This article is going to go out to a specific group of people. This article is going out to those people that are not honest and upfront with the people they are either romantically or emotionally involved with.

For me, this means the guys of my generation. But for others, this might mean the women of my generation. Whatever way your ship sails, this applies to all of us and I intend to shout it from the rooftops.

We have all heard those stories...I’ve been hearing them more and more often. Your friend was ghosted by some guy she met at a party. Another friend hooked up with a guy from Tinder and he said they’d hang out again, but it never happened. Another friend is hanging out with a guy and he keeps saying he wants to take her on a date but it just isn’t happening.

Everyone said people would be different when we got to college. Everyone would grow up. Everyone would want to start more serious relationships. I am now a junior and I can say I have come across a small percentage of people that say they actually want to be serious with someone. It’s fine if you don’t want to be serious with someone, but at least tell the person what’s going on in your head. Remember that whole thing we learned in the third grade about honesty being the best policy? Of course you do. So start acting like it.

What boggles my mind is that I’m not the only one that feels this way. Most if not all of my friends feel like people play head games more often than not. I have heard in the past week at least three stories where someone is not being honest with another person they are involved with, but rather, they’re playing head games. Head games!

What! How old are we!

If you can’t be honest with someone, that’s a problem.

Don’t you have respect for other people? No.

Don’t you care about the things you say, the impact they have? I guess not.

Do you have respect for yourself? Nah.

Stop treating people like garbage.

Start treating people with the respect that they deserve.

Just be honest and express what it is that either a) you’re looking for or b) you’re not looking for. It hurts a lot more to find out through social media or to see some other girl or guy on your Snapchat story.

Don’t instill in someone that they can trust you, and then leave them hanging. Everything will be much better if everything’s out in the open and you just speak. Or send a text. Or something.

Express what it is that you want the other person to know and you will be causing much less damage than if they find out some other way.

Lastly, don’t treat people the way you wouldn’t want to be treated. It’s an age old saying, but it’s utterly true.

Be a decent human being.