<human>: Basically I leave for college in less than a year, and she still has two years of high school before she's even on her own. 

We have been dating for 6 months, but have been best friends for almost a year and a half. I've been in a few (in hindsight, bad) relationships, and I think I've found my soul mate. It's kinda weird, I never thought I'd ever say that, let alone post it on the internet, but I really think we're meant for each other. And even if we're not I want to do everything I can to keep my relationship throughout my remainder of high school and throughout college. I will admit I am 17 and know hardly anything about relationships, so any advice is welcome.

**Some details:**

-At this point college choice is almost clear (deadline may 1st). It could be a local college, could not.

-I am young for my grade, born on the cutoff.

-My home situation isn't necessarily... bad, but I do want to get out of the house as soon as possible: taking a year off is probably out of the question.

I'm looking for advice/help/stories/anything you can offer to help me continue this relationship; be it long distance, different schools, etc... I would love to hear from any high school sweethearts who made it through this rocky transition, or from anyone who has dealt with this situation or a situation close to it in any way possible. Also advice at all about dealing with this would be much appreciated.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: My girlfriend is a sophomore in high school and I am a senior graduating this year; I'm looking for anything at all about getting my relationship through college.