<human>: Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?

A month or so ago, I was browsing the various threads posted on here on reddit detailing important things about going to college. The one very consistent piece of advice across the board was "dump your high school boyfriend/girlfriend/etc." This always made me very sad. My girlfriend and I (18/f and 17/m) have been together for 8 months now and she's leaving for college in Southern California tomorrow (I live in Northern California, still in high school). We really want to make long distance work, but everything I have ever heard has always made long distance sound like an awful idea. We have every intention of giving the relationship our full effort, but regardless, I really want to hear from people who have been in a similar situation and made it work.  So, tell me your success stories!
<bot>: Girlfriend going to college, I'm in high school, everyone says LDRs are a bad idea, but we don't want to break up. Give me reasons to be hopeful for the future.