Can relationships survive different colleges?

[Abbygail]

My boyfriend and I are both going to college in the same area, but the college he's going to doesn't have programs for the thing I want to study.

 

I was basically just wondering if going to two different colleges puts a strain on relationships? We haven't been dating for very long - we met during our year off so it's not a case of surviving going from highschool to college.

[Roasted Carrots]

As long as you make time for each other, sure. I'm proud of you for going to a college based on what YOU need, not on where your SO is going.

 

You say they're both in the same area, which is good. You can attend each other's sporting events, spend time together on weekends, maybe a few weeknights. Just make sure you carve out time for studying. If you can study together, by all means use that as another way to spend time together.

 

My SO lives on campus, whereas I commute from home. So we go to the same college, but live 25-40 min away, depending on traffic. We make it work! You just have to make time for each other, and for school

[dragon111]

My boyfriend and I are both going to college in the same area, but the college he's going to doesn't have programs for the thing I want to study.

 

I was basically just wondering if going to two different colleges puts a strain on relationships? We haven't been dating for very long - we met during our year off so it's not a case of surviving going from highschool to college.

 

in short yes it will put some strain on your relationship, not so much because you wont be in the same institution but because college life generally does put strain on relationships, but then it is not like it is really long distant is it? so it should be ok

 

and if the relationship can not survive the fact that you attend different colleges then it probably wasn't much of a relationship to begin with