To a partner far away

  • I keep turning to tell you something and remembering you are miles away. I miss you in every ordinary hour. The distance is real, but so is every day we are counting down.

  • Goodnight from my side of the map. I hope you can feel how much I am thinking of you. Until I can hold you again, I will keep your place right here.

  • The best part of my day is still hearing from you. The worst part is hanging up. I miss you, and I love you across every mile.

  • Missing you is just love with nowhere to go yet. I am saving it all up for the day I see you at the door.

  • We are in different cities but the same story. I cannot wait for the day we stop saying goodbye at the end of a call.

  • I looked at the moon tonight and thought of you looking at it too. It made the distance feel a little smaller. I miss you so much.

To a friend who moved away

  • Nothing is quite as funny without you here to laugh at it. I miss you, and I am already planning the visit. Save me the best seat and the longest catch-up.

  • I saw something today that was so completely you, and I wanted to tell you at once. Miss you, my friend. Let's talk this weekend.

  • The city is not the same since you left. I hope your new place is treating you well, and I hope you know there is always a spot for you here.

  • Miles do not change a real friendship, they just make the reunions better. I miss you. Pick a date and I will meet you halfway.

  • I still have our old jokes saved for you. I miss your voice and your terrible taste in music. Come home soon, or I am coming to you.

To a parent, grandparent or sibling

  • I think about home every day, and home is mostly you. I miss the kitchen, the stories and the sound of your voice. I will see you soon, and I will call you tonight.

  • Grandma, I miss your hugs and your cooking more than I can say. I keep your advice close wherever I am. I love you, and I am counting the days until I visit.

  • Dad, I miss you, even the bad puns. Thank you for always being a call away. Give the family my love until I get there.

  • To my brother or sister across the miles: you are still the first person I want to tell my news. I miss you, and I will be there as soon as I can.

  • Mom, I hope you know how much of you comes with me wherever I go. I miss you today. I am so grateful for every call and every message.

To a child or a grandchild

  • I miss you so much, and I am so proud of you. Everything you are doing is wonderful. Know that someone far away is cheering you on and loves you.

  • I think of your smile every morning. Be good, be brave and be kind. I cannot wait for our next big hug.

  • You are growing up so fast, and I want to see every moment. Until we are together, I am sending all my love and a hug across the sky.

  • Away at school, away at work, away anywhere: you are always close to my heart. Call me when you can. I miss you and I am here.

Counting down to a visit

  • Not long now. I am packing in my head, and I cannot stop smiling. One more stretch of missing you, and then I get to see you.

  • I have a list of everything I want to do when we are together, and the first thing is a very long hug. Almost there.

  • The countdown is on. Every day I mark off is a day closer to you. I miss you, and I cannot wait.

  • Soon the goodbyes will turn into hellos. I am holding on to that. Missing you until then, and a little after.

Light and playful

  • I miss you more than my phone battery misses a charger. Please come back to the same time zone. Love you.

  • Day count of missing you: too many. Number of times I have looked at your photo: also too many. Come home soon.

  • Nobody else steals the covers and the last slice quite like you. I miss it, strangely. Hurry back.

  • Dear you: the sofa is too big, the jokes are too few and the coffee is not the same. I miss you. That is all.

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