She said: learning from the opposite sex

I thought I knew everything there was to know about guys before I came to college. I had the stereotypical high school relationships that I thought would end in luxurious weddings. Then I got to college and those previous relationships were a comedic flop.

College has taught me a lot about guys. Freshman year I learned the hard way: senior guys only wanted one thing. As a senior, guys still only want one thing: freshman girls. But boys will be boys and that’s why girls love them, despite their ridiculous bets and sexual incidences that we will still laugh at 25 years down the road.

Granted, I learned the hard way that when an older guy tells you to come back to his room to look at the goldfish he just got, the odds are he wants to do more than just look. And this lesson can be carried with all of us girls until the end.

Boys, its been four years and we know exactly what you are trying to do. So of course, we are going to play along until the end of the night comes and you are left with an uncomfortable little present while we go home to cozy up in our beds.

Some words of advice, girls: in order to get a guy, you need to act like a guy, by keeping it cool, relaxing and applying no pressure to any guy when it comes to a relationship.

College is the last time that guys can be “bachelors” without the financial worries of making ends meet. Tacking on “What are we?” and “Where is this going?” or “That’s my boyfriend,” when you have only been talking for three days is a surefire way to end things before they start.

If I have learned anything, it’s to not act like a girl. Act like one, but emotionally, play it cool. Sit back and enjoy every minute that you are going to spend with your guys while you are at Fairfield.

College has come to an end. The lessons I learned, especially from the guys, will be carried with me forever. So to Patrick, Matt, Gerry, Evan, Taylor, Colin, Ciaran, Billy, Burton, Tom, Matt, Paul, Elias, John, Jon, Greg, the hockey boys, and Zeitz, thank you. I love you guys to death. And of course you too, Eric.