Hi! I've been in my current relationship for around fifteen months. We are currently about five hours apart driving, and for the past eight months have seen one another roughly once a month. 

The only issues we've run into are distance-related. When we're together things are great, and we're going to spend a summer together to get an opportunity to be back in a good schedule like we were before the distance. Sometimes I'm not great at communicating exactly how I feel, for example, and I don't want to upset the balance. But that's all being worked on.

Today I felt something that I haven't felt in a long time. I think this might be partially because of the weather, as silly as that sounds. It's unseasonably warm where I am right now... I was just reflecting on the process of having a crush on someone, building up the confidence to talk to them, thinking day and night about them, worrying, fretting, talking to close friends, all that silly youthful stuff. Granted, I MUCH prefer being in a relationship to this. I love my girlfriend and really enjoy spending time with her. We're different enough to keep one another interested in what we have to say, but share a lot of fundamental things and generally just have a lot of fun.

So when I found myself thinking about the attraction process, having little crushes and glimpses of romance here and there I couldn't help but feel guilty. I don't want advice on why to break up with her, by the way. I realize we're pretty young to be so serious, but it fits both of our personalities quite well. 

I'd love some insight on why I might be feeling like this, and not necessarily how to stop myself from thinking about it but how to better come to terms with it. Any advice? I fully intend on staying with her, and she feels the same. I think that this has a lot to do with distance, and that maybe once the summer comes around we'll both be able to get excited about spending time together and get another glimpse of the whole "honeymoon" phase. 

Another point – we're likely going to be living significantly closer to one another next year.
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Girlfriend and I are long distance for the next year or so. Feeling
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Hi! I've been in my current relationship for around fifteen months. We are currently about five hours apart driving, and for the past eight months have seen one another roughly once a month. 

The only issues we've run into are distance-related. When we're together things are great, and we're going to spend a summer together to get an opportunity to be back in a good schedule like we were before the distance. Sometimes I'm not great at communicating exactly how I feel, for example, and I don't want to upset the balance. But that's all being worked on.

Today I felt something that I haven't felt in a long time. I think this might be partially because of the weather, as silly as that sounds. It's unseasonably warm where I am right now... I was just reflecting on the process of having a crush on someone, building up the confidence to talk to them, thinking day and night about them, worrying, fretting, talking to close friends, all that silly youthful stuff. Granted, I MUCH prefer being in a relationship to this. I love my girlfriend and really enjoy spending time with her. We're different enough to keep one another interested in what we have to say, but share a lot of fundamental things and generally just have a lot of fun.

So when I found myself thinking about the attraction process, having little crushes and glimpses of romance here and there I couldn't help but feel guilty. I don't want advice on why to break up with her, by the way. I realize we're pretty young to be so serious, but it fits both of our personalities quite well. 

I'd love some insight on why I might be feeling like this, and not necessarily how to stop myself from thinking about it but how to better come to terms with it. Any advice? I fully intend on staying with her, and she feels the same. I think that this has a lot to do with distance, and that maybe once the summer comes around we'll both be able to get excited about spending time together and get another glimpse of the whole "honeymoon" phase. 

Another point – we're likely going to be living significantly closer to one another next year.
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I'm feeling guilty thinking about my relationship for no reason other than it's
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