In reality, roughly 2 percent of high school sweethearts actually last. Most high school couples attempting to stay together in college dont make it past Thanksgiving. But dont fret, you will most likely find that breaking up with your first love is best for the both of you.

Can a high school relationship survive college?

There are three options: stay together (but long distance), attend the same college, or just break up now to save the future pain. Alexa Hyman, member of Albion Colleges The Pleiad, did a small study on her classmates, and concluded that, “Only 5% of high school relationships survived the college transition.”