This from a parent who with my wife were host parents to 7 exchange students from all over the world . We also had 3 teenagers during those 8 years we hosted . No matter the country, teenagers are much alike the world over. Of the 7 students 4 have made return visits years later and some have made several return visits, one with her parents first and then with her husband twice and we have visited her twice. Next year another one is making a 2 nd visit with his wife and 2 children. What I am trying to say is you can maintain relationships regardless of distance. Save some money and visit her in her country. It doesn't have to be a love relationship just be friends whether it amounts to more so be it. One of things the exchange students taught us is they get to know people the world over and they visit one another. The have found it is cheap way to travel- just a plane ticket and a free place to stay. So you can maintain relationships regardless of distance if your willing to put in the effort.

My girlfriend lives an hour away… We see each other almost every day. Also I drive an hour to work each day

I dunno, ice cream is pretty amazing.

Your still in high school, None of this will matter in 10 years trust me. Don't think to hard about it.

First time using a tampon, not first ever period. Pads exist too.

no ive had my period before college, its just really irregular and sometimes i dont get it for months

Seriously, I mean it is not awesome, but what happened to the world. People are really whining and saying "This is impossible for me to read."

I know we've put a lot of emphasis on taking words that mean something and changing that meaning entirely, sometimes in opposite ways (the word "Literally" for example) but this is just ridiculous.

1 hour away. 1 hour. Literally 1 hour and I had a boyfriend that was 14 hours away from me.

You couldn’t reschedule ice cream? Lol

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yeah i didnt, i was fine in the morning and then got it when i got to university

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It’s your final year of high school, looks like you have a lover

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Your son’s mother….

If you're not going to stop, you WILL be found out guaranteed. As a parent, I can say that there's a good chance they already suspect and eventually you will do something that seems innocuous that they will latch on to a proof. Either quit entirely now or come clean.

Look at the positive side of this; now you know you can connect with people that make you happy and you don’t have to settle for whatever is convenient or easy. I’m sure she is special but remember the expression “she’s one in a million” means there are 7,800 people on the planet just like her. You’ll meet one that won’t be moving away, just be patient.

That's the kind of memory that could be a painful "what if" had you not got the courage to ask her to prom. Small but critical details like that are everywhere in our lives and they as a collective make up who we are. As you get older you realize you can't miss your opportunities in life. OP, at the very least try and keep in contact with her so she's not a fleeting "what if" memory in 30 years and maybe you have a wonderful one like this.

Thirty years ago I met a girl at summer camp and I fell hard for her. She lived in another state maybe three hours away and I asked her to my junior prom a year later but she was busy with a drama production. She was my senior prom date and it was amazing and exactly what I could have hoped.

“Waiting my whole life to find someone I am compatible with” my dude, your life is just starting.

Good news, you can talk to and connect with girls. You’re gonna fall for a double handful of other ladies in your times. You’ll win some and lose some but all and all, life’s probably going to be pretty good.

Stay in touch with her, there’s plenty of ways in this modern world.

Cheers!

I drive an hour to work every day. If you really are feeling her - go for it man. Don’t let ‘what ifs’ become a norm. Take the risk

If you can, turn on push to talk.

Early in the pandemic, most of my 50+ year old coworkers didn't even think to mute, so nearly every meeting started out with this horrific reverb that was so bad that you couldn't understand what was being said. That is, until five minutes passed and 15 messages came in through the chat asking people to mute and we could finally get the boomers to comply. After a couple months I started to feel awkward and like I was becoming the, "please mute your mics" guy, because I'd say it at virtually every meeting, but it was so bad you could hardly understand the person who was speaking. You'd think after a week or two, you'd learn that you needed to mute. Apparently not.

It seared into me that I need to make sure I'm muted at every virtual meeting where I'm not the one talking.

Rough day. Period.

Connecting with a person, truly a massive fuck up.