150 Long-Distance Relationship Quotes To Make You Feel Closer, Even When You’re Apart

What is the best quote for a long-distance relationship?

on October 27, 2023

Read time: 10 mins

Long-distance relationships speak to an incredible connection between two individuals, but they aren’t always easy!

While being miles apart can present challenges, if you believe in true love, long-distance relationships can be every bit as rewarding as those who live closer together. Even though technology can help you stay connected, the pain of parting with your loved one doesn’t get any easier. Therefore, it’s good to have some long-distance love quotes up your sleeve for when the going gets tough, to ensure you stay emotionally connected.

We’ve rounded up 150 of the best long-distance relationship quotes to help inspire and empower couples to persevere through the hardships of long-distance romance.

Celebrate your authentic connection with your significant other, and let these words be a beacon of hope that transcends any physical distance.

150 quotes about long-distance relationships

“I missed him the more he was absent from my life, and the more I missed him, the more I loved him.” — Donna Lynn Hope
“Because for as long as share the same sky and breathe the same air, we’re still together.” —- Donna Lynn Hope
“I exist in two places, here and where you are.” — Margaret Atwood
“I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love in the years we were apart.” — Nicholas Sparks
“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.” — Nicholas Sparks
“The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.” — Nicholas Sparks
“I am who I am because of you. You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I’ve ever had.” — Nicholas Sparks
“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
“You can be apart from people you love, be that doesn’t make you love them any less. Sometimes you love them more.” — Nicholas Sparks
“You are, and always have been my dream.” — Nicholas Sparks
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” — A.A. Milne
“But the most important thing is, even if we’re apart… I’ll always be with you.” — A.A. Milne
“I knew when I met you an adventure was going to happen.” — A.A. Milne
“How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard?” — A.A. Milne
“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart. I’ll stay there forever.” — A.A. Milne
“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” — Charles Dicken
“I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)” — E.E. Cummings
“Distance is just a test of how far love can travel.” — E.E. Cummings
“In true love, the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.” — Hans Nouwens
“Love will travel as far as you let it. It has no limits.” — Dee King
“Be the ones to survive your long-distance relationship. Be the inspiration for others to follow.” — Dee King
“The simple lack of her is more to me than others' presence.” — Edward Thomas
“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. It’s for those knowing a good thing when they see it, even if they don’t see it nearly enough.” — Meghan Daum
“Ocean separates lands, not souls.” — Munia Khan
“Distance unites missing beats of two hearts in love.” — Munia Kahn
“True love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance.” — Steve Maraboli
“I believe in the immeasurable power of love; that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance.” — Steve Maraboli
“In many ways, the art of love is largely the art of persistence.” — Albert Ellis
“If love cannot stand the test of time, then it has failed the test of love.” — Bernard Byer
“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.” — Cheryl Ott
“Your absence has not taught me how to be alone, it merely has shown that when together we cast a single shadow on the wall.” — Doug Fetherling
“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night. I miss you like hell.” — Edna St. Vincent Millay
“This is the sad bed of chosen chastity because you are miles and mountains away.” — Erica Jong
“Love is everything it’s cracked up to be. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, and risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more.” — Erica Jong
“Distance makes the heart grow fonder.” — Thomas Haynes Bayley
“Love knows no distance, it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars.” — Gilbert Parker
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” — Helen Keller
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” — Helen Keller
“You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.” — Jodi Picoult
“There’s nothing like fitting my face into the curve of his shoulder and filling my lungs with the scent of him.” — Jodi Picoult
“My heart is your home, wherever in the world you are – you will always have a place to stay.” — K.A. Hill
“No matter where I am, no matter where I go, your heart is my northern light, I will always find my way home.” — Michael Kilby
“Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great.” — Roger De Bussy-Rabutin
“Absence sharpens the love, presence strengthens it.” — Thomas Fuller
“Love reckons hours for months and days for years, and every little absence is an age.” — John Dryden
“And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” — Khalil Gibran
“When your absence is felt, your presence is the essence and it makes a difference.” — Michael Bassey Johnson
“If you truly want to be respected by the people you love, you must prove to them that you can survive without them.” — Michael Bassey Johnson
“Tonight I can write the saddest lines. To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her. To hear the immense night, still more immense without her.” — Pablo Neruda
“And one by one the nights between our separated cities are joined to the night that unites us.” — Pablo Neruda
“Being close is the first and last desire of lovers, but being far and loving each other without an inch’s difference is the characteristic of real love.” — Senora Ray
“The value of love is slowly lost when we have way too much. There is just no time to appreciate it. It is in times of separation and distance that you truly understand the meaning of love.” — Tiffany Health
“Distance means so little when someone means so much.” — Tom McNeal
"Though miles may lie between us, we are never far apart, for friendship doesn't count miles; it's measured by the heart." — Rozina Hasham
"The spaces between your fingers were created so that another's could fill them in." — Unknown
"The best things in life are worth waiting for, fighting for, believing in, and just never letting go of." — Unknown
"Our hours in love have wings; in absence, crutches." — Colley Cibber
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely." — Charles M. Schulz
"The art of love is largely the art of consistency." — Albert Ellis
"If you think missing me is hard, you should try missing you." — Unknown
"Love is not finding someone to live with; it's finding someone you can't live without." — Rafael Ortiz
"Love is missing someone whenever you're apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you're close in heart." — Kay Knudsen
"No matter how far you manage to go, distance will never be able to erase those beautiful memories." — Unknown
"The longer the wait, the sweeter the kiss." — Unknown
"The longest period of time is waiting for something or someone you truly want." — Unknown
"Love doesn't know its own depth until the hour of separation." — Kahlil Gibran
"Time is the longest distance between two places." — Tennessee Williams
"Two hearts in love need no words." — Marceline Desbordes-Valmore
"Absence diminishes small loves and increases great ones, as the wind blows out the candle and blows up the bonfire." — François de La Rochefoucauld
"No matter how painful distance can be, not having you in my life would be worse." — Unknown
"Love is what binds us, through fair and stormy weather." — Unknown
"When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long." — Unknown
"Time and distance don’t mean anything when I know we will embrace and hold each other again." — Unknown
"Close together or far apart; you're forever in my heart." — Harry Styles
"Our time together is just never quite enough." — Unknown
"One day, we will never have to say goodbye, only goodnight." — Unknown
"I love when I reach Marcus on the phone and as he says hello, I can hear the music he's listening to in the background. That music is the sound of him without me. How he surrounds himself when I'm not there, which is almost all the time." — Megan McCafferty
"When two hearts are meant for each other, no distance is too far, no time too long, and no other love can break them apart." — Unknown
"Love knows no distance; it hath no continent; its eyes are for the stars." — Gilbert Parker
"We are the perfect couple; we're just not in the perfect situation." — Unknown
"Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires." — François de La Rochefoucauld
"They knew it. Time, distance, nothing could separate them. Because they knew. It was right. It was real." — Unknown
"The few hours I spend with you are worth the thousand hours I spend without you." — Unknown
"While I sleep, I dream of you, and when I wake, I long to hold you in my arms. If anything, our time apart has only made me more certain that I want to spend my nights by your side, and my days with your heart." — Nicholas Sparks
"Distance is temporary, but our love is permanent." — Unknown
"In human relationships, distance is not measured in miles but in affection. Two people can be right next to each other, yet miles apart." — Unknown
"Distance gives us a reason to love harder." — Unknown
"I can bear the distance but cannot imagine a life without you." — Unknown
"Your love has changed my life completely. I'm touched by your love." — Unknown
"As contraries are known by contraries, so is the delight of presence best known by the torments of absence." — Alcibiades
"We may be miles apart, but our hearts are always together." — Unknown
"Distance teaches us to appreciate the days that we can spend together and the nights we spend together. It also teaches us the definition of love." — Unknown
"We are the perfect couple, we're just not in the perfect situation." — Unknown
"Even when we are miles and miles apart, you're still holding all of my heart." — Unknown
"When you feel alone, just look at the spaces between your fingers, remember that in those spaces you can see my fingers locked with yours forever." — Unknown
"The thought of being with you tomorrow gives me the strength to go on today." — Unknown
"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
"Love bridges any distance and breaches any barriers. Soon, we will be together." — Unknown
"If you found that one person who is really worth the sacrifices, pain, and hardships then your efforts will not go to waste." — Anna Agoncillo
"Bridges can be built, no matter how wide the gaps are." — Unknown
"Some people can be so close to you even if physically far, they walk with you and stay near in every moment of your life." — Senora Roy
"In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity." — Albert Einstein
"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
"No great love ever came without great struggle." — Unknown
"You're my favorite hello and my hardest goodbye." — Unknown
"We may be thousands of miles apart, but you're still the first thing on my mind." — Unknown
"The silence of the night brings us closer, even when you're miles away." — Unknown
"Love is a fabric that never fades, no matter how often it is washed in the waters of adversity and grief." — Robert Fulghum
"You're too far for my hands to hold you, but too near for my heart to love you." — Heraline
"Love knows no reason, no boundaries, no distance. It has the sole intention of bringing people together to a time called forever." — Unknown
"I might not be there with you, but I'm always there for you." — Unknown
"I'll hold you in my heart until I can hold you in my arms." — Unknown
"It's not the distance that's the enemy, but the endless time I have to wait until I hold you in my arms." — Unknown
"Distance means so little when someone means so much." — Tom McNeal
"Let your heart guide you. It whispers, so listen closely." — The Land Before Time
"Distance is not an obstacle, rather a beautiful reminder of just how strong true love can be." — Unknown
"A part of you has grown in me, together forever we shall be, never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart." — Unknown
"Sometimes I just sit in front of the computer dreaming. I know that might sound silly, but that's what I really feel. I just want you to hug me." — Unknown
"The separation is just a bridge to be crossed." — Unknown
"Distance is just a space in between. It's only as far apart as our hearts will let it." — Unknown
"Though space restraint us from being together, one thing I am sure of, there are no spaces in my heart that restrain me from loving you." — Unknown
"With you, I am never alone. Even when we're apart, you are always in my thoughts." — Unknown
"We may be miles apart, but our love keeps us close at heart." — Unknown
"Distance is a measure of space, but my love for you is immeasurable." — Unknown
"Just because things are not at their best right now does not mean that we should give up. Gold is tested in fire, and something precious like love needs distance to be tested." — Olga Peters
"Your absence has only taught me more about myself, and what I need from a relationship. It's not easy, but it's worth it. Because I know you're worth it." — Unknown
"Distance doesn't ruin a relationship. Doubts do." — Unknown
"I hate waiting. But if it's waiting for you, I'll wait." — Unknown
"Distance can never break a heart that truly loves." — Unknown
"When you come back you will not be you. And I may not be I." — E.M. Forster
"Miles can't separate two hearts that really care." — Unknown
"We are still together, even if we are far apart." — Unknown
"Every day, I think about how incredible it is that you're around." — Chad Sugg
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely." — Unknown
"If distance were measured in terms of the heart we'd never be more than a minute apart." — Unknown
"If you're feeling alone, just look up at the stars. Someone, somewhere is looking right at them too." — Unknown
"Distance is the soul of beauty." — Simone Weil
"The miles between us mean nothing because I love you here, there, and everywhere." — Unknown
"When something is missing in your life, it usually turns out to be someone." — Robert Brault
"I am in my bed, and you're in yours. One of us is obviously in the wrong place." — Unknown
"You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back." — Barbara De Angelis
"There is no long distance about love; it always finds a way to bring hearts together, no matter how many miles are between them." — Unknown
"I will wait for you because honestly, I don't want anyone else." — Unknown
"When you feel alone, just look at the spaces between your fingers, and remember that's where my fingers fit perfectly." — Unknown
"If the days allow us to see each other, memories will, and if my eyes can't see you, my heart will never forget you." — Unknown
"Missing someone gets easier every day. Because, even though it is one day further from the last time you saw each other, it is one day closer to the next time you will." — Unknown
"If you can love, trust, respect, and support each other from a distance then you'll be unstoppable once you're physically together." — Unknown
"Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand." — Emily Kimbrough
"You learn how to love someone when you find out what makes them smile, but you can never truly love someone until you find out what makes them cry." — Unknown
"Close together or far apart; you're forever in my heart." — Harry Styles