Finding a date used to mean having to dress up nicely and put on the ‘ol charm at a college party. Now, students standing in the SAC line for Doritos are swiping through countless hook-up options.
As much as college is a mission to obtain a degree, it is an opportunity for us to find ourselves. Nonetheless, what we often fail to take note of is that although in college we try to find ourselves, if we are lucky--or unlucky, depending upon how you see it--along the way may find someone else.
When I was younger, my mother tried to set me up on a date. It was cringe worthy, to say the least. Please, take a moment to picture this: me being nagged everyday about if I talked to Christopher, how Chris was doing, her waving to him across the parking lot when she picked me up after class as I shoved my head under a rock somewhere. What I find most interesting about the whole ordeal is that my mom did not base her desire for us to end up together off his personality; in fact she barely knew anything about him. Except that he was Catholic. And that’s all she needed to know. Perhaps then I am saying this because of how I was raised, but to me, religion should play key role in determining relationships.
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We are lucky enough to live in a time when we can pretty much access whatever it is that we want online. You can buy clothes, order food, text mom and get directions to pretty much anywhere. We are the generation of instant gratification. We want what we want when we want it. How has that changed us when it comes to our romantic and dating lives?
Stony Brook couples of all types walk together between classes, go on study dates, or in some cases, just meet when the mood strikes. Regardless of situation, pursuing a relationship on campus has both...
Nowadays, social media use has become a common practice among young adults. In fact, according to a Pew Research poll, 92 percent of young adults between the ages of 18 and 29 use social networking sites. However, studies from publications such as Psychology Today are showing that although sites like Facebook and Twitter appear to be increasing communication, there are actually dangers associated with this increased use
