Dear Boyfriend on College Move-In Day,

We have been together for quite some time now and I am truly happy that we have made it this far. Decisions have been made and we have come to terms with our new Long Distance Relationship status. All summer we spent tons of time together and tried to hide our emotions about soon being thousands of miles away from each other for the next 4 or so years. We avoided the big C word and refused to accept Move In day was quickly approaching. Well, it is finally here.

You are coming with me to help get my room all settled because I am the first to leave. I know you fought it and I pressured you into coming but I really wanted you here. You must know you mean more to me than just helping me carry my bags and boxes up to the 11th floor of my dorm but thank you for the help too. I really enjoyed watching you run up the stairs because you were too impatient for the elevator. As every box was loaded into my dorm room I thought of how this is going to be the last time I was going to see you for a while. It really sucks that you are all sweaty in this picture but that's your fault for taking the stairs.

As my boxes are unpacked I am truly sorry for you to have to watch me unpack my life into this new room that you won't be coming over too. Also, I am sorry that I shot down your idea to move all of our beds into one room and make the other room a game room, but I think your idea would have gone over better if you said to turn the other room into a large closet for all the clothes that my suite-mates and I cannot fit in these tiny closets. Anyways, unpacking is sad for me too so don't just think that because I am enjoying finally decorating my own room that I am not also upset on the inside. The biggest struggle is where to put the picture of you. I wasn't sure where a giant caricature of our faces was going to fit in with our "Around the World/Boho" theme but the place you pointed out was just perfect.

I think the biggest struggle that anyone in a newly transitioned LDR (long distance relationship) is going to face on College Move-In day is the goodbye. I actually applaud you and me for doing so well. Yeah, we hugged and cried a little bit but we kept smiles on our faces during the whole process. Keeping calm was definitely the better option. Our goodbye was short and sweet, not just because my dad really wanted to start driving home, but because we knew it wasn't really a goodbye but a see you later. I am just a Facetime or phone call away so don't forget about me. Also, have fun in college and on the drive home with my dad, which should be really interesting. See you later.

Love,

Your New Long Distance Girlfriend