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I think she meant a three hour timezone difference, unfortunately.</p>
<p>Good luck with whatever you choose. It’s always worth it to try, and, worst comes to worse, you stay in contact and resume when you are with each other again, like you said. :)</p>
<p>I’d say go for it. Honestly, it might work out and it might not, but you’ll never know if you don’t at least try. HOWEVER, don’t try to attempt it if you both aren’t 100% into it.</p>
<p>If you find the love of your life, then go for it.</p>
<p>In any case, the OP is in a better situation as both are moving out to different colleges. LD relationships are more difficult when a big change (college) happens just to one person and the other moves on with life in the same city, same job, only without school.</p>
<p>I have never been in such a relationship, had many friend that have. I have seen friends doing fine, and other living miserably. In addition to what others said, I’d say it is very important that both agree to have healthy social lives of their own. If one person clings on another that is living half-country away and wants a text message every 30 minutes, we got a (likely) problem. It is important not to feel guilty (or jealous) about the “(s)he is having a good time with friends in the club/movie theater/bar and I am not part of it”.</p>
<p>As for the “tempation” thing, it is up to the couple. I used to hang out with a friend who had an “open relationship” (his gf was from overseas), meaning occasional flirting/making out in a party while they were apart was tolerated and could go unnoticed. Other friend on LD relationship would go out and socialize, but stayed clear of any flirting/approach and he was fine. There was a third whose girlfriend was bit jealous so that he refrained from many things to please her (and vice-versa), like both staying Saturday nights in front of the computer.</p>
<p>It really SUCKS. Don’t go for it unless you are very serious. And who said distance is beauty? It’s totally not true. I’d really say distance is uncertainty. But hey, think the positive side: at least you get to see each other over the breaks! much better than me who is in love with someone from south hemisphere… even though either of us can pay for the int’l flight tickets but we have different periods of breaks. =(( Dont want to think about it.</p>