When my boyfriend and I first had the 'Are We Dating?' talk back in September, one of the first things we agreed upon was that it was best to break up before we headed off to college. I was only applying to east coast schools, while he was only applying to west coast schools. It's the end of August, and soon he'll be leaving me. To be honest, if I had known 10 months ago that I would've ended up feeling the way I do, I'm not sure if I would have been able to get into this relationship. Somehow, somewhere along our relationship, he became my best friend. I had never been more comfortable with anyone in my life. I never felt more at home or safer or happier with anyone else. I felt like my chest was glowing all the time. Often I would question if what I was feeling was the result a first real love or teenage hormones gone wild, but as more and more time passed, I concluded that what I was feeling was real. If I suddenly jumped back in time, I know I would'v...