Are 'long-distance relationships' worth having in college?
LDR, the long-distance relationship. The L, the D and the R. How do you do an R? It's something that a lot of people deal with, and it's a big issue. I was in a long-distance relationship. During my freshman year I was in a long distance relationship, and she had a conversation with her father, keep in mind she was a senior in high school and I was a freshman. And college wasn't going so good. I had leaned on my relationship. I had leaned so hard that eventually it just snapped. And her father urged her to end our relationship. He actually compared our relationship to a dying puppy, urging her to shoot the puppy. So she called me and the shot rang out And that was the end of the relationship. But I tried. So for me for a while, long distance relationships were a really sensitive area. But I would tell you this. If you are in love and it's something great and wonderful you don't need to get rid of it. Really. I mean what are you going to do about it? Go and hook up with everyone on campus? You could do that after you break up with the long distance relationship if it doesn't work. I'm not recommending that. But if it's something so great, hang on to it. The greatest mistake is that so many students will cheat. Or they won't be honest with their long distance relationship, because they'll be tempted by someone else. So what you do, is just make a promise if I ever have the urge or want to date someone else, I'll let you know. And just have the common courtesy and respect. So that if you ever want to go back to that relationship it will be intact. You don't have to ruin it. Be honest and enjoy it as much as you can while still having a social life and a balanced life on campus.
