Relationship ?

[Kashew77]

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This may sound stupid, but I was wondering if its hard to deal with long distance relationships in dental school.
My boyfriend and I may be going to schools 8 hours apart, and I was wondering how some of the people that have been through similar situations have dealt with them?

Thanks

 

[rocknightmare]

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[BeachLuvr]

That's...super tough. If it's meant to be, it will be.

 

[UMDeeMan]

do you even have time to date in dental school? i thought it was non-stop school and studying

 

[rocknightmare]

if people have time to have a family i am sure they will have time to have a relationship.

 

[Zurik5]

I’ve had a serious girlfriend for 2 years now, and we’re doing great. Many people in my class have significant others, tons are married, so yes it is very, very doable.

 

[rocknightmare]

kashew what happened to your avatar?

 

[ItsGavinC]

do you even have time to date in dental school? i thought it was non-stop school and studying

Depends on where you go to school. I have more time now than I ever did in undergrad.

 

[jessUMD]

Depends on where you go to school. I have more time now than I ever did in undergrad.

Is this because you find dental school to be less time-intensive than undergrad or because you have just become a "better" and more time-managed student than you were in undergrad?

 

[freedyx3]

Just accept that fact that there's a 90% chance that you'll be broken up by Christmas after dental school starts.

 

[jessUMD]

Just accept that fact that there's a 90% chance that you'll be broken up by Christmas after dental school starts.

Why would you say something like this? you have no clue about their relationship.

Kashew77, don't listen to that post. Personally I dated a guy in dental school for two years while I was in undergrad and he was 6 hours away from me. It's tough, but it does work if you BOTH want it to. You just have to plan ahead. Compare your schedules as soon as you get them and pick the weekends that you both can afford to skip studying and buy plane tickets early. This is what we did and it was great. Aside from the obvious withdrawal you'll feel, going long-distance after seeing him daily will add a whole new excitement to your relationship - don't worry about it so much if you guys are doing well right now. You'll still talk daily on the phone I'm sure. Good luck.

 

[freedyx3]

Why would you say something like this? you have no clue about their relationship.

Kashew77, don't listen to that post. Personally I dated a guy in dental school for two years while I was in undergrad and he was 6 hours away from me. It's tough, but it does work if you BOTH want it to. You just have to plan ahead. Compare your schedules as soon as you get them and pick the weekends that you both can afford to skip studying and buy plane tickets early. This is what we did and it was great. Aside from the obvious withdrawal you'll feel, going long-distance after seeing him daily will add a whole new excitement to your relationship - don't worry about it so much if you guys are doing well right now. You'll still talk daily on the phone I'm sure. Good luck.

I say it cause its true, maybe not for everyone, but for most people. Of course I have no clue bout their relationship and nor do you. Just cause your relationship worked, most don't last unless you are in a type of relationship where you're prob going to eventually marry the other person.

 

[UMDeeMan]

Depends on where you go to school. I have more time now than I ever did in undergrad.

ahaha, what schools are those?? 😉

 

[starbury]

this has nothing to do with the subject,but UMDeeMan the pic of Will Ferrel is brilliant!!

I have a fever and the only cure is more cowbell.

 

[HuyetKiem]

Depends on where you go to school. I have more time now than I ever did in undergrad.

yeah.. same here. I watched more movies and had plenty of time for many of my personal activities and family. 😍 😍

 

[Kashew77]

Thanks everyone for your help

JessUMD, thanks for your advice, its very encouraging 🙂

 

[fruity_trident]

I have the same thoughts too...
but I'll see how it goes... i might not even get accepted to d-school..so it might not be an issue! 😱

in any event, life doesn't get easier - we learn to adapt. i'm sure we'll manage to cope! 👍

btw thanks for the maryland response

 

[v&andy_yankee]

i think the questions to take into consideration are:

1. how long have you two been dating? if you just started dating 2 months before dental school then things don't look too bright. but if it's 2 years, that's a different story.

2. have you guys planned anything for the future, or are you just going with the flow? to truly make a relationship work, you've gotta plan--ie, he'll move closer to where you may be once he finishes school and starts work.

3. have you guys been apart before? how did you cope with it then? if you were away from your bf for say, a few months during the summer, and your relationship was still A-okay, then you don't have anything to worry about. granted, dental school will be at a larger scale, 4 years, but just plan--plan for visits, plan to stay together.

good luck!

 

[Piznut99]

This may sound stupid, but I was wondering if its hard to deal with long distance relationships in dental school.
My boyfriend and I may be going to schools 8 hours apart, and I was wondering how some of the people that have been through similar situations have dealt with them?

Thanks

Im gonna be in florida for dental school and my gf of 3 yrs is gonna be in arizona. Thats about 3days of separation between us. I think that if you want things to work they will. Just add long distance to your cell phone plan or even get a camera for your computer so you can video conference over the net. Either way i believe that if its really meant to be and you put in a good effort, then it will be.

 

[hockeydentist]

Florida versus Arizona thats a long way, so the issue then is do you trust your significant other, or do they take the stiffler stance " It's not cheating if its in another state"

HD

 

[DrTacoElf]

or even get a camera for your computer so you can video conference over the net.

so thats what they are calling it these days 😛

 

[DrTacoElf]

Florida versus Arizona thats a long way, so the issue then is do you trust your significant other, or do they take the stiffler stance " It's not cheating if its in another state"

HD

another state hell i thought it was a different zip or area code 😀

 

[rocknightmare]

it is def different area code. but now days with your neighbor across having a diff area codea you have to hit different states