How to stop being so worried that I'll lose my him to college?

My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years and we met in highschool. For the first year of college he went away to Florida and I stayed local….it was a hard year but we stayed together and were able to manage the long distance. He decided that he did not want to stay in Florida for college because it was to far away so he came home. All summer he didn’t know if he was going to stay local or go away but to somewhere close. He applied to a school in Pennslvania which is 3 hours away and they accepted him. I know that he wants to go away again but I am having a hard time being happy for him because Im afraid that it won’t work out with us. Im very emotional and alway worry so I get into these moods where I feel like he doesn’t want to go out with me and just really stupid stuff. I asked him if he still wanted to go out even though he is going away again and the first year was a struggle and he said at first that it would be easier for both of us if we didnt go out but remained really close becuase he knew that I had a hard time when he left last year but he never said he didnt want to go out. We decided that we would see how it went with him away and me staying home and see if it will be easier this time because he is much closer to home. Does that mean he still loves me and wants to go out with me???

Im just wondering what other people thing and if anyone has any suggestions for me to stop being so worried and emotional and be strong for him so I do not loose him.

THANKS!

Answer #1

Hello - I understand your situation. It must be very difficult for the both of you. The best advice I can give you is to ENJOY eachother while you are together. Enjoy every moment…because once he is gone, you’ll regret all of the unnecessary fighting (as will he). Fighting will just strain the relationship and cause resentment. Unfortunately, if you are both so far away from eachother, it will be more difficult to rectify fights effectively. Your worry and concern will always be there. We all worry about losing the one we love. However, you have to remain strong and continue to treat him with love and respect no matter how far away he is or no matter how apprehensive you are about him leaving. If you give it 100%, you’ll have to nothing to regret in the end. Those are my words of widsom. It sounds like your boyfriend wants to do what is best for the both of you. He loves you, but at the same time is aware of how difficult it is to maintain a long distance relationship. He wants to make it work, but he also knows how difficult it is for you both to be apart. You and your boyfriend should begin planning your visits. For example, you should pick specific days or weekends to visit eachother. You can drive up one weekend, and he can drive up another weekend. There’s also Greyhound! That’s how I visited my ex 8 years ago when he started law school. I sat on the bus for 4 hours roundtrip twice per month for over one year until I got a car! Seriously. You should also try to maintain contact once or twice per day. If you want to make it work, you can. No doubt. The distance will be tough. However, if you want to be together - no distance can come between you both. Good luck!

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