TooMuchTooSoon

Now, let me give you a little forewarning. I have never been in a long-distance relationship. The longest distance I had was a 25 minute drive, and that doesn’t constitute a long-distance relationship. However, my roommate (Wheaton) and several friends of mine, (CS and Quincy - whom will later be introduced) had and still have long distance relationships. While I can’t speak for all of those in long-distance relationships, I can give my view of them from a third party source.

Of my three friends with long-distance relationships, I’m really good friends with one girlfriend (Wheaton’s), pretty good friends with CS’s girlfriend, and just friends with Quincy’s. So there’s a wide range of connections I have with them, and can speak pretty confidently on some of these topics.

Long Distance Relationships suck. I didn’t need to tell anyone that, but it had to be said. Anyway… here’s my point oh two (a phrase coined by my friend which is just another way to say my 2 cents).

As hard as it is to be in one of these, they can work. All three of my friends love their girlfriends more than anything, and they make it work. All it takes is the willpower and the devotion to one person. If you know you’re not in love, don’t even consider a long-distance relationship. It’s just not worth it. The shit they go through, the length of time they go without seeing their girls, and the amount of temptation that lies within our school is so amazing, it’s simply amazing. Nonetheless, they don’t give into the temptation, they talk to their girls every day, see them as often as they can, and deal with it.

I’ve seen a lot of other people do shitty with this, but these guys are troopers. You can be too. If you’re having doubts, I have a few questions for you to ask yourself, and a few pointers. Here they are…

1) How much do you really love your partner?
2) How devoted are you to making things work?
3) How trusting are you?
4) How easily do you give into sexual temptation and desire?

Ask yourself these, and also ask your friends. Maybe they, like me, have a good view of your long-distance relationship, and can give you a good idea of what the deal is.

Just… don’t be a garbage dick…

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