Right now I am engaged. My fiance will begin DO school in 2 months. I will be attending a Physician Assistant program in January. The schools are about 2 hours apart from each other. Originally we talked about getting married when I finished PA school, thinking we would be able to spend more time together at that point. I have been thinking recently, however, that may not be the case, and I don't want to wait 4 more years until he is done with school. We have been together for over 5 years. Would it be dumb to get married and then live apart for a while? Has anyone else done anything similar?
Also, it might be helpful to know that we are very in love and have had our relationship tested with some pretty big issues (starting college together, transferring colleges together, career decisions, and a major illness that required several surgeries and a break from school). I do not fear that us going to school apart will cause us any issues that we can't deal with. I had to withdraw from school after an illness and we spend most of a semester apart, and we dealt with it fairly well. We also are not expecting being married to change our relationship in any major way after having lived together for several years and being completely committed. We just know we want to be together and would like to be married.
Also, it might be helpful to know that we are very in love and have had our relationship tested with some pretty big issues (starting college together, transferring colleges together, career decisions, and a major illness that required several surgeries and a break from school). I do not fear that us going to school apart will cause us any issues that we can't deal with. I had to withdraw from school after an illness and we spend most of a semester apart, and we dealt with it fairly well. We also are not expecting being married to change our relationship in any major way after having lived together for several years and being completely committed. We just know we want to be together and would like to be married.
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