Welcome back to Fairfield. The next few weeks more than any other will consist of meeting new, attractive people. I say, “go for it.” That’s what they’re there for. Whether it’s $1 bottle night at the Grape, or smoking butts outside of Jogues, you’re gonna meet people you’re interested in.
Here are a couple of hints when dealing with them.
1) Don’t put all your cards on the table: No one wants an obsessive-compulsive psycho. My friend, I’ll call him Mr. X (Daubber), had a girl whom he had known for two hours crying over the fact that he went and talked to a different girl. He’s not a pimp; she’s just not right in the head. They are out there, psychos I mean, so watch out and play it cool. It may seem like a good idea at the time, but long-term, nuh-uh.
On the other hand… 2) Things happen. This is a special time in our lives, and we only get to live it once. I’ve had very special moments with other people who I didn’t know that well, at first. Deep conversations, sunrises on the beach, crap like that. You need to be open to this kinda’ stuff ’cause I guess we might look back 30 years from now and wonder “what if?”
The rest of this commentary is sorta hard to write. Should you go with what some people refer to as “Fall Fever” and forsake prior relationships? Friends with relationships at home or even relationships here face a great deal of temptation. I feel that most of us FU folks don’t have the emotional maturity, commitment or sobriety that it takes for such a relationship. When faced with the temptation of hundreds upon hundreds of “Gurlies” (Lugo) in tight black pants, people just aren’t loyal. (Side note: damn you girls wearing those, you inspire bad thoughts)
You see people on their cell phones (By the way, get a cell phone or a calling card, campus long distance service stinks) at night. Whether it’s a freshman girl on the phone in the quad talking to her 24-year-old boyfriend who is in his sixth year of community college (majoring in Phys Ed), or some guy on the point yelling at his girlfriend ’cause she called him up drunk to say that she kissed some random guy in the bar last night. It’s tough. I have seen it done, but drama must be had. Good Luck.
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