Asking Eric: Boyfriend Has to Defer College and Wants Girlfriend to Stay Behind with Him
He urges her to defer as well, but she wants to start college after working hard through high school.
- A college-bound writer faces pressure from her boyfriend to defer enrollment after he was forced to postpone his own education due to financial constraints, a six-hour drive away from campus.
- Financial difficulties prevented the boyfriend from attending the same school, making him depressed about the impending separation and prompting him to ask his girlfriend to delay college so they can stay together.
- The girlfriend worked hard in high school and looked forward to college as a fresh start; the couple has dated throughout their secondary education despite the six-hour distance to campus.
- Sacrificing her education would not resolve the underlying financial and emotional issues driving his request, and it is not her job to solve problems he must work through internally himself.
- Many couples successfully navigate long-distance relationships through technology; when the boyfriend joins her at school next year, both will be better positioned to support each other's continued growth as individuals and partners.
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Asking Eric: Boyfriend is depressed by my plan to go away to college. How do we get past this?
Dear Eric: I’m going to college out of state in the fall. My boyfriend was supposed to go to the same school as me but now it looks like he’s going to have to defer because of money. We’ve been together all through high school. Now he’s telling me he wants me to defer, too, so we can be together.
Asking Eric: Should she stay, or go? Couple struggles with college decision
Dear Eric: I’m going to college out of state in the fall. My boyfriend was supposed to go to the same school as me but now it looks like he’s going to have to defer because of money. We’ve been together all through high school. Now he’s telling me he wants me to defer, too, so we can be together.
Asking Eric: Will I damage relationship with long-term boyfriend if I stick to my college plans?
Dear Eric: I’m going to college out of state in the fall. My boyfriend was supposed to go to the same school as me but now it looks like he’s going to have to defer because of money. We’ve been together all through high school. Now he’s telling me he wants me to defer, too, so we can be together.
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Boyfriend wants girlfriend to stay behind with him
Dear Eric: I'm going to college out of state in the fall. My boyfriend was supposed to go to the same school as me but now it looks like he's going to have to defer because of money. We've been…
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