Answering What You Want to Know

Daltyn agreed to help me with this fun blog! Today, we are each answering your questions... Enjoy!

This post was fun for me to write, and I really appreciate everybody who asked us questions! We had a good time individually answering these questions and seeing how they lined up with each other. If you know Daltyn, he is a man of few words so I am very appreciative of him helping me with all of this. It is so sweet that he was able to get some good answers out for the sake of my blog. On that note... Sit down, enjoy some of these old pictures, and read away!

How did your relationship first start?

Camille:

“It kind of started by us hanging out more and more… I took a noticing for Daltyn at the end of fall semester freshman year because he was pretty shy but super sweet. One night, we stayed up all night together basically just talking and I found out that we actually had a ton of similarities! We spent basically every day of Christmas break talking to each other, and when we got back to Arkansas he asked me to be his girlfriend!”

Daltyn:

“That’s a long story… I wasn’t expecting to explain all of this! Well, freshman year we had finished our soccer season, and it was early December. We hung out at the Christmas party for soccer, and then the day before everybody left for winter break we hung out. We chilled in my room with Braeden, Autum, Kristen, and I don’t remember who else. We talked over break, and then we came back and hung out more. Then we went to the movies January 23rd... I think? We went to see The Boy because the movie had just came out. When we got back, I asked you to be my girlfriend. The end.”

Were you and Daltyn friends first before dating?

Camille:

"Yes! We lived in the same dorm freshman year where the men’s and women’s soccer freshmen were on the first floor together. We all basically hung out with everybody all the time.”

Daltyn:

“I guess for like a month or two, yeah. Camille hung out more with some of the other soccer guys, but then I started to hang out with her more towards December.”

How is your relationship different from any other relationship you’ve had?

Camille:

“There is definitely a big sense of maturity in our relationship that can obviously be lacking in high school relationships. Dating somebody who is going through the same things as you (college, soccer, professional goals, life plans) is really exciting. It’s almost like you have a built-in person who can support you while completely understanding what you are going through at the moment! Our personalities are very different, and I think we compliment each other in a great way. He’s so calm and relaxed while I can tend to be super high-strung, and he has been somebody who can get me to slow down a little.”

Daltyn:

“Right now it’s been the longest relationship I’ve had… I don’t know, I’ve only had one other relationship. It’s not like a high school relationship, so I think that’s how it’s different. It’s different than a high school relationship in a lot of ways. Like my last girlfriend I had to text all the time and quickly or else she’d get mad. Camille’s a lot more chill. It’s just a more mature relationship.”

What is it like to be dating somebody who is pursuing the same career path as you?

Camille:

“I like it! Daltyn is a really good motivator for me since he is always working hard and doing more than required. I think we are both really competitive people, and sometimes it can be fun to see the different things we each succeed in. I will admit, it is difficult for me to train with him though! He is very intense in the soccer setting, and when I am too hard on myself he doesn’t let me slide by with any slacking. He knows I need more grit, and it can sometimes be tough learning that!"

Daltyn:

“It’s cool because we each know what we are going through, and we go through the same things. The only thing that sucks is it takes us far apart during seasons since we compete in different places… But then we also might have our offseason together so that will be nice. I like that we have the same struggles and go through the same things even though we are far apart. It helps to be able to relate to each other really well."

How is yall’s relationship different now than how it was from when you first started dating?

Camille:

“We are a lot more comfortable with each other. I remember the first two or three months we had started dating, I was convinced that he didn’t like me! Turns out we were just both awkward with each other when we would hang out haha. Now, we are literally best friends. I feel like I am loved and welcomed unconditionally and that is definitely something we have built together throughout time! I also think we have both grown tremendously in the 3 years that we have been dating, both independently and as a couple.”

Daltyn:

“Well, we are thousands of miles apart now. We don’t go to as many parties as we did before! We are more comfortable and open with each other now, and are obviously very close. But it is definitely different now that we are living so far apart from each other.”

Is communicating an issue with your distance?

Camille:

“I think there can always be good days and bad days. Usually it is just me getting sad that we aren’t together (surprising, I know). We have never really been communicators through text and media so we do struggle at times to remember to communicate more since we don’t have the face-to-face communication like we prefer. I think summers apart during college helped us figure out what kind of communication we need when we are away from each other. We don’t always talk every day, but I appreciate the space and boundaries!”

Daltyn:

“Sometimes it is… but probably on my part. Sometimes I don’t pick up the phone and text or call when I should more often. I wouldn’t say it’s bad, but I probably do create some issues with not enough communication at times.”

How do you keep your relationship alive?

Camille:

“I think the constant moments of distance always make it exciting when we see each other again. Those moments of being reunited are so special and full of love! When we are together, we really like to spend our time traveling and seeing new things. I think it’s also important to appreciate all the little things Daltyn does for me on a daily basis. It makes you appreciate the relationship more and more.”

Daltyn:

“We go on a lot of adventures and travel together. We definitely have a lot of fun whenever we are together, whether it be exploring or just hanging out. Now that we are away from each other, we have started surprising each other with visits wherever we are at the time.”

What do each of you miss about college?

Camille:

“I miss how the majority of my friends were all living in one town and were so close. We all had so much fun together and I miss them all every day. I also miss going to school and taking notes every day. Notes were almost therapeutic to me and I loved what I learned in my major! The biggest thing I miss is college soccer, and all the girls on the team at UCA. We had so much fun together, and it made college the best four years of my life!”

Daltyn:

“I miss the people, the friends, the athletic staff and coaches. I don’t miss school at all. I miss seeing everybody when we are training and working out every day, and getting to bond together all the time.”

What do you each miss about your college friend groups?

Camille:

“I miss how different we were and how fun it was to all be together! Man, we had some fun times. My college friends are extremely accepting of me as a person (and I am a lot to handle), and they are full of so much love and support! I miss our game nights were we would just play some of the funniest games, binge-watching shows together, and dance battles. Good times, man. They are some lifelong friends.”

Daltyn:

“My friend groups changed so much. I miss a lot. Braeden and I always would hang out, go to the gym, and watch movies. It was always fun to go to the lake and enjoy kayaking and grilling with friends. I miss being able to conveniently just go do things with friends whenever we wanted since we lived together and were so close.”

Do you have any plans for the future? Or are you just focusing on "the now?"

Camille:

“I know it’s shocking, but I am focusing on "the now" at the moment. Usually, I love to plan everything… But I feel like I need to learn to work hard in what I do at the moment and let God line up my future. If God allows me, I would LOVE to continue to play professional soccer for a little bit. Until then, I don’t have too much of a plan!”

Daltyn:

“I don’t know the plans for the future, but I have goals. In general, mostly focus on "the now." My goal is to make it to the MLS ,and as far as possible with soccer hopefully in the next few years. I just have to go with the flow based on where I am. It’s a little hard to have a plan when it could just change in any moment.”

Last one… What is your opinion about Tarantino’s movies?

Camille:

“The question I was waiting for this whole time I was planning this blog post!! Quentin Tarantino is awesome. Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, The Hateful Eight, Django… All are amazing. His storylines are genius.”

Daltyn:

“What?! Who asked this. He just came out with that new movie, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and I actually want to see it! His movies are interesting, weird, and complex. They’re usually pretty long, but have good characters and actors usually.”