<p>I have been dating my boyfriend since the beginning of my sophomore year. However he's been my bestfriend since I was in 8th grade and here I am a senior in high school applying to lots and lots of different colleges in my state. He has his own place and I typically stay with him on the weekends. He is on the verge of 20 and I am 18. We share incomes just as grown up couples do and have been together for awhile now. He tried community college two years ago and didn't enjoy the college experience however he agreed that once I graduated he would give it another shot except he would prefer to live on campus.. with me. As if the college application wasn't stressful enough I have to think about what his wants/desires are too. I am elated that he wants to further our relationship and make things more serious but i'm not sure what our options are as incoming freshman into a university. I would like to stay in either an on campus apartment or dorm that is kinda suite like. Most colleges do not allow opposite genders to room together however I just want to know what our options are. Are there colleges that allow couples to room together? Do colleges like UC offer affilliated on campus apartments? Help me, I'm stressing out over this bittersweet moment in my life. I am soo happy to be progressing in both my education, growth, and my relationship with my high school sweetheart. But I am just overwhelmed.</p>
<p>I think it would be best if you didn’t have to see him ALL THE TIME. After all, absence makes the heart grow fonder. </p>
<p>I’m not sure how a bunch of high schoolers can give good advice to this type of situation…</p>
<p>Post this in the parents’ forum! They’ll give you better advice than us.</p>
<p>I"m a parent and I"ll jump in on this. It sounds like you and your boyfriend care very much for each other…that is a good thing. But don’t give up what will truly be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for you…you need that freshman year in the dorm…where you’ve meeting people from around the country…and beginning to understand who you are and where you are going. It doesn’t mean that you and your boyfriend won’t stay together…if you want to, you will…but give yourself this chance now to be selfish…to think about just you for a few months…you’ll be a better, stronger person because of it. </p>