Q&A

June 11, 2012
By: Lucy Lieng

Our very first post of good will and revelations comes as a result of this question that we recently received:

So, first things first, what do our lovely fellow Soton students think?

Relationships are embodied by uncertainty. Take a chance and see what happens.

Definitely. There’s no point in thinking so far ahead, 2 years is a long time and everything can change.

Go for it. Who knows, 1 year down the line you might find that you don’t actually want to be with them.

Rather than it being a question about ‘the other person’ staying, ultimately the problem is about whether you are willing to take the chance. All relationships are about taking chances, life is. No matter how hard you try, you will never know how it’ll all turn out. Say you do decide to go ahead with this relationship, two minutes down the road you may indeed find yourself questioning whether you even want to be with this person. Two years is a long time and yes there’s a chance that they won’t stay, but there’s also a chance that they will. Who knows, those two years may be filled with the happiest of memories and the goofiest of times! Those will be the memories that stay with you, whether it’s a relationship that lasts one month, or two years, and, most importantly, you won’t be left with the question off ‘what if’.