Dating

When I came to college I was dating my high school boyfriend, who was now a senior in high school. I was so sure things would work out when I left. For the first month, things were good. We talked on the phone, on the internet, and texted every day. However, as my work load mounted and he started his school year we talked less. You just can’t help but get frustrated when the communication slows and when you have nothing to talk about. I was so excited to be at college but I felt bad telling him how happy I was because he wasn’t there. He pretended to be interested in stories about my new friends that he didn’t know. We just fell apart and you can’t fix things over the phone. The first time I went home we broke up. It was mutual but it hurt us both so much. It was the distance that killed us.

Distance sometimes makes couples stronger; it did for one of my best friends. I think it’s important to evaluate the strength of not only your relationship but also your communication skills. All you will have are phone calls and hopefully visits. It is essential to decide beforehand when and how often you will talk. Honesty and openness are also really important. You need to be able to talk about how you are feeling and talk about things that are bothering you or the relationship will never work.