Relationship or Relationsh@*?

For some, high school is 4 or 5 years of hell.  For others, specifically those with sweethearts, high school is a marathon of great dates- from movie nights to homecoming and prom.

These relationships are great in high school, but how do they hold up in college?  Where is he going, where is she going?  Will the long-distance thing work?  Will a tagged Facebook picture of your sweetheart in a questionable situation at a party ruin everything?  Ladies, just how long will you be able to put up with your boyfriend's frat brothers and their uncouth ways?

Current college couples say the benefits of a relationship on campus are getting to spend lots of time together and having mutual friends.  There are also downsides, of course.  The couples say stress from classes and work can spill over into the relationship, making things more complicated. Seniors Mohammed Islam and Aleshaw Dinaram have small arguments like any couple. "Sometimes we have a 2012 sized fight," says Islam.  The couple's packed schedules make it difficult for them to spend as much time as they would like together, and that time crunch can lead to additional stress and bigger fights.

These arguments, in turn, have the ability to impact a couple's ability to concentrate in shared classes and interact with mutual friends.  But Islam and Dinaram have been together for years, and do not plan to let college get in the way of that.  The first thing Islam still thinks about in the morning is "Aleshaw's beauty," and Dinaram still laughs when she thinks of "Mo's corny jokes."

For others, like Karen Umaña, a freshman studying architecture, fights with her boyfriend are not that common.  Umaña's boyfriend, David Defendini, lives in New Jersey, so their relationship is long distance.  Their infrequent small fights are about the usual nonsense, and random bits of jealousy, but are quickly subsided to the fact that both Karen and her boyfriend find them pointless. The distance is difficult, but because they don't see each other often, Karen and David have greater mutual respect and trust in the relationship which helps them along. "My relationship with David is not easy but fun, and one that I hope will come with a future," says Umaña.

Now these two must be doing something right because according to snopes.com, only about 30% of long distance relationships last and 14% of high school relationship last as well.