I've had experience with long distant relationships. Accordingly, I would offer this little piece of honest advice.

I had a long distance relationship when I was in graduate school, another while I was in law school and for awhile, I lived away from my former wife because I worked in another city for 6 months. I was tempted, all the time, to investigate other "possibilities." Who's to know, right? How you react to those possibilities is an indication of things between you and your girlfriend, between you and your image of yourself (integrity), between you and your peers (partying was even part of the scene when I was in college!).

Anyway, be SAFE by practicing the following. If you feel yourself embarking on something secretive (S), which could be abusive (A) or hurtful to someone including yourself, of that person's feelings (F), and exploitive (E) of someone or of a situation, step back and think for a moment of how you got there, what you really want over the long term and whether you're really doing and feeling what you want. Be honest with yourself and react or act accordingly.

That exercise might just help you avoid situations and temptations which could destroy your relationship with your girlfriend, or help you through a situation where you realize that your relationship with your girlfriend isn't really what it could or should be or what you really want.

I wish I'd known it in college......

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David

His:
2003 Dodge Durango SLT
2002 BMW E39 530i Sport
1988 Mercedes 300TE
Hers:
2003 Chevrolet Suburban
1999 E430