Long Distance Love

First of all here is a little back history: I met my boyfriend at church. We knew each other for a year, friends for another and really close friends for the third year. He was my adviser during a very hard time in my life (I mean I lost my grandfather, long time boyfriend (we broke up) and my dog). He was always there for me. We both had no dates to junior prom (he broke up with his date days before and I got stood up), but we had each other. And now we are 3 years 9 months into the biggest learning experience of my life.

Now on to what I want to talk about which is how I, the biggest skepticist , ended up in a LONG distance relationship. If anyone knew me before I started dating my current BF, you know that I was very clingy and dependent upon my relationship. In other words, there is no way in the world I could be in a long distance relationship. I didn't believe in it. OH, but my Love tricked me. He made the most ingenious plan: fall head over heels madly in love then tell her you are moving very far away for school. Yes, this really happened. I guess it never crossed my mind to ask; "Hey, have you decided what school you're going to yet?". NOPE! It was just months before we graduated and there he was telling me all about this West Point Military Academy in New York. O__O I didn't know what to think. . .No one to always be around, go on dates with, hold hands with. . .NOTHING! I was petrified and I will never tell him this but I had set in my mind that we weren't going to make it past the first year of him being away. I mean we had been together for a year and yeah I had fallen in love with him, but it was fresh love (that kind were you never want to be away from each other EVER). So I decided just to give it a year. . .Enjoy it while I had it. Then something amazing happened. . .NOTHING! Nothing changed! When he wrote me, it was like he was there in the room talking to me (except he could actually get a word in). We Oovoo dated when we finally could talk to each other. But the thing of the matter was I was just as madly in love with him after a year in New York as I was when I danced with him at prom.

Don't get me wrong. . .It is difficult at times. I can't just hop in a car and ride two towns over like most "long distance" couples. But the times we have away from each other are just as special as the time we have with each other. We are constantly growing emotionally in love cause that is all we have! TRUE: not everyone or every couple can be in a long distance relationship. But when you truly care about someone you will give it your all. Long distance isn't as bad as it seems. . .It gives me some time to become a better me for him. So don't knock it until you're forced to try it. Tee-Hee!

I love George! I wouldn't change a thing about our relationship at all. Just FYI!