In Andrew’s Love and Relationships real talk, I discovered many people have a difficult time finding a relationship at Cornell. Students think of love as just another event to put in their schedule. I was lucky enough to have my boyfriend visit the weekend of this event and we both thought other students here should try long-distance relationships, instead of the one-night stand culture typically seen at this university. From my perspective, students at Cornell feel like they have to sacrifice love for their career (since deciding on attending this school). I agree to a degree; I am in a long-distance relationship with my boyfriend and I left him (a healthy, stable, relationship) for a stressful relationship with academia. But the truth is I never feel like I left him. We talk regularly, whether through text, phone, or Skype, and we tell each other about our day and so on and so forth. Talking with him is not just another event I need to block out in my schedule.

With this in mind, I think many Cornell students should not be afraid of long-distance relationships and actually embrace them. Being in a long-distance relationship can really prove how much someone means to you, and how much you mean to your significant other. If you’re in a healthy relationship, your significant other will not ask you to sacrifice your schooling for them; you may have some late nights talking on the phone or find yourself thinking you miss them, but all in all that person is still YOUR person. Love should not be pushed aside for school, and vice versa.