无论东西方，大学校园里的恋爱都洋溢着青苹果的滋味。在无限遐想和依恋的背后，也少不了责任与付出。这对哈佛的恋人便向我们道出了他们并非轰轰烈烈却一往情深的Love Story.

　　Relationships are a huge part of the college experience. People are constantly meeting, dating or breaking up. Whatever your stance(姿态，态度) on relationships is, there are certain advantages and disadvantages to both sides. Some brave Harvard students have agreed to share their stories and heartaches for the benefit of us all.

　　 Juniors Alix Gerz and Pat O'Rourke met their freshman year, but have only recently become an official couple. "We tried just being friends for a while, but it just didn't work," says Gerz. "We got attached relatively quickly, and we've been together since March."

　　 "Looking back over the past 6 months, everything's going good," said O'Rourke. "We're just taking it one day at a time."

　　 Some common problems in college relationships are issues such as busy and conflicting schedules（日程表）, temptations（诱惑）to be with other people and the feeling of lacking independence and being tied down.

　　 O'Rourke and Gerz feel these hurdles（障碍）are easily overcome with a little effort from both sides. "We're sympathetic to each other's schedules, so it's usually not hard to find time together. And we live close by, both at home and on campus, so that helps too," said Gerz.

　　 "Communication is the most important thing," advises O'Rourke. "You have to have complete honesty and always try to be aware of the other person's feelings."

　　 On the occasion that quality time is running scarce（没有见面的时间时）, these two keep the love fires burning by keeping in touch through e-mail messages, phone calls and the occasional handwritten note. "Both of us go out of our way to show how much we care," said O'Rourke.