"I'm jealous of the people that get to see you every day."
If you're currently in a long distance relationship or have been in one previously, you know that they completely suck. Being students and trying to schedule times for visits is nearly impossible, so you only get to see each other for a combined four months per year.
I love my friends, but when something really funny or amazing happens, sometimes I really want my significant other there too. Regardless of what people say, you can have more than one best friend, but when you're in a relationship with your best friend, it makes everything better. Life is so much more enjoyable when you have your best friend by your side.
People argue that long distance relationships are both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, you aren't expected to spend every second of the day together if you go to the same college. You have independence. You get to figure out what you want to do in life without the input of your significant other in your ear. You get some time to yourself. Being young is all about enjoying life and finding yourself, so having this time to yourself and being able to figure out what you want is really nice.
On the other hand, you miss them like crazy, and you look forward to the end of the semester the second the first day begins. Your best friend is far away and there is nothing you can do about it. You can't just drop everything and visit them like you can in the movies--its not even close to that romantic. It makes everything harder; telling stories, having serious conversations, or anything else is just that much harder on Facetime.
So, why is it hard to enjoy being young? You're both living separate lives while still trying to be part of each other's. You don't necessarily want to rush marriage and all the other serious life steps, but you want to rush time. You don't get to have the same experiences, but you have to hear all about them from the other person, which can make you feel like an outsider. It's hard to say enjoy being young when you know you can't live in the same area as your significant other, you only can when the time comes. Three more years and we'll live in the same city again--yay! All you want are for those three years to fly by, but they won't, so you have to settle for summer, Christmas break, and the other time you get together. You're in a relationship, it doesn't really feel like you're broken up, but you don't feel like you're together either. It's overall a really confusing experience and I can't wait for it to be over with. I can't wait to have my best friend back and be able to have real life experiences together, rather than apart.
