It’s been two years since our graduation and 32 months since Chris and I were together. While most campus lovers choose to end their relationship when graduating, we decided to maintain it. “There are already too many goodbyes and don’t give up on the relationship we just started.” That’s what we thought when graduation approaching.

Chris and I are from the same province and we happened to go to the same university in Xi’an. We got to know each other on a townsmen party (老乡会). We were just friends back then and didn’t see each other often until one day in the senior year we ran into each other during a job interview, spent some time catching up and had a good impression on each other. After that he kept contacting me and finally asked me to be his girlfriend on my birthday. People always say that it is a shame not to fall in love when you are in college. Anyway, this guy is nice. Why not give it a shot. So I said yes. It really feels good to always have some accompanying you. We had meals together, went to the library together etc. And we recruited by the same company but different branches. He needed to go to Shanghai R&D Centre and I was supposed to go Shenzhen International Trade Department.

After the internship, I decided to go to Shanghai with him after graduation, which means I had to find a job again. When I told my parents about our relationship and my new plan, they were shocked and strongly against it. Part of the reason was that they were afraid that I would marry him and leave them soon.. I am their elder daughter and they raised me up and sent me to college by saving every coin and working non-stop and our family was still poor. I knew they needed me at the moment and I would certainly never leave them alone.

It turned out that I made the right decision. Chris was very thoughtful and hard-working and responsible. It was tough at first to strive in such a big city without any relatives or friends but we went through it. Chris and I together helped my parents finishing building a new big house in my hometown in early 2013, which was my parents’ early dream. Now we just need to fight together for our own dream.

Campus love can live long.