"Having the same goals is important. I started to apply to American universities after we dated each other online for a while. So we know we were going to be together at some point," said Yan.

严华说：“拥有共同目标这十分重要。在网上约会了一段时间后，我便开始申请美国的大学。所以我们清楚彼此会在某一时刻相聚的。”

In 2008, Yan successfully applied to a US college and went there in the summer. They spent one year together in the US and then decided to marry last year. Yan graduated, found work at a small company near their home and they are now starting a family.

2008年时，严华成功申请了一所美国大学，并与当年夏季赴美留学。他们在美国共同度过了一年的时光，并于去年决定结婚。严华毕业后，在住处附近的一家小公司找到了一份工作，现在他们打算要一个宝宝。

Duan Feng, a graduate of Beijing Jiaotong University has had a boyfriend for three years, but this September her boyfriend will leave for Canada to study. She will remain in school here in China studying for her master's degree.

段凤（音译）毕业于北京交通大学，她和男友在一起已经有三年时间了，但今年九月她的男友将去加拿大求学。她则选择继续留校攻读硕士学位。

"I feel nervous that I am going be apart from him. We stayed together for most of the past three years. He has become part of my life," said Duan. "But I believe that we will have a future. He promised me that he will come back after graduation. Two years is not a long time but it is not short either."

“一想到即将同他分开，我就感到焦躁不安。我们携手度过了这三年中的大多数时光。他已经成为我生活的一部分。但我相信我们的前景是光明的。他答应我，一毕业他就会回来。两年时间不长也不短。”段凤说。