I can go the distance #willyoudomostanything

Being tethered to someone back home while at college can be similar to being tethered to your mother. It is becoming more simple as technology makes it easier to communicate with loved ones far away.

Many people, like the girl I interviewed last time, have been in long-distance relationships. I believe that there are three main kinds for college students:

1) One still in high school, one in college

2) Met in high school, both in college

3) Met while in college, both in college

The girl from last time was in high school while dating her girlfriend here. She, as a lot of people do, felt very distant from her. Her girlfriend was experiencing all of the fun things of college, while she was stuck at home. I think that that is the main problem with people stuck in the kind of relationship. And whether she believes it or not, I think that her girlfriend at Skidmore had something major to do with her choice in school, which may have worked out in this case, but in general can be bad.

I have another close friend who is still in a relationship from high school, although her and her boyfriend have both now gone to separate colleges. It’s a struggle for her, due to the distance, especially because they don’t see each other EVER. Its still worth it, because of how she feels about him. They dated for almost a year before going off to school, making it really hard for her to see people in other relationships, knowing what she had, what she has back home, but what she doesn’t have right now.

I am also in a long-distance relationship. I met my boyfriend while I was home for break; he goes to college near my hometown. He actually only lives a couple towns over, so we will be able to continue when I go home. Since we didn’t know each other in high school, we were concerned about jumping into a long-distance relationship. We have avoided this by seeing each other every weekend. While this is great, and I wouldn’t change it for a thing, it has definitely taken away from my ability to be a part of the Skidmore community.


xoxo,
Sean Jesse Parker