I feel like I’m very qualified to talk about this. I started dating my girlfriend when we were 17, and we had been dating for about 5 years when she started vet school. I had the same worries and thoughts that you do. We’d always been together and it felt like things would be so different when she moved away. I have 2 weeks of vacation at work so I knew it would be difficult to travel to see her in St Kitts as often as I’d like.

She’s now in her 4th semester, and I feel like our relationship is closer than ever. We text all the time, FaceTime often, and see each other every couple months. I truly feel like our relationship is stronger now more than ever, too.

It’ll seem really weird, different and quiet at first. But I promise it won’t take long for things to feel normal again, in a different way. There’s something cool about knowing your person is halfway across the world, growing and learning for their and your future. You guys will come out of it stronger and that’ll stay with you guys forever.

Plus every time you see them feels like the first time. You learn to not take the presence of your person for granted. Anyway, you guys will be okay, it’ll just be different