<p>I'm sure this comes up every year, but I'm interested to hear what y'all have to say. 'Cause anecdotal evidence is sooo reliable. ;]</p>
<p>Uhmmm for some background -- my boyfriend and I have by no means been dating for a long time (the actual date is kind of ambiguous, but it's been about 1.5 to 7 months... I guess we'll just say we got to be really close friends about 7 months ago and have been officially "together" for 1.5...), but I don't think you can judge the strength of our relationship by that (every strong relationship has a beginning). Our circumstances are kind of unique because (it's the internet and I have no shame, so I'll admit this) we met on the internet and our colleges will actually be closer together than we are now (171 miles as opposed to 382... not that I know these numbers offhand... >__>). We're anticipating meeting each other halfway between our schools in NYC at least monthly, but we'll see how that works out...</p>
<p>So, share your thoughts/feelings/experiences!</p>
<p>Yes, by all means your relationship is totally possible. I also met my boyfriend via the internets during high school, and when we went to college we were actually closer together (79 miles apart as opposed to 998…heh >_> ). Anyway, it’s been great. It’ll be hard because you’ll be able to see each other, but not for as long or as often as you’d like to in most cases. Good luck. :)</p>
<p>It’s definitely possible. I met my boyfriend over the summer and we started dating right at the end, only about a week before I moved away to go to college. I don’t go to school that far away, only 80 miles or so, but it’s still not a distance I’d like to travel every weekend. We see each other every 2-4 weeks, depending on work schedules and stuff. We also rarely talk on the phone, only maybe once a week, and only when I’m gone for more than 2 weeks. I think you’ll have it easier than most because you’re already used to the distance. Almost all of my friends who started dating in high school have broken up by now, more than likely because they were used to seeing each other almost everyday. Good luck!</p>
<p>Several of my high school friends stayed in relationships going into college. They’d been with their boyfriend/girlfriend for 1-3 years and none of them lasted. Some made it until their 2ndish year, but after that they all split.</p>
<p>I do have a friend who has been with her boyfriend for 6 years (since they were 16) and they just got engaged. It happens, but very rarely. You see a lot of “we’re different, we’ll last, we’re really in love”, but that’s what EVERY 18-year-old says, and most high school relationships ultimately fail.</p>
<p>Hmmm this sounds familiar…:p. Well, depending on my choice we might be four hours apart as opposed to nine/ten. But without access to a car I suppose it really doesn’t make much of a difference :(.</p>
<p>I concur with Emily. Perhaps it is best, for most high school relationships to end, should both partners be branching off to different colleges. College is a good way to start on a clean slate and meet some completely new people…</p>
<p>^^ Agreed. I know of a couple that is purposely going to the same college so they can stay together, despite the warnings they’ve received from numerous people. I don’t see it ending well.</p>
<p>Your relationship is an exception to the rule because it’s already long distance now. While it could work, I encourage you to keep an open mind and don’t <em>completely</em> close your eyes to the boys around you at college. I say this because it’s really hard to get to know someone you haven’t ever lived in the same place as. Although I do know a friend who has been dating her boyfriend for 3 years and lived in a different place than him each year. But they met in person.</p>
<p>I guess my point is that it would suck to go through college with tons of boys you could date and actually get to know the normal way and then finish college and realize you and this guy don’t get along in real life for a time period longer than a weekend.</p>
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<p>Hopefully that will be me. Been dating my boyfriend since we were 15 & 16 respectively, now we are 18 & 19 going into sophomore year of college. We went to HS together and now go to school 200 miles apart. Keeping my fingers crossed.</p>