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What Should We Talk About?
Q: I’ve been dating my SO for about a year. I’ve known him longer than that and we need some ideas on what to talk about. We’ve already talked about everything possible; future plans, hobbies, friends, and stuff like that. Can you help me come up with some conversation ideas?
A: Planning out what you are going to say seems a bit unnatural; especially considering you’ve been in this relationship for awhile. Even if you think you’ve talked about everything you haven’t. Talk about how your day went, your plans for the next day, things that have been on your mind. Once you’ve exhausted all possibilities, get off the phone. No one said you have to hang around on the phone all day just because you are in a long distance relationship.
But if you are looking for something more structured I can recommend this because it worked for me and it was fun. This only works if you are in a very serious relationship and marriage has been discussed; if not then you’ll just creep the person out.
Both of you should pick up a copy of Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts
This is not only fun, but it is also an eye-opening experience. You’ll find yourself discussing things that you never would have thought of.
Good luck.
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I have been in a long distance relationship for nearly 18-months now and I must say that I have enjoyed it very much. My girlfriend and I are now in this stage where we are moving into more serious plans for our future. For the first several months, we spent much time on the phone getting to know each other and falling in love and such. After meeting in person in August of last year, our perspectives changed. It was at that point that we started to discover that we truly did want more out of our relationship and we have been working earnestly on getting closer to each other demographically and we plan to have met that goal by the end of this year.
While every day is different, for the most part, she and I something to discuss all of the time when we talk on the phone since it is a our main form of communication right now. We both live busy lives, so it is rare that our conversations are boring. The way I see it, is if you do not have anything to talk at the end of the day, then you really need to do something with yourself so that you can have something to share with your significant other.