end of a long day at work.

If you and your partner fly or take the train back and forth to see each other, they’ll appreciate these headphones for the trip! The noise-canceling headphones are perfect for listening to music, podcasts, or audiobooks without interruption. The balance is calibrated so the bass stays consistent when the volume is turned down, and you don’t get over-modulation when the music is turned up.

You can give your partner a bracelet engraved with the exact coordinates of where you are or the coordinates of a place that’s important to both of you! This copper cuff bracelet also has space on the inside for a secret message just from you. It makes a sweet birthday or Christmas long distance relationship gift that they’re sure to treasure!

You can’t meet up at Starbucks right now, but you can each go get your regular order and then have a little coffee date via Zoom or FaceTime! Send your beloved a Starbucks card, and then the two of you can plan a time to grab your coffee and talk. It’s a thoughtful gesture that can be a bond between you even though the miles are many.

Send your partner a Homesick candle, filled with the scents of the city where you live! Homesick candles replicate the smells of each city – for example, Southern California smells like oranges and lemons, reminiscent of the citrus groves that used to fill the area and the trees many people still have in their yards. You could also get a Homesick candle for each of you, representing each other’s cities.

This is a cute, cheap little long distance gift that will make each of you smile when you come across it. One part features a wallet card with a saying engraved on it – “Carry this with you so that no matter where you are, I’ll always be there. I love you.” The card has a small silver heart punched out of it for the other person to keep, so each of you has a part of the card. Tuck the card or the heart into a wallet or pocket to carry around and think of your loved one.

Whether the two of you travel a lot to visit each other or plan trips together when you can, a weekend duffel bag is going to come in very handy! This bag zips down to the size of a large envelope when it’s not in use. When they want to use it, it opens to provide plenty of room for several days’ worth of clothes. There are multiple pockets to help them stay organized, making this a great gift idea for a long distance relationship!

Your boyfriend or girlfriend can track exactly how long until you both see each other again with this clock! The large screen means the clock is easy to read. The clock can also be reprogrammed, so after a visit, they can program it for the next one.

Since you can’t be there every day, write these letters to give to your loved one to open at certain times. Prompts like “Open when you need a good pep talk” and “Open when you’re looking for inspiration” give you a chance to write a meaningful message. Your significant other can hang onto them and open them when they’re having a hard time or just want to read your words.

Don’t let distance keep you from growing in your relationship with each other! Give your partner this set of conversation starters, and when you talk on the phone or video chat, you can learn more about each other. The cards cover 4 different categories – Relationship, Past, Personal, and Miscellaneous – and ask everything from who your favorite teacher was to what you think is essential in a relationship.

These beautiful wood watches feature two clocks, which can be set to two different time zones. Give one to your beloved, and they can set one to their time zone and one to yours. Although these are labeled as guys’ watches, they work equally well for a woman who likes an oversized watch. You could even get matching ones so you can both track each other’s time zones.

In ancient times, like the 1980s, couples used to make each other mixtapes – cassette tapes full of meaningful songs for those they loved. Now, you can make them a Spotify playlist! Get your partner a Spotify gift card so they can pay for several months of membership. Then, you can compile one (or several) playlists full of songs that are important to both of you or that express how you feel.

This digital photo frame lets anyone with the email address for it send pictures to be displayed. You could get a frame for your partner, then send pictures from across the miles that will show up on their photo frame. Share pictures of the two of you, or send a picture of you kissing them goodnight or other sweet gestures.

Lockets may have been around for hundreds of years, but there’s something so romantic and charming about them! Even in this digital age, giving your sweetheart a locket she can put a picture of you in, and wear each day, is a swoon-worthy move. This one features a 14k gold-filled pendant with floral etchings on the heart-shaped locket and space for two pictures inside.

These two mugs fit together to show two faces in an adorable kiss, making them a wonderful gift for long distance couples! One mug is white with red accents, while the other is red with white accents. Each comes with a contrasting coffee spoon as well. Buy the set, and you can take one with you and give one to your sweetie.

Get him cufflinks featuring a map of the city where you live as a long distance gift! You can also have a custom message just for him engraved on the back of the cufflinks. These are a subtle but sweet way for him to have a part of you while he goes about his day at work.

We mentioned that it used to be popular to make your snuggle puppy a mixtape to play to show your love. This USB flash drive comes in the shape of a classic cassette for a good dose of nostalgia! Make a music playlist on the flash drive, or save photos or videos of the two of you on the drive for your loved one to see.

This card is a fun little surprise to send in the mail for your boyfriend or girlfriend! It features an old-fashioned drawing of an octopus and says, “If I could hug you with eight arms at once without totally freaking you out…I would.” It’s a combination of sweet and goofy and is sure to brighten their day!

We know. Hugging a pillow isn’t the same as hugging your loved one. But giving this pillow is a sweet gesture, and it will mean a lot coming from you. The pillow says, “Hug this pillow until you can hug me,” and is a nice way to remind your sweetheart that you won’t be gone forever. Pretty soon, they’ll get the real thing.

This little espresso spoon is an inexpensive, fun long distance relationship gift to send someone as a random surprise! The spoon says “Still having coffee together” and is just the right size for stirring in cream or sugar when they have their morning coffee. Remind them that you may be far away, but you’re there in spirit.

One of the best gifts for long distance relationships is, very simply, a picture frame with a sweet pic of the two of you! This wood frame says, “All of me loves all of you,” and features a 3D heart. There’s room for a 4 x 6 vertical picture of the two of you to go in the frame.

Surprise your sweetheart with a box of chocolates, sent to their door! This Godiva box contains 36 pieces of gourmet chocolate, with fruit, ganache, caramel, and other delicious fillings. The chocolates come in a variety of dark, milk, and white chocolate. It comes in Godiva’s signature gold box with a matching gold ribbon.

It’s hard not being able to go out to dinner together! With a DoorDash gift card, however, you can both order up your food. Then, set a time to video chat and have a virtual dinner date. You could even order from the same chain restaurant if you want to feel even more like you’re dining together.

This necklace features three pendants – two that show the outlines of states, plus a heart pendant in-between. Pick your state and the state where your loved one is currently living. They’ll be strung on this necklace, with the heart in the middle. You can also choose from silver, gold, or rose gold plating.

This glass bottle features 100 paper capsules inside. Write a special note on each paper capsule – it can be as simple as “I Love You” – and place them all in the jar. When your beloved darling is having a bad day, they can open one of the capsules to get a special message from you to cheer them up!

Whether you live in the same city or are looking for the best gifts for a long distance relationship – flowers are always a good idea! Send a cheerful bouquet to brighten up a room or a romantic red and pink arrangement for a more lovey-dovey vibe. Also – flowers aren’t just for the ladies! Send them to a guy who could use them to brighten up his apartment.

Try this cool way to have a date night from your respective computers! Book one of these online experiences and choose the same date and time for both of you. Then, log on and learn to make cocktails, paint your pet, or bake together for an evening. You’ll not only have a nice time together, but you can also use your new mixology or baking skills the next time you see each other in person as well.

This little book features pages of prompts with fill-in blanks. Fill them all in, and you’ll have a whole book of meaningful notes to your beloved. You can be funny, you can be sweet, you can be naughty – fill in the blanks to suit your relationship and personalities! The best part is that your partner will have a book to keep and look back at when you’re not there in person.

These adorable etched wine glasses show a stick figure man on one wine glass holding a cup phone. The cord of the phone makes a heart as it leads to the second glass, where the girl is holding the other end. The glasses are lead-free and stemless, so they can’t be knocked over as easily.

This photo frame makes a perfect gift idea for a long distance relationship! The wood frame says, “I love you more than the miles between us.” You can present it to your loved one along with a sweet picture to go in the frame.

Drink tea in this mug that features the two states where you and your sweetheart live! You can give your significant other a mug and grab a matching one for yourself. Then, every time each of you uses the mug, you can stop and think of each other.