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When Bae Is Abroad: 25 moments that define LDRs

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Madeline Newton Driscoll Student Contributor, Davidson College
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Davidson chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.
  1. Saying good-bye

  1. Uploading all of your photos on an LDR app to look at later

  1. Snapchatting

  1. Trying to figure out the time difference

  1. Thinking you’ve totally got this and you might even enjoy getting to know campus without him

  1. Going out for the first time alone

  1. Only going to his fraternity to hang out

Developing replacement-crushes on literally every single one of his brothers

  1. Thinking you see him on campus and getting really excited

  1. Getting worried that the fact that other boys are turning you on means you’re not being faithful and the perfect girlfriend

  1. Realizing that it’s actually totally normal to look about other people

  1. Crying on Skype

  1. Losing conenction on Skype

  1. Writing letters and getting letters

  1. Trying to fall asleep at night

  1. Getting to the point where you need to count the days until you see each other again

  1. Watching a movie together on Skype

  1. Falling asleep at the same time on Skype

  1. Not knowing what to do when a date function rolls around

  1. Discovering that you can hang out with girls too

  1. Crying when you walk by anything on campus that reminds you of them

  1. Stalking their social media pages

  1. Trying new restaurants without him

  1. Listening to your shared Spotify playlist

  1. ;) because no shame

 

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