cIt’s a struggle doing life day by day when you're missing that one special person. A long distance relationship can really be the worst pain ever. It’s even worse when you have to go away to college without your significant other. Going to different schools can either break your relationship or make your relationship strong.
Relationships, in general, take effort from both partners as well as good communication. There has to be trust between the two and continue to be faithful while being away from each other. In college there will be temptation from different people that approach you at school. There will be times when you are lonely and feel like you need someone to be there when your boyfriend/ girlfriend is not there. That’s when you have your friends come over and hang out or start on some school work to get your mind off of it.
I am currently in a long distance relationship. We have been together for two years and one month. We have been separated for eight months. It was different for me because we lived with each other before we got separated. I was working and so was he. There were times when I didn’t get to talk to my boyfriend until 5:00 in the afternoon because of how busy our schedules were. I had practices every day for three hours. We always made sure to talk on the phone at the end of the night so that we could hear each other's voices. It’s really a good thing that I and he both have iPhones so that we can see each other on FaceTime. Daily, I’m approached by different people from campus or it could be on social media. I sometimes felt like God was testing me on my loyalty towards my boyfriend. I always said I would be loyal and honest because that’s what I want in return.
Some advice I would give those in a long distance relationship is to visit your partner often. It doesn’t have to be every weekend because I know some of you want to visit parents too. You should try to talk to them every day. I know how hard it is to stay in touch when you have a long day and can’t have your cellular device. Texting is best and then try to talk on the phone at night. Continue to be faithful and love them. Support and be there for them during the time when you have to away.
Distance gives us a reason to love harder.
