02-13-2014, 10:15 PM
Okay, so I'm brand new here and don't really know how things work, so I apologize if I'm not posting this in the right place.
Anyway, my girlfriend and I have been dating for almost two years now. In June we'll be moving to Los Angeles so that I can attend USC for game design. She's in the entertainment industry too, but on the movie/television side. We ended up having a conversation this evening about what's going to happen if she has to travel for her job. It's possible that she would be gone for several months at a time. I find this very disconcerting, and I'm extremely worried that I would not be able to handle her absences. I love her very much, but I think having high expectations for long distance relationships is pretty unrealistic, even if it's temporary.
Is there anybody out there who's going through the same thing? How do you deal with it? I realize that it's not an immediate threat, but I have a tendency to become very discouraged with things when there's a foreseeable possibility that they might not work out. If you have advice in this area, it would be much appreciated.
Anyway, my girlfriend and I have been dating for almost two years now. In June we'll be moving to Los Angeles so that I can attend USC for game design. She's in the entertainment industry too, but on the movie/television side. We ended up having a conversation this evening about what's going to happen if she has to travel for her job. It's possible that she would be gone for several months at a time. I find this very disconcerting, and I'm extremely worried that I would not be able to handle her absences. I love her very much, but I think having high expectations for long distance relationships is pretty unrealistic, even if it's temporary.
Is there anybody out there who's going through the same thing? How do you deal with it? I realize that it's not an immediate threat, but I have a tendency to become very discouraged with things when there's a foreseeable possibility that they might not work out. If you have advice in this area, it would be much appreciated.