Barnett admits that he has been tempted by other girls closer to home. But he always finds himself comparing them to his girlfriend, and in the end, she always wins out, he says.
The couple is biding their time until graduation--Barnett's girlfriend may take advanced standing and come east for graduate school.
Until then, Barnett says, they remind themselves that the distance is only temporary.
"Every time that we go to say goodbye, we look each other in the eye and say, 'This isn't the last time we're going to see each other,'" he says. "It helps us remember that this isn't really goodbye."
A Middle Ground
However, some students find a middle ground.
Although Ashley A. Cunha '02 has a boyfriend at Boston University (BU), both remain active in their schools' social worlds.
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