^{Firstly, you're going to love Nottingham. It's a great place to study/live. There are plenty of things for you both to do when your girlfriend visits.}

When I studied in London, my girlfriend at the time moved from London to study in Nottingham.

• We made a deal to try and visit each other once a month, she went to London and I went to Nottingham. You both shared the burden of traveling that way, but we didn't always do it (because of exams/money etc...), we just did it when we could.
• We arranged a skype/facetime call once a week to catch each other up on what we were doing such as the bigger things (university/work stuff) and then we just casually spoke on social media (sharing things with her) and text (just spoke when we could).

We didn't set everything in concrete, so it wouldn't put pressure on both of us to make sure we had to do anything, but more we just did it casually. We happily did this for two years before I actually moved to Nottingham.

Basically, what I'm saying is have some general ground rules/schedule, but don't overthink it. Excessive communication can kill a long distance relationship, too much pressure can too. You just smash out university, enjoy yourself and talk to your girlfriend as and when you can and she'll reply as and when she can. These rules don't have to be set in stone, but it should be something you're both happy to try and give a go.

Remember, how much you communicate doesn't define how much you care for each other. It's what you communicate when you do that matters most.

^{Firstly, you're going to love Nottingham. It's a great place to study/live. There are plenty of things for you both to do when your girlfriend visits.}

When I studied in London, my girlfriend at the time moved from London to study in Nottingham.

• We made a deal to try and visit each other once a month, she went to London and I went to Nottingham. We both shared the burden of traveling that way, but we didn't always do it (because of exams/money etc...), we just did it when we could.
• We arranged a skype/facetime call once a week to catch each other up on what we were doing such as the bigger things (university/work stuff) and then we just casually spoke on social media (sharing things with her) and text (just spoke when we could).

We didn't set everything in concrete, so it wouldn't put pressure on both of us to make sure we had to do anything, but more we just did it casually. We happily did this for two years before I actually moved to Nottingham.

Basically, what I'm saying is have some general ground rules/schedule, but don't overthink it. Excessive communication can kill a long distance relationship, too much pressure can too. You just smash out university, enjoy yourself and talk to your girlfriend as and when you can and she'll reply as and when she can. These rules don't have to be set in stone, but it should be something you're both happy to try and give a go.

Remember, how much you communicate doesn't define how much you care for each other. It's what you communicate when you do that matters most.