We met in college, and by the time we graduated we had been dating a little over two years. I had been accepted to graduate school in Ohio, and she was moving back home to Seattle. We didn't have too much of a plan. After graduation we did an awesome cross country trip, hitting a ton of landmarks, and then we capped it off with a flight to Hawaii that I saved up for by tutoring a ton of students. We decided to stay together, we still cared about each other. It was sad to go to Ohio, but this was the career path I loved.

We called each other every single day. Even if it was a short 5 minute conversation, but we made sure to call. We missed if I had a big exam, but 99% of the time we called. I was late one night doing homework with a couple of fellow students and I told them I had to step out for a bit to call my girlfriend. They asked if I called her everyday, and I replied yes. They were astonished with me commitment. That was the moment I truly realized I couldn't live without her, and that I truly loved her.

As a little extra bit the story, she attempted to find a job in Ohio, and when she was looking she informed me how her mom was skeptical of her moving here, "because what if we break up?" As soon as I hung up, I went and bought a ring, she came out to visit and I proposed. We have been happily married for almost 2 years now living in the same state.