Sometimes, one of the closest bonds in nature is the bond between two young women. Best friends, sorority sisters; there are hundreds of examples of strong, powerful, female friendships. But... we've all seen "Mean Girls" and we know that girls - or even boys for that matter - can also be jealous, catty, petty and occasionally just mean.
Forgetting about your ex after a long relationship must have been so much easier before Facebook existed.
I think, in the realm of dating, playing hard to get only works up to a certain point. A little bit of mystery is always a good thing, but there's a fine line in this game of playing hard to get.
A frequently discussed topic concerning the anonymity of internet dating is the faceless and often emotionless encounters in blogs and chat rooms.
Cody What are you involved with at the University? Club golf What are your hobbies? I play basketball and I play guitar in my band. How would you describe your ideal date? I like any ethnicity.
First of all, I want to address the fact that I know my love and dating column is running on Valentine's Day for the first time in the three years that I've been writing it, but I also know that, for the first time, I want to write about something other than Valentine's Day.
Brian: Second-year Pre-Comm/Econometrics What are you involved in at U.Va.? Pacific American Leadership Training Institute (Facilitator), SEED (Secretary), Cavs and Panthers peer mentoring. What else do you like to do?
One of the first dating columns I wrote was about the fascinating phenomenon in which many first-years break up with their high school sweethearts in November.
Meeting the parents in college is a much bigger deal than it was in high school. In high school, your boyfriend had to meet your family within the first couple weeks of dating because, well, you lived with them, and they still had a lot of control of what you were doing.
Date: Friday, Oct. 1 Time: 6:45 p.m. Location: Himalayan Fusion Laurance Third-year Engineering Student Major: Computer Science What are you involved in at U.Va.? Virginia Alpine Ski and Snowboard Team, Sailing club, tutoring for computer science What else do you like to do?
