While going off to college, odds are you're going to meet tons of new people. All of these new people are not from the same small town you grew up in. All of these new people probably haven't even heard of the small town you call your hometown.
Odds are, you're going to fall for someone who's miles away from that little hometown you grew up in. Odds are, you have not heard of their hometown either.
You end up dating this amazing person and everything runs smoothly. The two of you are living close by in the same, cozy, college town. Then summer rolls around.
Reality hits the two of you like bricks as you come to the realization that the towns you have to go back to for the summer are not close by. Perhaps an hour away from each other, maybe two or even more.
Keep in mind, summer only lasts a mere three months, but it's an abrupt change as the two of you are used to seeing each other weekly, maybe even daily.
It can work.
The summer is only three short months in your relationship. No, you aren't going to see each other as often as you may have while college was in session, but that only makes the visits more special.
The two of you get to plan out dates, figure out when your busy summer work schedules correlate for once and pick a day to look forward to. When the countdown's over and you make the trip, it will be worth it. The time awaited to see your significant other will feel even more special than usual. Plus, you won't run out of things to talk about and catch up on, at least for a while.
Even being hours away, technology is so far advanced now, it's great for distance. Facetime each other. If you're really missing the look on your significant other's face as they laugh or explain a story to you, you can see it for a brief moment.
When you're struggling with the distance over the summer, the "I miss you," texts and calls mean even more to you. Distance isn't always a bad thing. It makes people realize how much of an impact their significant other has on their life. It makes you realize that even after weeks or months of not seeing each other, you still care, just as much, maybe even more.
It's a good feeling to know that even though you're long distance for a little while, you have someone always thinking about you and wondering how you are or what you're doing.
