Long-Distance Relationship Gift: A Photo Album of Your Story

In a long-distance relationship, most of your time together happens on a screen. The photos exist (the visits, the airport goodbyes, the screenshots of late-night calls), but they live on two separate phones.

A printed album puts your story in one place, on paper, on their shelf.

Why it's the right gift

• It's proof of the time together, something to hold on the long stretches apart.
• It arrives at their door, even when you can't.
• It's personal in a way no shop gift can be.

What to put in it

• The first photo of you two. Start at the beginning.
• Every visit: the arrivals hall, the first meal, the city you explored together.
• A few screenshots of video calls (falling asleep on the call counts). Use them sparingly, since they print softer than photos.
• The places in between: their view, your view, the trains and planes.
• The last photo from your latest visit, or a photo of the countdown to the next one.

40–60 photos usually tells the story well. See how many photos to put in an album.

Title ideas

• "Worth every flight"
• "Us, 1,800 km apart"
• "Until next time"
• "Our first year"

How to make it

1. Open WhatsApp or Messenger from foreva.io.
2. Add the cover title.
3. Send your photos in the order things happened, a batch at a time or one by one, then type DONE. The album follows the order the photos arrive.
4. See the preview in the chat within seconds. Pay only if you love it.
5. Enter your partner's address.

Your 20×20 cm hardcover arrives in 5–7 working days, with free shipping across the EU, EEA and UK.

Tip: order two. A second copy of the same album to the same address is €10 less, or place a separate order to your own address, so you each have one.

Good moments to send it

• An anniversary or Valentine's Day (order two weeks ahead)
• Their birthday
• Right after a visit, so it arrives when the goodbye still stings

The bottom line

Distance is the hard part. Remembering why it's worth it shouldn't be.

See how it works · From €39 for a 30-page hardcover, shipping included.