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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD has been with her boyfriend for over a year and they are still very serious.  She will be going to UVA and he will be heading to Tech in the fall.  I fear that this will have a negative impact on her making friends, she’s a rather shy kid anyways.

Has anyone else had a kid in this situation?  Did it harm them socially in college? 
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Obviously, there are a few who work out.  But, my observation over the past 20 years is that most break up by Thanksgiving.  By that time, however, they have squandered the most important few months of everyone meeting and mixing, and the social connections are more set.  The better course is to break it off before going to college, or at least make it an open arrangement -- so that a freshman does have motivation to meet others during the beginning months of freshman year.

Mark my words -- by Tgiving, one or the other will see that long distance isn't worth the effort.[/quote]

The distance between UVA and Tech is not really “long”. They could easily see each other every weekend. Any farther than the two hours there, and yeah that would be a pain. My DD had a relationship her senior year HS With a hometown guy who was in school four hours away. Now that sucked. [/quote]

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