We all know those three small words. (No, not “I love you“—their dreaded counterpart: long-distance relationship.) Those three words are enough to make us pull our lovers close and thank our lucky stars that we live within a five-minute walk across campus from them. But even if you’re lucky enough to share a campus with your boyfriend or girlfriend, summer brings with it a whole new breed of LDRs—the temporary long-distance relationship. Strap in for a summer-long roller coaster ride (emotional roller coaster, that is). We’re not saying it will be easy, but it could be worth it.
1. You and your SO have decided that nothing can tear you apart. It’s only for a few months, right?
2. At the end of the semester, you move back home into your childhood bedroom, and reality sinks in.
3. Personal hygiene quickly becomes a distant memory.
4. You feel personally offended by the PDA of others.
5. You casually—or so you think—bring him up in every conversation until your friends start to get annoyed.
7. You start to feel like a private detective.
8. “Date night” has taken on a whole new meaning.
9. Finally the day comes for him to visit. The “my house, my rules” mantra is in full effect, and you’re sleeping on opposite ends of the house this weekend.
10. You are forced to get creative when it comes to—er, “alone time.”
11. On the bright side, you’re finally utilizing that unlimited phone plan!
12. You’re getting bored with your mundane daily texts and try to spice things up a little.
13. After months of anxiously waiting, your countdown finally hits single digits.
14. On the drive back to school you’re on top of the world. Nothing can stop you now.
15. You touchdown on campus and are finally reunited. Back to normal again…at least until winter break.
