Most of us have been there: you go out on a whim trying to find the right person for you, but it just ends in a one night stand. To some, that's something they live for, but for myself and many others, hooking up is just a train wreck waiting to happen.

I know that college is a place to explore yourself and your surroundings while having fun, but is hooking up really a way to find that inner you? I feel like there are other ways to find yourself and become the person you have always wanted to be than having sex with random people and engaging in risky behavior. I am not in any way trying to make myself sound like I haven't done any of this, but I have come to realize that I can, and should, focus on more than participating in hooking up, which is seen as normal in our generation.

I consider myself lucky because I am one of the few who understand what they want their future to look like. I want to have a family, raise children, have a career, and make an impact on society. I just feel like hooking up with everyone is just pointless and time-consuming. I also don't want my stories to just revolve around who I've slept with when I'm in a group setting.

Our generation needs to start finding what we want to do with our lives instead of trying to figure out who we are going to hook up with in on a weekly basis. So please, build friendships, be a good influence, achieve your goals. But most importantly, let's not let our generation be known for not wanting anything long-term. We are better than that.

Find yourself by hanging out with new people who might inspire you to do something better with your life, find what makes you emotionally driven to achieve your goals, and most importantly, focus on making a bigger impact on society. That right there is what Millennials should be known for in the end, not for our hook up culture.