My gosh what a very tricky question we have here! I haven't read every other response (only cos there was sooo many) so I do apologise if what I am saying has already been said... or rather what I am typing has been typed previously
Well my boyfriend and I have been together about a year and it has been long-distance. Practically the whole relationship has been over the phone (we've only spent about 3 months together in the same postcode) and the sailing couldn't be smoother! We have different opinions, but we respect that and fighting just doesn't happen. UNTIIIIILLLLL the big bad HSC reared its ugly head - then we had problems!
When we began to fight (mainly becos i was so stressed all the time) everything around me seemed to be fading to a yukky grey colour. Everything seemed depressing. Going for a walk was depressing because I would just HAVE to take my ipod and BAMMM! i'd be listening to 1000 songs that reminded me of 'the good times' - sigh.
Talking to friends was even depressing!
They'd ask me how things were -
I'd have to explain how things weren't -
They'd become sympathetic and blurt out all those 'plenty of fish in the sea' cliches-
I'd cry -
They'd say it's ok -
I'd say 'yeah i know' to shut them up because I knew if i screamed "NO ITS NOT HOW THE F@#K WOULD YOU KNOW???" there'd be a rather awkward moment pending and the friendship could possibly be strained.
So you could say things were VERY BAD.
BUT -
having said that, I think the WORSE thing you can do is breakup with someone purely for the course of the HSC.
All you can do is think about what they might be thinking, trust me its 100 times worse when you suddenly lose their support and reassurance. You begin to wonder,
Are they enjoying the time away from me?
Will they want to continue the relationship after the exams finish??
What about that huuuuge 12 day gap in between my 4th and 5th exams? What if im feeling a bit lonely or randy?? Can I still see them?
fehjkfeshjfes ok i've babbled on quite profusely here. In conclusion I'll simply say this. Everybody is different and every relationship is different. You can not forsee how you will feel no matter what you do - if you end it for the HSC or not. You might be able to handle the time away from them or you might not. It could give you a chance to focus purely on study, or it could leave you distracted, depressed and thinking about them 24/7 (that's me!)
I couldn't handle it and we took time apart then came back together and sorted it out.
More power to you if you can drop them for the HSC and roar through your exams! Good luck everyone