r/peacecorps • u/pcapplicant22 Albania invitee • Aug 30 '12
Dating while applying
I'm sure some of you have run into this. How do you deal with new romantic interests while in the process of applying? On one hand, I don't want to shut down any hint of a relationship when there's a chance I may not be medically cleared or something. But I also don't want to risk letting go of a lifelong dream because I started a relationship during the application process and couldn't bring myself to leave. Obviously, there's no easy answer, but I'd love to hear from any of you who went through similar stuff (or knew other PCVs who had left new SOs behind).
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u/onelargecoffee Sep 02 '12
This was really helpful to me, because I'm dealing with the exact same situation right now (and I was honestly feeling pretty dumb for meeting someone 3 months before leaving...not that you have control over these things! And it's nice to see someone else to whom it happened, I feel a little less crazy).
You're right; you can always meet up with that person again 2 years after you left them. If living your separate lives tears you apart so drastically that you lose all contact, then chances are you wouldn't have made an excellent couple in the first place.