You've heard it once, if not multiple times before; college is the time to find the one you want to spend the rest of your life with. Within these next four years, any guy you meet could potentially be the love of your life, the one you're meant to be with, and eventually... you're husband. Talk about pressure, right? From the boy in your Spanish class that holds the door for you everyday, to the frat guy you met the night before, each day consists of someone new.

College is said to be the best four years of your life, so why spend them stressing over something so petty? Everyone around me is rushing into love as if they don't have the rest of their lives ahead of them. If it is truly meant to be with someone, they will still there in the years to come. I am one to believe that everyone has a soulmate, but the pressure to believe you must find them while attending a university is absolutely absurd.

As a freshman in college, I cannot even begin to fathom the idea of juggling the work overload, a part-time job, and a social life all with the stress of finding someone to commit to for the rest of my life. I have enough to stress about already, and finding the love of my life at the age of 19 is not on my list of priorities right now. In fact, it may be one of the last things on my mind.

When I first began college, I promised myself to come in with an open mind and not overthink any situation. If I met someone special and hit it off with them, I would not have the mindset of wondering if they are the one for me. They don't have to be the right one just yet. We are still young, we are still meant to make mistakes and learn lessons from the people that come into our lives. We are not yet ready to settle down and that is perfectly okay.

So, my advice to you is go out with the girls on Saturday night, spend Sunday at a coffee shop, focus on your studies throughout the week and just enjoy yourself. If you so happen to come across someone worth your time during that then so be it and if not, there is no reason to fret. You truly have your whole life ahead of you, and the right one for you is out there somewhere. You are not obligated to meet your soulmate in college, no matter how much society makes that out to be.

Patience is key.