Hooking up in college. Everyone does it. Some people do it occasionally; others look to complete the “trifecta” every weekend. So, initially when I thought about whether or not it was possible to have a sober hookup in college, my thoughts screamed no.
From my own personal experience, Thursday night rolls around and most likely you are looking for either the closest party or the cheapest ride down to the beach to start off the weekend, dying to find out if the guy from class is as “fun” as he is gorgeous.
Seniors and those select juniors trollop into the Grape only to stumble out three hours later with that guy who was buying you drinks all night.
This leads to only one question with an obvious answer- Who is sober on the weekends at Fairfield? Not many people.
But as I sat and thought about it for a while, I realized that as hard as it is to find a needle in a haystack, sober hookups do exist. I mean, is the Pope Catholic? Most sober hookups are what normal people would call relationships. But if you are never sober, how in God’s name are you going to have a relationship?
For most of the binge drinkers on this campus, you leave your room after having a few cocktails, 12 shots, or a complete 30, depending on what step you’re on in the program, and head out with a loss of inhibition, allowing for the “anything goes” mentality to settle in.
The last thing on your mind is tying yourself down to one person and getting settled into a relationship your first weekend back at school. Who wants to sell themselves short so early on in the game?
So as you gaze around the bar or party, that guy you thought was kind of cute in class has suddenly turned into the Greek god of Fairfield. Awesome, right?
Wrong. Remember, eventually the alcohol will leave your body. You’ll realize that when you asked him if he was sober and he replied, “I never hook up sober, baby, because I’m drunk with love,” you probably should have cut yourself off after drink number seven.
My advice: Sobriety mainly happens Monday through Wednesday. If you are getting some on those days, then yeah, sober hookups do exist.
Just be prepared to face the consequences when you hookup sober- most likely you will end up in a relationship.
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