Growing up, all the childhood books your mom would read you at bedtime contained stories where the woman was always rescued by the man and they lived happily ever after. They never talked about the man's side hoe or the booty call the woman had before she met her prince charming. Thankfully college gives a more accurate bedtime story about relationships.
Here are a few relationships you probably never heard about in your childhood bedtime story:
1. The Booty Call
The relationship step up from the one night stand. You only talk after 11 p.m. and it's strictly to see if the other is free. There is usually no spending the night because that could lead to a morning conversation or breakfast and that is against the rules. You don't ask each other about their day or their feelings because you honestly don't care.
2. The Study Buddies
You guys share a hard class together and a mutual attraction. One day the teacher assigns a project or big test and one of you suggest to study together. You text each other about the work only so the conversation can lead into "studying." Next thing you know, you're an hour into your study session and all your studying is sexology when you were supposed to be studying stats.
3. The One Night Stand
You make eye contact across the bar and know it will be a one night stand at first sight. But once the night is over and morning rolls around you say your goodbyes and go your separate ways, usually without exchanging a last name or even a phone number.
4. The in Limbo Couple
You both have one foot on the single side and one foot on the exclusive side but neither of you have brought up the conversation that will steer you both to one side. You do all the things a couple would do without explicitly referring to each other as your boyfriend/girlfriend.
5. The Fairy Tale
Every girl has that one boy who she fantasizes about. He may be in your class or someone you see in the gym but either way, you guys have never made it past the common social graces. But maybe one day you will become irresistible and he will come save you from your tower of misery and you will live happily ever after... yeah, one day.
6. The why are you even dating couple??
We all know the couple who stays together but also stays with someone else on the weekends. They have been together since high school but can't seem to call it quits even though both of their hearts are obviously elsewhere.
7. The Lucky Ones
That one couple that seems to have it all. They are both genuinely interested in making the relationship work and think the utmost best of each other. There is the possibility they can make it to the end and everyone dreams of one day having what they have one. They're proof that fairytales may just exist.
