This long-distance date idea is perfect for couples who are adrenaline seekers, love doing spontaneous things, or want a date night that feels a little more bold and out of the ordinary. Whether you both already want matching tattoos, have joked about getting one together, or just love browsing tattoo ideas for fun, this is a creative way to find a design that represents your relationship.
Instructions
Pick a time that works for both of you; use a time zone converter if needed.
Hop on a video call using Zoom, Google Meet, Discord, FaceTime, Microsoft Teams, or Skype.
Go to a website or app with tattoo inspiration. You can use Pinterest, Instagram, Tiktok, tattoo artist pages or Google Images
If you are browsing together, have one person share their screen. If you are doing it separately, reveal your favorite tattoo ideas at the end.
As you scroll, look for matching tattoo ideas for long-distance couples, like:
• the landmark where you first met 🏙️
• coordinates from your first visit 📍
• your countries, states, or city flags 🌎
• a moon and sun for your time difference 🌙☀️
• the date you first met or started dating 📅
• the distance between you ✈️
• two clocks for your time zones 🕰️
• an airplane route between your cities 🛫
• tiny map outlines of both places 🗺️
• matching passport stamps 🛂
• a heart connecting two locations 💘
• a phrase in each other’s language 💌
• an inside joke only you understand 🤭
• a symbol from a song, game, movie, or memory 🎧
Save your favorites and create a shared album or Pinterest board with your tattoo choices.
If you browsed separately, reveal your tattoo choices and explain:
• why you chose it
• what it represents
• whether you would want it matching or slightly different
• and why it fits your long-distance relationship perfectly
Narrow your ideas down to your top three matching tattoo designs and choose the one you both like the most. You do not have to book anything right away, the fun is in browsing, saving ideas, and finding something that feels personal to your relationship.
Elevate this Date!
✈️ Fly and meet your partner to get your matching tattoos together in person. Take photos or videos of the experience, and tag LDR Date!
📱 If you are getting the tattoos separately, FaceTime each other while getting them done so you can still share the moment from a distance. Take photos or videos of the experience, and tag LDR Date!
👀 Pick which area of the body you both want to get the tattoo. Would it be on your wrist, ankle, arm, ribs, shoulder, behind your ear, finger, collarbone, or somewhere hidden?
📝 Rank your top three tattoo designs from “we would actually get this” to “this is unhinged but kind of perfect.”