Distance may separate two hearts physically, but true love knows no bounds.
When you’re in a long-distance relationship, inspirational quotes about love and distance can provide comfort, hope, and reassurance that your love can withstand the miles between you.
Whether you need a romantic reminder of your unbreakable bond or a motivational boost to help you through the challenges of being apart, these 75 heartfelt long-distance love quotes perfectly capture the beauty and resilience of your love.
May they bring a smile to your face and warmth to your heart.
Best Distance Love Quotes
I exist in two places, here and where you are. ~ Margaret Atwood.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely. ~ Charlie Brown
I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart. ~ Nicholas Sparks
I miss you deeply, unfathomably, senselessly, terribly. ~ Franz Kafka
Distance does not break off the friendship absolutely, but only the activity of it. ~ Aristotle
Distance is not for the fearful, it is for the bold. It’s for those who are willing to spend a lot of time alone in exchange for a little time with the one they love. ~ Meghan Daum
Love knows not distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars. ~ Gilbert Parker
I close my eyes, thinking that there is nothing like an embrace after an absence, nothing like fitting my face into the curve of his shoulder and filling my lungs with the scent of him. ~ Jodi Picoult
If you think missing me is hard, you should try missing you. ~ Unknown.
Top Long Distance Love Quotes
If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together… there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart… I’ll always be with you. ~ A.A. Milne
I’m not telling you it is going to be easy- I am telling you it is going to be worth it. ~ Art Williams
Distance never separates two hearts that really care, for our memories span the miles and in seconds we are there. But whenever I start feeling sad, because I miss you, I remind myself how lucky I am to have someone so special to miss. ~ Henri Nouwen
I can bear the distance but cannot imagine a life without you. For you I will go through the distance and the heartaches. You are my one and only. ~ Montana Lee
Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and fans the bonfire. ~ François de La Rochefoucauld
Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it. ~ Thomas Fuller
This is the sad bed of chosen chastity because you are miles and mountains away. ~ Erica Jong
Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away ~ and leaves behind only silence. ~ Pam Brown
I don’t miss you and you alone ~ I miss you and me together. ~ Unknown
I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart). ~ E.E. Cummings
The scariest thing about distance is you don’t know if they’ll miss you or forget about you. ~ Nicholas Sparks
Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great. ~ Roger de Bussy-Rabutin
Distance means so little when someone means so much. ~ Tom McNeal.
Lovely Long Distance Love Quotes
Love is missing someone whenever you’re apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you’re close in heart. ~ Kay Knudsen
Your absence has not taught me how to be alone; it has merely shown me that when together we cast a single shadow on the wall. ~ Doug Fetherling
Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great. ~ Roger de Rabutin
I don’t cry because we’ve been separated by distance, and for a matter of years. Why? Because for as long as we share the same sky and breathe the same air, we’re still together. ~ Donna Lynn Hope
In true love the smallest distance is too great and the greatest distance can be bridged. ~ Hans Nouwens
If you listen to the wind very carefully, you’ll be able to hear me whisper my love for you. ~ Andrew Davidson
The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost. ~ G.K. Chesterton
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. ~ A.A. Milne
You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having. ~ Frank Lloyd Wright
The art of love is largely the art of persistence. ~ Albert Ellis
The distance is nothing when one has a motive. ~ Jane Austen
Love one another and you will be happy. It’s as simple and as difficult as that. ~ Michael Leunig
We are the perfect couple, we’re just not in the perfect situation. ~ Unknown
Love is not finding someone to live with. It’s finding someone you can’t live without. ~ Rafael Ortiz
If the only place where I could see you was in my dreams, I’d sleep forever. ~ Unknown
Sometimes I miss you so much, I just want to rip you out of my dreams and hug you! ~ Unknown
Missing someone gets easier every day because even though you are one day further from the last time you saw them, you are one day closer to the next time you will. ~ Unknown
Love is missing someone whenever you’re apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you’re close in heart. ~ Kay Knudsen.
That farewell kiss which resembles greeting, that last glance of love which becomes the sharpest pang of sorrow. ~ George Eliot
No matter how far you manage to go, distance will never be able to erase those beautiful memories. There is so much goodness that we shared together. ~ Lucy Aims
The simple lack of her is more to me than others’ presence. ~ Edward Thomas
As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delights of presence best known by the torments of absence. ~ Alcibiades
The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected. ~ Nicholas Sparks
Our lives were now worlds apart, separated by time, circumstance, and the unbridgeable chasm of money. ~ Travis Luedke
Our separation of each other is an optical illusion of consciousness. ~ Albert Einstein
I can’t text you roses, or fax you my heart. I’d email you kisses, but we’d still be apart. I love you to pieces, and just wish you’d see that I care for you so much because you mean the world to me. ~ Mahmoud El Hallab
Waiting does not bother me, nor does the distance that is cropping up between us. All I want is a true commitment and to know that your heart will never change. ~ Ting Stores
The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again. ~ Charles Dickens
Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color. ~ W.S. Merwin
I miss you. A little too much, a little too often, and a little bit more every day. ~ Unknown
I miss you so much more than the miles between us. ~ Unknown
If love cannot stand the test of time, then it has failed the test of love. ~ Bernard Byer
Distance unites missing beats of two hearts in love. ~ Munia Khan
I believe in the immeasurable power of love; that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance. ~ Steve Maraboli
Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. ~ Erica Jong
Some of the toughest things in this world are to really want someone and not have them around you. Those are the times when you don’t know what to do. All you can do for is wait. ~ Tamara Louis
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. ~ Helen Keller.
Quotes about Long Distance Love
The distance maybe far and wide but my heart can cover them all. The space between us is so much more but you should know that I love you so! ~ Linda Roy
Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age. ~ John Dryden
Distance means so little, when someone means so much. ~ Tom McNeal
All the while, believe me, I prayed our night would last twice as long. ~ Sappho
Slow down. Calm down. Don’t worry. Don’t hurry. Trust the process. ~ Alexandra Stoddard
The distance may be far and wide but my heart can cover them all. The space between us is so much more but you should know that I love you so! ~ Linda Roy
I wish I could turn back the clock. I’d find you sooner and love you longer. ~ Unknown
Distance teaches us to appreciate the days that we are able to spend together and distance teaches us the definition of patience. It is a reminder that every moment together is special, and every second should be cherished. ~ Unknown
I dropped a tear in the ocean. The day you find it is the day I will stop missing you. ~ Unknown
I want to be with you. It’s as simple and as complicated as that. ~ Charles Bukowski
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely. ~ Charles M. Schulz
FAQs About Distance Love
The key to making a long-distance relationship work is maintaining open and honest communication, setting clear expectations and boundaries, making time for regular virtual dates and check-ins and finding ways to keep the spark alive despite the distance.
It’s also important to have a shared vision for the future and to work towards closing the distance gap.
The frequency of communication in a long-distance relationship depends on the individual needs and preferences of each couple. Some may feel the need to talk every day, while others are content with a few check-ins per week.
The most important thing is to establish a communication routine that works for both partners and to make the most of the time you do have together, whether it’s via text, phone calls, or video chats.
Staying emotionally connected in a long-distance relationship requires effort and intentionality from both partners.
Some ways to maintain that emotional bond include sharing your daily experiences and feelings, creating shared rituals or inside jokes, sending care packages or thoughtful gifts and finding ways to create a sense of shared presence, such as watching a movie together or playing an online game.
Some of the biggest challenges of being in a long-distance relationship include dealing with feelings of loneliness and isolation, managing conflicting schedules and time zones, maintaining physical intimacy and navigating the uncertainties and insecurities that can arise from being apart.
It’s important for long-distance couples to acknowledge these challenges and to work together to find solutions and coping strategies.
Ultimately, only you and your partner can decide if your long-distance relationship is worth the effort and sacrifices. It’s important to regularly check in with each other and assess whether the relationship is meeting your needs and bringing you joy and fulfillment.
If you share a deep connection, have a strong foundation of trust and communication, and are both willing to put in the work to make it last, then your long-distance love story can absolutely be worth it.
