Ladies, college is a time to socialize and meet fine young gentlemen. Sometimes, you guys will totally hit it off on a Tuesday in the musty corner of G-Star. Sometimes, you guys exchange numbers. Sometimes, other things happen. That being said, sometimes he doesn't text you back. Here are seven reasons that he's not texting you back.

7. He has a girlfriend

"Relationship goals"

You hear your friends say this all the time. "Oh he's so nice/sweet/funny/cute...but he has a girlfriend." You think to yourself, "How could anyone ruin a relationship?"

But then you meet this guy who probably is nice/sweet/funny/cute and you think you guys are hitting it off...until you find out that he came out to Dreamz tonight to wing man for his less fortunate roommate and that he's actually been dating his girlfriend from high school since like, forever. Their Instagram posts spans back 120+ weeks. It's a no go, bro.

6. His phone is dead

Pictured: Your reaction to your iMessage being sent as a text.

This is one of the worst things in the world when you're just trying to talk to the potential future love of the rest of your life. You guys exchanged numbers, left the club, and now you're trying to see if you guys can get some 1:41 a.m. quesadillas or a three piece and fries. But surprise! The text you sent wasn't delivered, his phone goes straight to voicemail, and now you think about the fact that when he turns his phone back on, he's gonna get all those texts and missed calls. You've been #deadphoned.

5. He's busy(?)

Fighting zombie fish pirates. Average Tuesday night for me.

4. He doesn't remember who you are

This happens to me on a daily basis.

Sometimes, when you meet a guy at a party, he's been drinking. And by sometimes, I mean just about all the time. Also, putting your name in his phone as "Alex SHU" doesn't really help him remember you either. "Alex SHU" could be his orientation roommate, that kid he has a project with in CC-102, or a number of other Alex SHU's that he's hooked up with before. Just be cautious about waving at him in Linda's. Like most guys, he might wave and then tell his friend, "I have no idea who that girl is."

3. He doesn't want to blow it

I put the "hype" in "hyperventilate."

There are times, ladies, where you actually meet a decent guy who is actually really interested in you and wants to get to know you better outside of a party. And you might feel the same way. But you wonder, again, why isn't he texting me back? Well that's simple. This guy, like others, is very timid and isn't sure whether or not to text you first. He's worried that he's gonna come on too strong and mess things up or make you feel super uncomfortable, which is a rational thing to worry about and something you should appreciate.

Oops. Came on too strong again.

2. You're f**king crazy

Now, I'm not saying you are crazy. I'm saying what you're doing is crazy. Texting him all the time, Snapchatting him, just overall wondering where he is all the time, what he's doing, whether or not he wants to hang out, etc.

Chill fam. Dude's got dude stuff to do. Plus if he literally just gave you his number, there's a 83% chance* that he's gonna be weirded out if you blow up his phone. If you don't believe me, try it.

You might be reading this article and be thinking, "He's only a guy -- what does he know about why guys aren't texting me back?" Then you think to yourself, "Oh right. He's a guy." And don't get me wrong. Guys can 3000% do the same exact things that I'm listing in this article, it's just human nature.

That being said, I will level with you females on this last one, which, realistically, is probably the number one reason why he's not texting you back.

1. He's actually a dick

Maybe he just got your number to see if he could. Maybe he just wants to hit you up to Netflix and chill. Guys in college can be dicks, more or less because they think with their dick. It's science.** Or something. He's the guy that purposely goes out of his way to not open your texts for days because he has read receipts on and generally ignores you in the hallway. He's a dick. He's probably been a dick to most people like your friends, your sorority sisters, your ex-roommate, your mom, etc., and he's probably gonna be a dick for a long, long time.

Do me a favor and ditch this douchenozzle and go find the guy from #3.

There you have it, seven reasons why he's not texting you back. Learn it. Live it. Love it. Be a rational person and just understand.

*based on studies from the Barney Stinson Institute of Higher Learning.

**I'm a media studies major.

Just realized I forgot to write #5. My bad, I was busy. What's up?