Long distance Valentine’s Day gift for your crush in Los Angeles when you are in Dubai

8 long distance gift ideas for your crush in Los Angeles

1. A pixel game you can play together over a call Our product

   oin turns your story into a small 2D pixel game with them as the main character, generated from an authorized photo, plus two custom NPCs made from authorized photos with consent. Two letters from you open and close it, a 5-question quiz about your life apart and together rewards flowers for correct answers, and the final level is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; New York and Tokyo are coming soon. It plays in a browser with no install, is usually emailed within an hour and costs $29.90. See how it works →

2. A booked visit

   A flight or train booking for the next visit, wrapped in a card. It gives both of you a date to look forward to. Around $80-900.

3. Jewellery with a small engraving

   A simple chain or bracelet from Mejuri or Pandora, engraved with a date. Check size and taste first. Around $50-200.

4. A star map of the night you met

   A framed sky from the night you met, posted to them. Order two weeks ahead for an international parcel. Around $25-60.

5. A pair of connected lamps

   Two lamps that light up when the other is touched, so you can say hello without a call. Check that both countries are supported before you order. Around $60-150.

6. A countdown to the next visit

   A shared countdown on your phones, with a small surprise to open at each milestone. It costs nothing.

7. A series of voice notes

   Record a short message for each day of a week and send them in order. It costs nothing and sounds like you. It costs nothing.

8. A book for two

   Buy the same book, read a chapter a week and talk about it on a call. An e-book arrives instantly. Around $10-30.

Dubai to Los Angeles: the time difference

Los Angeles is about 12 hours behind Dubai, so 8 pm in Los Angeles is roughly 8 am in Dubai. The gap shifts by an hour for part of the year when the clocks change.

You are on opposite sides of the day, so a call means one of you is up early or late. Choose a weekend and tell them the exact hour in their own time.

What a parcel across the border costs you

A parcel from Dubai to Los Angeles crosses a border, so allow one to three weeks and check customs rules for food, liquids and anything with a battery. A digital gift has none of that.

Buying for your crush

When you are not yet together, humour and thoughtfulness beat grand gestures. A small gift tied to something they mentioned shows you listened.

Make it easy for them to say thank you without having to say more.

If you left it late

Gift cards, flowers and a personalized game can be arranged online the same day, even on the 14th. An oin game is usually emailed within an hour of payment. Pair one with a handwritten card and they still have something to open.

Valentine’s Day gifts compete with everyone else’s, so personal beats expensive. A card in your own words does more than a large bouquet from a florist who is rushed.

Opening it together on a call

Send the link, agree a time that works in both cities and open the game on a video call. You can read the quiz questions aloud while they play, or share your screen and watch.

The final level you can play today is set in Almaty, Kazakhstan; New York and Tokyo are coming soon.