We walk alone, we walk alone, Off to college! Options

[jaynicesuever]

Sorry for the Topic Title, UnderOath is stuck in my head.


Well here's my deal-io:

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year in a half by now, and unfortuantly I'm a Senior and he's a Junior (in high school). Thing is I'll be going off to college which wouldn't be too far from where I live, I'm taking the cheap way out of dorms and staying at my house. He's so uneasy about it, I've tried talking to him about it because we both know it's going happen. Now I'm not saying I'm putting my life on hold for him, because that's just stupid. What bugs me is that he keeps avoiding the 'college' topic whenever we have the chance to talk about it, its getting on my nerve and he's being very immature about everything. I understand it's going to be hard without us pda-ing 24/7 at school anymore, but he expects me too take a year off before going to college (which were my original plans before I really thought about it) But I can't just not do anything for one year and wait for him to get out of school everyday. We don't even have plans on going to the same college. I think we could make this relationship work if he'd just listen, yeah dig? Idk what's your opinion?

[karmakiller]

I think your head is in the right place. I know too many people who put their education on hold for someone. I think you need to let him know how important it is that you go to college and also stress to him that it's just a different school and that you will be still living with your parents. Let him know he only that will change is your schedule and where you go to school. It might take him a while to adjust, but eventually it will happen. It's an important time in both your lives (him being a senior and you starting college), even though it's two different things you can both enjoy them together.