Any advice for a long distance relationship ?

I joined this community for this post because I'm at a loss. Me (19F) and my boyfriend (18M) have been together for about 4 months (we were bestfriends for years) I'm about to go away to college which is 4 hours away from where my boyfriend is going. To give you all a little background I grew up very poor in and out of foster care and grew up in "the hood". The school I am going to attend is a big school, the best in the state actually. I only applied because my college advisor told me it couldn't hurt, I never imagined I would get accepted and furthermore get a scholarship to go there. I found out about the offer only a few days after me and my bestfriend who is now my boyfriend kissed for the first time. Of course I accepted because everyone tells me it would make me a success story. I told him that day knowing he would be upset because we were bestfriends. A month goes by we have gotten closer than we had ever been and he asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes. I didn't want to think about the future I didn't think it would get so serious but we fell in love and I know that makes me sound like a stereotypical teenager but we are both very mature and have had a healthy relationship since then and it's been months. He told me he wanted to be with me after we graduate and he wants to do long distance and that made me so happy because truth be told this is the happiest I've ever been. He has met my family and I've met his, he is so good to me and we take care of eachother. People are always telling us we are like a married couple who never fights. We have even been compared to our small towns highschool sweethearts who are our friends parents. Believe me I realize there are going to be a lot of people on here who are going to say "you're young go mingle, have fun, you don't need to be tied down" but quite frankly I don't want to here it. He is my first boyfriend for a reason, I had planned not to date until I was older for obvious reasons. Teenagers are naive and stupid, but we are different. We are private and mature people but we also have fun together, I don't feel tied down I just feel like I'm in a relationship with my bestfriend. Im not even looking forward to college I just feel like I'm waiting to leave him. I know in my heart that we could be like our friends parents if I stayed, but that's just not in the cards for me. I've waited too long for an opportunity like this. I also know that I am willing to do long distance and so is he, but I'm afraid of making him unhappy. I don't want him to be lonely all the time. It hurts me to think there are gonna be nights he is going to feel like that. Is there anyone in here who has a successful long distance relationship ? Any highschool sweethearts ? What makes it easier ? Any advice helps but PLEASE GOD don't tell me not to try

TL;DR call me a stereotypical lovestruck teenager but I want to make my relationship last.

Submitted April 24, 2020 at 11:39PM

I joined this community for this post because I'm at a loss. Me (19F) and my boyfriend (18M) have been together for about 4 months (we were bestfriends for years) I'm about to go away to college which is 4 hours away from where my boyfriend is going. To give you all a little background I grew up very poor in and out of foster care and grew up in "the hood". The school I am going to attend is a big school, the best in the state actually. I only applied because my college advisor told me it couldn't hurt, I never imagined I would get accepted and furthermore get a scholarship to go there. I found out about the offer only a few days after me and my bestfriend who is now my boyfriend kissed for the first time. Of course I accepted because everyone tells me it would make me a success story. I told him that day knowing he would be upset because we were bestfriends. A month goes by we have gotten closer than we had ever been and he asked me to be his girlfriend and I said yes. I didn't want to think about the future I didn't think it would get so serious but we fell in love and I know that makes me sound like a stereotypical teenager but we are both very mature and have had a healthy relationship since then and it's been months. He told me he wanted to be with me after we graduate and he wants to do long distance and that made me so happy because truth be told this is the happiest I've ever been. He has met my family and I've met his, he is so good to me and we take care of eachother. People are always telling us we are like a married couple who never fights. We have even been compared to our small towns highschool sweethearts who are our friends parents. Believe me I realize there are going to be a lot of people on here who are going to say "you're young go mingle, have fun, you don't need to be tied down" but quite frankly I don't want to here it. He is my first boyfriend for a reason, I had planned not to date until I was older for obvious reasons. Teenagers are naive and stupid, but we are different. We are private and mature people but we also have fun together, I don't feel tied down I just feel like I'm in a relationship with my bestfriend. Im not even looking forward to college I just feel like I'm waiting to leave him. I know in my heart that we could be like our friends parents if I stayed, but that's just not in the cards for me. I've waited too long for an opportunity like this. I also know that I am willing to do long distance and so is he, but I'm afraid of making him unhappy. I don't want him to be lonely all the time. It hurts me to think there are gonna be nights he is going to feel like that. Is there anyone in here who has a successful long distance relationship ? Any highschool sweethearts ? What makes it easier ? Any advice helps but PLEASE GOD don't tell me not to tryTL;DR call me a stereotypical lovestruck teenager but I want to make my relationship last.