“IT’S so exciting because we are nervous when we get off the plane as we don’t know how embarrassed we might be.”

Ain’t love grand!

While many find long-distance relationships challenging, this Australian couple has found a unique way to lighten things up, and we’re loving it.

Robyn Thomas and her boyfriend Crin met in December last year and fell for each other very quickly. While Robyn is located in Brisbane, Crin is in Melbourne, so they’ve been spending most weekends flying over to see each other.

Gruelling and expensive, yes. But worth every penny, Robyn says. Especially when you get to greet your partner like this:

Yep, this is how Robyn met Crin when he got off his flight on the weekend, with a huge sign saying: “Even tho (sic) we’re cousins I still want to get married.”

The sign also received quite a lot of attention from shocked onlookers.

“Strangers looked at us very funny — it’s most awkward for the person holding the sign,” Robyn told news.com.au. “With this sign, I had to turn around and whisper that we weren’t actually cousins!”

And don’t worry, her partner makes sure to return the favour.

“Crin does a sign for me every time I fly into Melbourne — so it’s very even.”

Their silly airport sign tradition all began the second time Robyn picked up Crin from the airport.

“We had watched American Pie the weekend before and I made him a greeting sign that said ‘Welcome home from band camp!’ and ever since then it has been a tradition,” Robyn said.

Here are a few of the other airport signs the lovebirds have greeted each other with:

• “Welcome home from Thailand, I hope you enjoy your implants!”

• “Hope you enjoyed school camp, Daddy missed you!”

• “I hope your anal colonoscopy went well!’

• “Thank gosh you’re back, your dad’s been a terrible substitute!”

• “You’re right, you are bigger than your brother!”

And it appears there will be many more airport prank signs in their future, with the couple planning to embark on a round-the-world trip in a few months.

“Totally wasn’t expected to fall head over heals for my brother’s best mate — but the world works in mysterious ways,” Robyn said of their relationship. “We both want the same things, to travel and live life to the fullest.

“I had a round-the-world trip planned before we had met to depart this year — and we were so crazy about each other that a week into our relationship he decided to join me on a trip around the world.

“Next minute, flights were booked and his passport was ordered and we were going around the world. People think we are crazy but we figured there is no better way to get to know a person.”

The couple’s travel plans begin in June. They are travelling to 22 countries starting in the US. They will then head to Canada and through South America then to Europe, South Africa and ending up in Egypt. They plan to write about their adventures on their travel blog Two World Wanders.