<human>: My boyfriend and I have been dating since March. In August he had to move across the country, so we put off getting serious until after he got settled. We "officially" coupled up in September. We see each other every 6-8 weeks, for a week. We are discussing moving in together in the summer.

When we're together, it's great. We have lots of fun, we can talk for hours, we have great sex. But I find phone/Skype chatting incredibly awkward. I live with roommates and he lives at a work camp so Skyping is usually just a video chat with IM. We can carry a text conversation all day but I feel so awkward talking over technology. He also seems uncomfortable with it, so a lot of our phone conversations are pretty blah. I'd rather just text him a lot before seeing him in person, but that isn't sustainable.

How can I improve our communication? We're both just incredibly awkward, and are basically like "I'm going to see you in two weeks, it'll be amazing, lets wave and say hi on webcam then text each other". We both enjoy Skype sex, but it's not always possible with our living situation. How can I put him at ease enough to have better conversations, as well be more open?

Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: In an LDR for now, how can we improve our communication and be less awkward over the phone/skype?