<p>i'm a freshman this year and thinking about dating a guy from high school that i had a thing with for a long time. he goes to school in pittsburg and i'm in connecticut, so idk how this would work out. i really like him but at the same time i'm wondering what i would do if i met someone here.... anyone have any advice/stories to share?</p>
<p>It is, in a word, difficult. Make sure that both people in the relationship are on the same page regarding it and that both of you are equally 'into' each other before trying the long distance thing, because any kind of power imbalance in a relationship gets multiplied about 1000 times when it becomes a long distance thing.</p>
<p>Right now, I'm the high school student (senior) in Pennsylvania; while my boyfriend is the one in college in his sophomore year in South Carolina. We've been keeping up with our long distance over 10 months now, and so far, no problems have come up. I trust him with his decisions, as he does of mine and we both are waiting patiently until May to see eachother again. </p>
<p>I keep up with him every single day online through AIM and e-mails if he has to work late in the night. With his being deaf, we never talk on the phones-which is a good thing in retrospect while thinking of the phone bills.</p>
<p>long-distance relationships are really hard but can be done as long as both people trust each other completely. They are really only worth it if you plan on dating them long-term, or have a long-term committment, because casual dating with someone in your area is a lot more satisfying I think.</p>
<p>I go to school in Virginia, and still date my high school girlfriend from massachusetts. I just finished 1st semester and things seem to be going fine...we've been dating for about 18 months now.</p>
<p>i'm having the same problem.. my bf and i dated for about 10 months before we broke up going into freshman year of college; im in massachusetts and he's in pennsylvania. we just got back together a few weeks ago and, as we are home for break together, are having a ton of fun. i'm just worried how we are going to be when we get back to school... i'm a very jealous person and he's very busy, but we really have something between us. i'm torn....</p>
<p>gahhh unless you're planning on getting married like, tomorrrow... it's probably not worth the trouble</p>
<p>you won't meet people (of either gender, friends or more) if you're in a relationship, and you won't have fun</p>
<p>i say go your separate ways for now and if you're meant to be together, you'll find each other again</p>
<p>Long distance relationships are really tough to maintain. You gotta have the Trust Element.</p>
<p>I think that you should go find someone else at your college. Its not worth the hassle IMO. YES, there is another guy just like him ;). Just search!</p>
<p>I disagree about not being able to make other friends. I've made plenty of close friends at my college, both male and female. A lot of kids at my school do have long distance relationships though.</p>
<p>My boyfriend is a freshman in college and I'm a senior in high school. We had some trouble the first week he started college (he hadn't started classes and was trying things I don't approve of and I was applying to colleges, none of which included the one he was at), but we decided to cool off and do a month "trial" period - honestly, once we both relaxed, he started school, and I visited him on campus once, everything pretty much solved itself. We've always had a long distance relationship though, so...it's not much different that before, really.</p>
<p>yeah, i'm going to try to stay with my girlfriend who's in high school while I'm in college, girls at Williams are ugly so I should be fine, plus freshman guys don't get much play anyway.</p>
<p>^ lol healthy attitude about it...</p>
<p>if your willing to go long periods of time without physicality, able to trust him fully( as well as he to you), and you understand that just like any other couple, you will have your fights. then go for it. but do what YOU feel is best for YOU.</p>
<p>for those of you that are already in a LDR: how do you deal with jealousy issues? like, my bf is very close friends with a bunch of very attractive females (thanks a lot, facebook.) i trust him not to cheat or anything but there's still the jealousy that they get to spend time with him and i dont...</p>
<p>you just have to trust in the fact that they care enough about you, not to hurt you like that. it's really hard at first because yo have no idea whats going on over where they are,but i guess thats where blind faith comes in, trust ne, it isn't easy,but sometimes... just sometimes it's totally worth it</p>