Here are six ideas to help.

Below find six expert-backed tips to ease loneliness and feel the love.

Being long distance on Valentines Day doesnt have to mean a day of gloom.

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Here are 6 ideas to ease loneliness:

1.

Enjoy a meal together from afar

Have a real Valentines date, just in separate spaces.

After all, theres no reason you gotta dine alone.

Two people’s legs touch under a table as they work on their laptops.

clinical psychologist and post-doctoral scholar at Duke University

If youre not, order from your favorite place in each of your respective cities.

Then, hop on a Zoom and enjoy your meals together.

Dress up and play around

Who cares if youre not going to a romantic restaurant?

Books on grief are seen floating against a backdrop of clouds.

Dress up like youre going on a real Valentines date with your partner, says Engle.

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3.

Engle suggests trying out subscription sex-toy boxes, likeThe Play BoxorTantalize Me.

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Or, keep it simpler with a single new sex toy to try.

(These are great optionsfor couples in LDRs).

While you do it,watch a movie online with your long-distance partnereven while youre apart.

Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, and Leslie Bibb in The White Lotus, symbolizing toxic friendships.

clinical psychologist and post-doctoral scholar at Duke University

Instead, it’s possible for you to plan to redo Valentines Day (on any calendar date!)

together once youre in person again.

By practicing gratitude, you may find yourself less lonely in the moment and happier throughout the day.

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