Many relationships throughout high school last only a year or a few months, but there are a few that have made it even longer. One example of a long-lasting couple within our school is Jack Schripsema and Hannah Pulliam. The two have been together for quite a few years now, and when polled on our Occidentalist Instagram account, they were the clear winners for “The Best Couple at West.”
“We’ve been together for four years. We met at the end of seventh grade and became friends over the summer and then started dating in eighth [grade]” senior Hannah Pulliam said.
Typically, middle school relationships do not last more than a couple of weeks, but clearly, this has lasted even longer than many would expect. The two seem to get along very well and have a great balance within their relationship.
“I think we get along with each other so well because we are basically neighbors and it’s super easy to see each other. Also because we were neighbors, during Covid, we were the only people we could really see other than our family. We got to know each other very well,” senior Jack Schripsema said.
The convenience of knowing and living near one another was a good way for the two to begin their relationship, but going beyond the beginning of their relationship, the two have been able to make more memories and spend more time together beyond the Covid years.
“My best memory is when Jack came to the condo in Frankfort [that] my family rents every summer. We got to take a few senior pictures together, which was so fun. We spent a lot of time on the beach, did some fishing and walked through downtown,” Pulliam said.
Getting to spend time with one another is important, but it doesn’t matter what they are doing together, they enjoy each other’s company. The two are very similar in the fact that they both love a beach day, as that is their favorite date to go on.
“My favorite date is getting some Mary’s Kitchen Port and going to the beach,” Schripsema said.
The two do have a lot in common, but they also have the things that set them apart from one another. By being different people, they can learn new things.
“I think we have a lot of similarities but the differences balance it out. We like to have fun and go do new activities together. Jack has encouraged me to get out of my comfort zone so I think that’s one reason why we work so well,” Pulliam said.
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