How to make parting bearable?

[lonelyinlove]

The ONLY thing that has made it bearable for me to part from him was being in a rush. Whenever I have had things to do like packing my bag and doing things last minute I forget who im leaving just to try to remember not to leave any of my stuff behind. We have let each other notes in each other stuff so they can read it as they go but it has always made me cry...

[CanadianGirl]

I agree with the previous posts, the only thing that makes it a little better is knowing to look forward to the next visit and remembering that it's not "goodbye forever". We usually talk about how long the wait will be.

I think it would be nice to have a note from him to hold on to during the flight home (damn it, I should've left him one to read when he got home...next time).

[Andi]

Nothing makes it bearable but the last time I left my bf he was at work when I left so i took computer paper from his printer and cut it in about 20 hearts (like when you were a kid) I wrote sweet messages about how much I love him and hid them all over his apartment. I'm not sure if he has even found them all yet but he really appreciated the effort and I think it sealed our connection together a little more. The other thing i do for him (I always fly to him he has never been to see me) is make him a food that he loves (usually turkey meatballs) that i make and I freeze some so when I'm gone he can still eat my food. I also put the heart notes in with the frozen food i cooked so when he goes to heat it up he finds a heart with home much i love him.

[lademoiselle]

Yep, knowing roughly when I'm going to see him again makes going our separate ways much easier. I have to remind myself that it isn't goodbye, it's au revoir... if I didn't, I think the pain would break my heart!

[rsvpnj]

I like the idea of writing to each other to read after parting.

[Katelyn]

Everytime I leave my boyfriend I leave him little notes in tons of random places; balled up in his shoe, hidden in the book he is reading, under his laptop etc. He tells me he loves stumbling upon these notes long long after I am gone.

[Tooki]

I already have a couple of books to read on the trip home (but I fear they will make it worse). I usually don't get emotional until I am back home and I am back in reality.