I haven't seen my boyfriend in three weeks. By the time we get to see each other, it'll probably be over a month since I've seen him. We've been together for almost five years (our anniversary is in August) and this is the longest we've ever been apart. Over the last five years, we've never spent more than a week apart at a time. I think over the last five years, before the quarantine, we've spent a total of 4 weeks apart if you add them all up. So, needless to say, this quarantine has been hard.

I won't lie, when we first started the quarantine, I was afraid of how it might affect our relationship because I knew we wouldn't be seeing each other for a while. I was scared that we would drift apart, or he might get bored and want to talk to other girls. Silly, right? I couldn't have been more wrong. We've gotten so much closer, closer than we've ever been. One of the reasons why we broke up last September for about a week or so was because we had drifted apart and things weren't the same, so every now and then I get paranoid that the same thing is happening when it's not. Our relationship has never been better.

Before the stay-at-home order, we had our first sleepover ever, which I also feel made us even closer because we've never been able to because our parents are strict, but we are both 21 now and we finally asked again and they said yes. We still live in their house, so that's why we ask. During this quarantine, we've been FaceTiming a lot more, mostly due to the fact that we don't have anything better to do. I've even been joining his Xbox Live parties with him and his friends when he's playing his Xbox. He works nights on weekends, so I stay up all night talking to him, though we do stay up all night most nights talking even when he isn't working. We've been spending this time asking each other deep questions and just learning so much more about each other. Despite the fact that we haven't seen each other in three weeks, it definitely does not feel like it. When we do see each other again, it's going to be like nothing has changed, which is definitely a relief for me.

This is also a great time to surprise each other with things in the mail. He surprised me with a bracelet from Amazon, and I surprised him with matching Jim and Pam keychains from "The Office." I also surprised him with a handmade card from the app Punkpost. Your first card is free (including shipping) and they are all handmade by caligraphers. It turned out SO good. I promise, this isn't an ad, I'm just obsessed with how the card turned out. It's fun. You could also try mailing your significant other a letter if you are unable to see them right now.

There are so many things I've learned about him since the quarantine started and we both have turned into better partners because of everything that we have learned about each other. We've found different apps too that have helped us work together to learn about each other. It's crazy how true the quote "distance makes the heart grow fonder" is in this situation. If you are like us and don't live together, but are used to seeing each other every day, hang in there! I know it's hard, but we're almost there! Stay safe everyone and please, STAY HOME IF YOU CAN.

The photo above was from the surprise 21st birthday party I threw him literally just days before the stay-at-home order happened.