College Coming Up
Although they had been separated in the past, going to college was going to be far different from the separation they had endured before. Obviously they wanted to stay together, but seeing as they were going to different colleges which were in different states, they would have to make a difficult decision. “Right after we graduated from high school, we were pretty hesitant,” Laura told People. “We were like, ‘Do we stay together? Do we try to make it work?’”
Long Distance
Neither one of them wanted to rob the other of their unique college experience. Matt was going to Chicago to attend Columbia University while Laura was heading to Northern Arizona University. They were 1,600 miles apart, but they were determined to make a long distance relationship work.