College is all about meeting people from all over the place. You may find yourself going to school with people who live 100 miles away as well as people who live in the next town over from you. You may even find yourself in a relationship with someone originally from a different state. With the semester winding down and summer quickly approaching, you know that you will not have too many opportunities to see your significant other for a while. Here are some things (both good and bad) that come with a long distance relationship while in college.
1. Going to visit is rough.
If you want to visit your significant other over a break, good luck. It is not an easy task. You could drive out, but sometimes you have to travel by yourself and you may not know where you are going. It is also almost impossible to make a day out of your visit, so you also need to arrange for a place to stay while you are there. For me, I did not feel comfortable driving six hours by myself on unfamiliar roads. I ended up taking a bus…but that is a story for another day.
2. You can share your “cultures.”
Living in different places means that you grew up in very different ways. You may be dating someone from the shore and see all of the water and boats. Or if you are dating someone from an old mining town, you can see coal and trains for the first time. It is such a joy to see the happiness on your significant other’s face over something you take for granted.
3. Holidays. It is always difficult to decide where to spend your holidays.
If you want to spend them together, you are going to have to pick one family and state over the other.
4. Breaks are always an adventure.
When you do decide where to spend breaks or holidays, it can be a lot of fun. You either get to see where your significant other grew up or you get to show them all the super cool things from your home town. Either way, it is a grand adventure.
5. Great Food.
Visiting a significant other who lives far away could be like going on a vacation.What is the best part of vacations? Obviously the food! During your visit you may get to try cheesesteaks from Philadelphia or crab from Maryland or square pizza from Pennsylvania. Even chain restaurants that people take for granted like Chick-Fil-A. One person in the relationship may not have these things and look forward to it every single visit.
6. Being in a long distance relationship can be a challenge.
At the end of the day, it is definitely worth it, especially if you are with a really awesome person. Coming from different worlds will definitely make you two very different people. Your differences are the things that make you so great together. You take the best of both places and turn it into a great relationship!
