Many have tried and few have succeeded in dating while in college, including myself, on many occasions. After all of this time learning I am putting myself first and if a relationship happens, so be it. I quit trying to force relationships and dating when I could just spend the time being productive and bettering myself. Below are the ten reasons why I quit focusing on dating.

1. A’s Before Babes:

Grades are everything. I want to focus on my grades. Every time I date someone my grades slip and so does my concentration on doing my homework and attending classes. I need to raise my GPA if I even want to consider going to graduate school.

2. All of My Seconds Are Valuable:

I don’t have time for you. I work a full time job and have a million side jobs going on. I hardly even have time to eat meals. When I do get the opportunity to eat, it is usually in my car or while I am driving somewhere.

3. So Are My Emotions:

I don’t want to waste my emotions. Dating and relationships are a lot of emotional work. Getting to know each other and asking questions takes up some brain space and you will probably lie to me and tell me you love me. Then things get awkward and I have to change the subject or you could become a ghost and fall off the planet and never call or text me back ever again.

4. Act Your Age, Not Your Blood Alcohol Level:

You party every weekend. I try to go out occasionally but I am getting so old the hangovers are terrible. Who wants to throw up the entire next day and lose all productivity? Not me. I would rather be checking things off of my to do list.

5. I Have Options On A Friday Night:

I want to spend my free time with my friends or dog. The friends I have now in college are cool. I would rather spend time with them and enjoy myself, plus there’s my ultra-annoying dog, who only cares about fetch and treats. I don’t need two annoying dogs in my life.

6. Your Talk May Be Cheap, But Dating Isn’t:

I don’t want to waste my money. What does Buffalo Wild Wings, bars, and going to the movies have in common? It all costs money. Please don’t suggest Netflix. I have class and I believe in paying for myself.

7. Freedom! Freedom! FREEDOM!

I want to hang out with whomever I want whenever I want. It is unnecessary to dictate my life because I am a free being and if I want to get pizza with some of my dude friends at 10 p.m. I am going to do just that, being single, so you don’t have to be jealous.

8. Going Up In The World Involves Moving:

I can’t stand wasting time with boring people. You probably sit around at your apartment and never leave unless you need groceries or have to go to class. Watching you play video games at your apartment is not romantic nor entertaining to me. I am not interested in binge watching Netflix in my sweatpants for two days straight like you. I have stuff to do. I am a grown up with responsibilities.

9. At least Buy Me A Drink First:

I am not interested in sleeping with you on the first date or ever for that matter. If you get the opportunity to take me to dinner and immediately after try to come over to my apartment to sleep with me, I will leave you at the door. The more obnoxious you get trying to get with me the more I will ignore you and ensure to never talk to you again.

10.

We will probably break up after one of us graduates anyways. If it even lasts that long. I mean, college doesn’t even last that long. What happens when I migrate south in a few months and you want to move north to the tundra? It would never last.