Romantic or sexual intimacy in a long distance relationship can involve everything from e-mail flirtation to saying “I love you”, and from sending teasing “sext” messages to sexual video encounters. And, for many couples, once they’ve established this sort of emotional intimacy, they feel drawn to explore a similar level of sexual intimacy. When all you have to build a relationship with is words, you can get to know someone at a deep level quite quickly. There’s still no substitute for actually being together, but being to text, email, and video chat can help two partners to feel as if they’re together, even when they’re far apart.įrequent texting, emailing, and talking can build intimacy fast when you’re in a long distance relationship. In today’s world of constant connectivity, long distance relationships are more feasible and less taxing than they used to be.