Hello! I'm Sarah, and being in one myself, this blog will be about long distance relationships in college. How they can work, tips to sustain them and of course the occasional whatever-is-on-my-mind rant. I decided to blog about this because all of the posts on the various blogs that I have seen are incredibly negative, and quite frankly a total bummer for someone who is in a long distance relationship herself. Secondly, it is one of the most prevalent things in my life, seeing as I face its lovely benefits and sucky costs everyday. My experience with this topic is first hand. I am currently in a super successful long distance relationship with my boyfriend of nine months. He goes to the University of Illinois and I attend Northern Illinois University. Attending the schools we do sets us about three hours away from each other. We met freshman year of high school and being a girl meeting an extremely cute boy, I swooned immediately. As things often do, it took time for us to realize that being together is something that we needed. To some, the moderately small distance that separates us may seem like a non-issue. But, the amount of distance does not change the fact that you can’t be together and the fact that you don’t come home to their face every night or have the ability to see them even once a week. As anyone in a relationship of this sort would know, it’s not easy and it certainly doesn’t get any easier. Especially when college is a factor and classes and busy schedules get in the way of seeing each other regularly.  The average amount of times that I see him a month would be roughly one, and sometimes less than that. But despite that fact, it's worth it. I can't think of a single other thing that is more worth it than this. Being with the person you love always wins, even if they are hundreds of miles away. We have to keep in mind that it won't always be this way, there will be a time when you're together and it's not just for weekend visits or holidays. There are things to look forward to, even if it seems like there's nothing. Well I hope you will tune in for future postings and find some comfort in the fact that you are not alone in this!