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Seniors Cadence Ghilarducci and Wyatt Underwood

Senior Cadence Ghilarducci and Palo Alto High School (Paly) senior Wyatt Underwood met a little over a year ago at a Civil Air Patrol meeting, and the sparks flew from there. Last year, Underwood took the opportunity to ask Ghilarducci to the 2021 Paly 麻豆放映免费coming Dance. 鈥淎t the end of the meeting, she made me sit down on the bench and ask her properly,鈥� Underwood said. They might have spoken too soon, though鈥攗nfortunately, Paly didn鈥檛 allow visitors that year, so they didn鈥檛 actually get to go as a couple. The silver lining, however, is that Ghilarducci and Underwood began dating regardless. 聽

Not being able to go to the Paly 麻豆放映免费coming Dance isn鈥檛 the only result of being in a relationship while going to different schools. 鈥淚f you鈥檙e [in] a Paly鈥揚aly relationship or a Gunn鈥揋unn relationship, you鈥檙e going to see that person every day, talk to them every day,鈥� Underwood said. 鈥淚 do get kind of sad sometimes because I鈥檒l go to school and be like, 鈥極h, [Cadence] doesn鈥檛 go to this school.鈥欌��

Underwood believes that there are many aspects of relationships that couples who go to the same school may take for granted. 鈥淪o many things would be so much more convenient [if we went to the same school],鈥� Underwood said. 鈥淕oing on dates would be so much easier. It鈥檚 kind of a hassle sometimes to plan things and go out.鈥�

However, there are benefits that come from being apart. Ghilarducci enjoys the independence that dating someone from a different school brings. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a good balance,鈥� she said. 鈥淵ou get to see your friends, go to clubs and do your sports without feeling obligated to always be with them every second, but you still get enough time to spend with each other.鈥� Underwood noted that taking the time to plan outings with Ghilarducci makes them closer. 鈥淲e get to learn from each other better, we get to know what our schedules are like and we get to know what the other person wants to go out and do,鈥� he said. 鈥淧lanning things with the other person makes it easier to cooperate with that person for more difficult things.鈥�

They also have a system of alternating which school events they go to. 鈥淚 went to his prom last year,鈥� Ghilarducci said. 鈥淗e鈥檚 going to come to [Gunn] prom this year.鈥�

In terms of the Gunn-Paly rivalry, the couple says it鈥檚 all in good fun and they regularly engage in playful banter over it. 鈥淚 love making fun of her for going to Gunn, and she loves making fun of me for going to Paly,鈥� Underwood said.

Senior Ashley Medina and Sebastian Herger

Senior Ashley Medina and her boyfriend Sebastian Herger have been dating since Dec. 2021. Herger, who attends Mountain View High School, recounted their first interaction. 鈥淭he first time we met was on the Fourth of July,鈥� Herger said. 鈥淲e coincidentally met on a roof watching the fireworks.鈥�

Since their first meeting (which prompts lots of firework-related puns), Medina and Herger have put significant amounts of effort into making time for one another around both of their busy schedules. 鈥淚 usually have football practices during the week and [Ashley] usually has work,鈥� Herger said. 鈥淸But] we still get to hang out a lot, even though our schedules are pretty tight.鈥�

While the scheduling isn鈥檛 so much of an issue, the distance can be. Medina explained that living far from one another can be difficult at times. 鈥淪ince he doesn鈥檛 drive, it鈥檚 not optimal that I鈥檓 usually the one driving to his school or his house because it鈥檚 just too far for him to bike,鈥� Medina said. Herger agreed that the distance between them made meeting difficult. 鈥淯sually, if I have to bike to her house, it would take 15 [to] 20 minutes,鈥� he said. 鈥淲e can鈥檛 just walk to each other鈥檚 houses.鈥� Furthermore, since their schools are in different districts, many school breaks don鈥檛 coincide with one another. 鈥淥ur breaks not lining up is also [one of the downsides],鈥� Herger said.

However, the couple also noted that going to different schools does have its benefits. 鈥淲e talk a lot about how we鈥檙e kind of glad we go to different schools because [I] don鈥檛 really have to split [my] time between him and my friends, or him between me and his friends,鈥� Medina said.

The added inconvenience of a district-barrier also provides an opportunity for the couple to show their commitment. 鈥淚t does mean that we go out of our ways to arrange seeing each other,鈥� Medina said. Herger believes that the lengths they go to spend time together is a testament to their devotion.鈥淚t鈥檚 a way of showing each other that we care,鈥� he said.

Similarly, the compromises that they make in order to attend each other鈥檚 events also strengthen their relationship. 鈥淲e didn鈥檛 start dating [by] last year鈥檚 [Gunn] 麻豆放映免费coming [Dance],鈥� Underwood said. 鈥淏ut we were dating by my school鈥檚 Winter Dance. So she went to my Winter Dance. Usually, the dances don鈥檛 line up on the same day, so we can go to both. However, this year, both our 麻豆放映免费coming Dances were on the same day, [so we] decided to go to the Gunn dance because it鈥檚 her senior homecoming.鈥�

Overall, Medina and Herger say that their relationship works well鈥攎aybe even better than if they went to the same school. 鈥淚鈥檓 not mad that I鈥檓 dating him and that he goes to a different school,鈥� Medina said. 鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 prefer to date someone at Gunn.鈥�