College can be the best 4-7 years of your life, or it can be 4-7 years of your life that you want to forget about because you wasted them with a boyfriend or girlfriend.
Sure, after college the plan is to start a family, settle down, buy a house, collect a house full of cats, and coach your son's little league baseball team. But now? Right now is when you want to start this Oregon Trail full of disappointment and commitment? I doubt it, you are somewhere between 18 and 22 and you want to soak up these years with as many "grandfather stories" as you can fit on your twin XL mattress. .
I agree, there's always that one girl or guy. The one that you may think is everything you've ever wanted in a person. The one person you feel really is like those people in the Disney movies. They are hilarious and have above average looks. But is it worth it? Let's shoot off a couple tradeoffs for what you are missing while you are "enjoying" those Netflix movie nights five nights a week.
1. After this whole relationship thing doesn't work out, you're going to have to find those friends you've been ditching every night so you could watch Tangled in her dorm room and listen to her talk about how much she hates her roommates.
2. Sharing all those Mike Hard Lemonades with her are really starting to take a toll on your alcohol tolerance. You're basically a 17 year old girl heading off to her Junior Prom.
3. Think about how much money you could be saving at free shot night out at the bars. All those Redbox rentals and 2 for $20 deals at Chili's can really add up.
4. We all know you didn't want to be Justin Timberlake for Halloween this year, you just did it so she could be Britney Spears.
This article is not meant to tell you how you should spend these years, it is to tell you how you shouldn't be spending them. You'll have the rest of your life to find your plus one. Why not hold onto a couple more summers free and easy? Dating leads to marriage, which leads to children. This eventually leads to sharing your pop tarts with your children each morning. Everyone knows you can't just eat one pop tart. Good luck out there and just remember, commitment is a curse word in my eyes.
