<p>And telling him this now will do what good?</p>
<p>Without thinking about it much, I can think of six couples I know who are in long distance relationships and haven’t had any issues with it. Distances are (my estimation) 8 hrs (car), 5 hrs (flight), 3 hrs (flight), 4 hrs (flight), not including all the layovers and such for the flights. 3 have been couples since high school and the other couple was introduced when my roommate came home with me for spring break and met my best friend’s roommate. Oddly enough, they’re from the same hometown but different high schools, and have been in a relationship for a little over a year.</p>
<p>LDRs can work just fine. They can fail, but don’t expect it to fail. If you spend every day wondering if this is the day we fall apart, it’ll seriously hold you back in the relationship.</p>
<p>"Most regular relationships don’t work out either…but no one ever tells you “don’t get involved with someone because the odds are, you’re gonna eventually break up.” </p>
<p>Optimism is a beautiful thing.</p>
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<p>Haha, so true. My girlfriend and I have successfully been in a long distance relationship for about two years after meeting at a summer research program for upper-level engineers. :p</p>
<p>haha, hilarious</p>
<p>Do not make your decision based upon your girlfriend, ever. You choose what college suits you best.
Okay, my advice would be to break it off. There are many reasons to do this besides having the freedom to date whoever you want in college…</p>
<p>Take it from someone who has been through the whole long distance thing. It’s not that you’ll desperately want to stray…its just that an LDR makes it much more difficult to enjoy college. I remember spending hours talking on the phone the first semester of my freshman year, always missing my girlfriend terribly, or arguing with her lol. I do know a few people who made it through freshman year with their relationship in tact, but it was a struggle. And they had no fun their freshman year, and generally just acted kinda lame. You just end up missing your girlfriend the whole time and its just depressing. It makes moving away from home 10 times harder. I know its painful to break up, whether your the dumper or dumpee, but your really doing yourself, and your girlfriend a favor in the long run if you just break it off.
Save the LDR for later in life, like if you are out of college and have a stable career and you are engaged. When you are in college, study hard, make friends, party, and just enjoy life. You shouldn’t owe anybody anything, college is your time to shape your own life, and you really shouldn’t commit yourself to one person for the rest of your life when you are in college</p>
<p>It’s surprising how many people here think that being in any kind of relationship, whether it be regular or LDR, means that you’re lame, talk to that person 24/7, and never go out. Having survived one my freshman year, I can say that an LDR was the best thing that happened to my relationship, it allows:
-each person to have their own lives
-each person to have male and female friends (hopefully w/o jealousy)
-each form a social network independent of their significant other
-for the relationship to be tested</p>
<p>College is what you make of it, and being in a relationship doesn’t have to make you a homebody. On the other hand, do what you gotta do.</p>