Relationships.

Since I’m a guy, I’m going to write this article from my perspective. Feel free to replace “she” or “her” or however else I refer to females with whatever you’d like (I’m much too lazy to do it for you).

So you’ve left your high school of roughly 1500 people and are now at a college campus of over 15,000 people. One of the first thoughts going through your head is “There are girls everywhere!” Yes, it’s an exhilarating feeling full of wonder and promise (unless you go to a school full of uglies like I do). If you’re the type of person who is only interested in finding that one special someone, there’s a good chance your heart is dancing in your chest at the possibility of meeting your future spouse. Or perhaps you’re only interested in one night stands, in which case you’re looking forward to the parties starting. Or maybe you’re a really big nerd, in which case you’re probably scared out of your mind.

Out of those three types of people, you should do your absolute best to fall into the second category. Why? Because college isn’t for dating! You’ve got the rest of your post-college life to settle down with one person, but for these 2-4 years, you’re going to be surrounded by more members of the opposite sex than you can shake a di… err, stick at, and certainly more than at any other point in your life. You’d be a fool not to take full advantage of this.

Perhaps my bad college relationships are partially to blame for this article – maybe it was the one with the Italian girl who wanted nothing more than to sleep all day and night, or the one with the hick girl whose mom moved into her dorm room for a month – but I really believe being with the same person for more than three months is a bad idea. While you’re away at school you’re going to meet more different/interesting/eccentric/whatever people than any other time in your life. You’ll not only have the opportunity to learn from them, but to learn how to deal with them. The more you can do of either of these things the better; It will only prepare you for the future.

All of this is exactly why you should rotate mates on a regular basis; Be with as many different people as possible now so that when it comes time to settle down you’ll know exactly what you want. By doing so you’ll really know that you’ve found the right girl and are less likely to mistakenly marry the wrong one (which can still happen anyway, but is less likely to).

Just remember, any aspect of life without variety eventually becomes boring and stagnant. Keep things new and interesting and you’ll enjoy it all much more.

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