About us

When people discover that my husband and I endured an 11-year long distance relationship before we married, they always asked, “How did you manage?”

This inspired us to share love labours won: a relationship playbook of simple systems such as rituals, check-ins and repeatable habits that helped us survive (and even enjoy!) the LDR.

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If you’re in an LDR, this is for you. If you’re already happily together, you’re welcome to stay - the best love stories are sustained over years and decades. And if you are yet to meet your person, may these posts prepare you for a love that lasts a lifetime.

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Read along, comment and share what’s worked (or not worked!) for you. This is a space for people who believe that love grows like a garden, watered in small, meaningful acts until blooms into a love that lasts.