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Sounds like the beginning of a rom-com, doesn’t it?
But in all seriousness, balancing busy schedules is no small feat.
How do you feel about starting with the acceptance that it might not follow the beaten path? Embracing it to handle it with grace and humour.
Given your careers, focusing on the quality of your time together rather than the quantity could be a game-changer. What if you aimed to make small moments count, even if it’s just once a week? Activities that help you both relax and unwind could turn fleeting moments into treasured memories.
What about getting clever with your scheduling? How about using a shared calendar to keep track of each other’s availability? Someone will need to take the lead.
Life’s little moments can be surprisingly romantic, don’t you think?
Even if you can’t always enjoy long dates, a quick coffee in the morning or a lunch could make the difference. Let’s not underestimate the power of a brief phone call or video chat during breaks. How do you feel about making small yet significant interactions?
Understanding and flexibility, especially when one of you get too knackered or cancel plans last minute. Do you both feel comfortable communicating openly about how you’re feeling and any schedule changes? This way, you can stay connected.
Supporting each other can be shown in the smallest ways, which often have the most significant impact. Maybe when your partner has had a gruelling week, you could prepare a meal or send a message. Have you noticed how these little gestures make a difference?
Given your stressful jobs, have you considered relaxing activities that you both enjoy but are easy to follow? Whether it’s watching a favourite show, taking a leisurely walk, or finding a shared hobby, focusing on activities that help recharge together could be what you both need sometimes.
And when you can’t be together, technology can bridge it quite nicely nowadays. How do you both feel about using video calls, texts, and social media to stay connected? A quick « thinking of you » can maintain a sense of closeness.
Realistic expectations are a must, aren't? Understanding that there will be times when work takes precedence can help manage disappointments. How do you both feel about being patient and supportive during these times?
Celebrating the small victories and milestones in your relationship can be a lovely way to strengthen the bond. Successfully coordinating a date or supporting each other through a tough week are moments worth cherishing!
I’m a lawyer and my husband has a very busy schedule as well. He does great with calling me throughout his week for short little check ins. It’s sweet knowing that when he goes on lunch break his first thought is to call me & see how my day is going. We always have a little “no phones” moment at the end of the night too just for us to chat and connect. Little things mean a lot 🫶🏼
First, okay future power couple. 👏 My husband is in the military so we did long distance dating through deployments with no communication, field training etc. the biggest thing is communication! Communicate when you’re going heads down and how long, and also make a plan together to celebrate / meet when you’re done!
We took our busy times and set goals to celebrate when a deployment was over and the little texts went a long way. It doesn’t need to be a lot but a simple “thinking of you I know you’ve got a big day today, good luck!” Or “can’t wait to be done with this trial/ surgery and have a date night on Friday with you” — these types of messages go so far to know you’re on their mind and you’re being thought of in their future.
If you sue her hospital, you can spend a lot more time together!
But seriously, I like the idea someone mentioned about it just being what it is and possibly unconventional. Good luck!
Something we did and it worked for us was- try to connect & revert once you are free (during the day) , be it an instant reply or after many hours for few seconds or a couple of minutes (whatever is the scenario of the day) . We wrote emails to just share our day if either was inaccessible due to work or travel. We have a habit of sharing a link of the song with the other whenever we think of each other. This helps the other share the thought that this song made me think of my partner!
We ensure we don’t hold on to cute, sweet, miss you feelings to ourselves to be only shared when we meet or we connect over a video or voice call but we send out a message to share our thoughts (the thought counts the most) !
Also- whenever you guys meet in person. It’s all eyes & ears for all the stories & events to be shared or even silly jokes while gadgets to be kept at bay.