Like others mentioned. Relationships need to be more physical. Keeping in touch by phone can only work for so long before its start getting awkward. I'm not saying it can never work though. In the end its all about how much she really loves you and how much she is willing to sacrifice to be with you. And both of you being so young, isn't really helping the matter. So what happened happened for the best I guess . At least thats what i've been telling myself for the last 2 years :( *tears up and runs away*

I was living with my partner for about a year, until I got a uni offer in a different state. I Live about a 7 hour drive away now.

Even though we talk all the time, It is pretty tough not seeing each other everyday like we used to.

I do fly back every other week though :)

Depends... my sexual relationships were okay though, where I would live an hour or so away. but I think that if you want a full-fledged relationship where you can swing by anytime you'd likethen live closer together. Unless you do the long0distance and really absolutely love eachother and can live without one another

I just didnt think it was fair that at this age, when theres still fun to be had, that we would both be stuck with a partner we'd barely see. I dont mean stuck in a bad way of course, but instead of a close relationship on a daily basis of physical contact we'd be in relationships with phones and emails for 80% of the month.

I wish it had been different

It... can be done, but as others here have said, it's tough. Both of you need to be mature enough about it, to know that you both want each other, and that the physical contact may be limited for a bit. Any that I've tried never really worked out, but I do know some friends who got married despite being in different states for 5 years while at college.

Sorry to hear that colonelstubbs :(

I know how tough long distance relationships can be. I've been with my girlfriend 8 1/2 years and we're still long distance! We started going out when I was at Sussex Uni and she was at Leeds (I know you're from the UK so you'll know that's a long way!) but now we're a bit closer (near London: Southampton)

If it helps, I think one of the things which kept us going was SKYPE - we sometimes sign in on video chat and just leave it on all evening while we're doing our own thing. It kind of feels like we're in the same room a bit more and like we're sharing our evening together. Plus, on our mobile network (3), we can use SKYPE (but not video) on our phones so we can be signed in and talking to each other as much as we want. Also we make sure that most of the time we do see each other it's just couple time, not going out with mates time. We've now finally bought a house and should be moving in together in about a year!

So... ...don't know if it's right for you, but long distance relationships can work, even for a very long time. Good luck either way!

-Fox

I've tried it twice. And I've come to the conclusion that it almost never works. I've seen at least 10 other relationships from friends try it too, and only one has made it, and it was a year.

For my two relationships, one lasted 3 months, the other about 6 months of long distance. I was willing to go the distance, but another common factor I see is that it is usually the girls that break it off. Maybe its a maturity issue, or something else.

Take what you will, but I will never do long distance out of wedlock ever again, unless its not really long distance as opposed to 2 hours or so away. Just for reference, the first one was Las Vegas to Japan, and the second one was Tallahassee, FL to Reno, Nevada, so it was LONG distance.

yes it lasted 1 1/2 months. i saw her every weekend. it wasn't worth it. i just stopped answering the phone.

they inevitably come to an end

Bolded and italiced part is the truth.  The problem is how difficult it is to determine if you really love the person.  Most times you probably don't, and the relationship will be doomed.