Last weekend I went home and spent some time with my fiance/boyfriend. After a month of not being able to even see him in person, I was able to fall asleep in his arms again. I remember the way every embrace felt and how happy it made me to not be so far away from him for a little while. I absolutely love him, and being seven and a half hours away from him drives me crazy sometimes, especially since the only way for me to get down there right now is taking a bus and spending $70 or more for a weekend. I can’t really afford it except for holidays.
Last night when we were talking on the phone we both broke down and started sobbing together. It breaks my heart to have to wait a month to just hug him or even talk to him in person. Every time I go away, it’s like I lose a piece of me when he’s not there. He asks me why I seem so different while I’m up here, and the only answer I can offer is that there’s a big piece of me missing when he’s not there with me. At least I feel a little better talking to him on the phone… 
Just want to say, I know how you feel. Luckily my boyfriend and I are separated by only 4 1/2 hours of driving (or 4 if you have a lead foot like me), and we both have cars. I’ll get to see him the next 2, if not 3 weekends straight.
We’ve been talking on the phone a lot, too. Cell phones (essentially free long distance on nights and after 9 PM) are a godsend. Though last night we talked for 4 1/2 hours :eek: and I didn’t get much homework done.
Let me just say that webcams are a godsend when it comes to long distance relationships. MIS, I know it doesn’t take the place of seeing him in person, but have you thought about NetMeeting and the like? Being able to see a loved one in action, so to speak, while talking can definitely take the edge off especially lonely nights.
Thanks for the sympathy, guys. I was feeling really down last night about it all. Right at the moment I really don’t have the money to go buy a webcam because of the fact that I have very limited monetary resources and not enough time to get a job right now. Maybe next semester I’ll have the ca$h to get a webcam and he’s got a job right now so he’s thinking of ways to use the extra money to get me down there more often and for us to keep in touch in better ways. In some ways, I can’t wait until the end of the semester, 'cause I’ll have three weeks off to spend with him and everyone else who keeps wanting all my attention back home. [Trust me, he’s not the only one who’s not thrilled about my lack of time. My friends are trying to get some time in there too. They’re constantly competing for a few hours of alone time with me in any situation. It’s nuts.]
Easy e, you’re right about the cell phones. I’m going to be glad in two years when I can get out of my contract and get a better service, though. Hopefully they have Metro PCS up here: $35 a month for unlimited talk. One of my friends has it back home and it’s wonderful.
And yet another complication this semester to me seeing him more often: I am pledging to a co-ed fraternity [LAE] and most of my Sunday afternoons are taken up with pledge meetings. I can’t afford to miss another one, but I really want to go down south for his birthday, and traveling for more hours than I’m down there would really suck.
Love always,
Indi
Be grateful you’re only seven hours away. I’m a seven hour plane trip away from my love. The fare alone is usually around $300.00. I live in LA, she’s in Boston getting her PhD.
God, I miss that woman.
Hell, now I’m depressed.