Walking around a college campus, I can pretty much assure you that you're going to hear the term "hookup" at one point.

According to urbandictionary.com, "hook-up" has 3 possible meanings: to receive a good or service as a favor, to make out with someone, to have sex with someone. When you hear this term at college, it's most likely not going to be the first definition. When you tell this term to your parents, they're most likely going to assume the third definition. However, I can bet you that most of the time students are talking about the second definition.

Hookup culture is a real thing, and something that I know for a fact occurs on my campus.

We go out, we meet someone, we make-out, and we never see them again. And that's okay. We're in college, we're supposed to be living life to the fullest, and gaining new experiences. But with hookup culture comes things that are not okay.

First, assuming that everyone wants your nudes and that everyone wants to send you nudes. That first part is pretty self-explanatory: don't send me nudes out of the blue. There are ways to bring nudes into a conversation on snapchat that don't involve me getting a random dick pic. That second part might be a bit harder to understand. Yes, I added you on snapchat, yes I think you're cute. But no, I do not want to send you nudes. I know plenty of people that have been asked for nudes, said no, and then been left on read. It's my body and my choice what I want to send you. Just because I don't want to send you a picture of my boobs doesn't mean I don't want to talk to you or hang out with you. Nudes are not the end all, be all and they should not be taken that way.

The next thing is that in a culture that thrives on hookups, why are we still using terms like slut and whore? Maybe 30 years ago, girls were supposed to be pure but that's not the case anymore. In a society that thrives on people making out girls are half of that equation. Maybe guys are more upfront about it but that's because girls don't want to be labeled. Hooking up with someone does not make you a slut. Hooking up with 10 guys doesn't make you a slut. If a guy can do it, so can a girl. That's not some feminism concept, that's a simple truth.

It's 2018.

People are hooking up every night. Hookup culture exists and it's not a bad thing as long as we address problems like unsolicited dick pics and calling people hoes. So go out there and get those experiences if you want to. If you don't want to, that's okay too. Regardless, let's spread the word on what is not okay.