Eh.
Although, what you say is realistic and helpful to some... my question is how long was the relationship before leaving for the USNA?
A few months, maybe even a year, that may not be worth it. But have you known anyone with a relationship of three or more years? Obviously, having a significant other leaving to that kind of school is tough. Any relationship is tough with the other being a distance away. Isn't that a given?
The harder part is the lack of communication, but if these girlfriends read what the mothers have been reading about communication at the USNA, as I have, they would know that during the academic year, communication is daily. It is not like they are prohibited to speak to anyone close to them. Email and text is always there. As can be predicted, it will not be as frequent as usual, but if the boyfriend/girlfriend at the USNA is serious about the relationship, there will be at least a line or two on an email or a few words on a text.
I don't know, if this question is relevant, but I was just curious, because my boyfriend and I have been dating for almost three years now, and honestly if you "love" that other person, than you can get through the stress, frustration, and heartache. If you can't, you probably weren't serious in the first place, and certainly not in love. Induction is 15 days away, and I cannot even begin to imagine what the experience will be like for him or for me and his family, but at least we can count on some sort of communication. Except for Plebe summer which there will be rarely any communication at all. But that is only five weeks.