Summer, although being a very hot time of the year (especially in Columbia), can tend to be quite cold for relationships. Being in college, not everyone lives in Columbia year round, which means some relationships has to be long distance for a while which can turn out very badly. Couples go from being together every day or every week to being apart for almost three months. Also, some people do not have enough time or money to travel the distance to see their significant other, therefore making it quite difficult for them to succeed.
At times people take "breaks" over the summer so they can do whatever they please over break. People even have another person at home who they know they can spend lots of time with to fill the void of the person they spent most of their time with at school. So, essentially, summer can make or break relationships.
On the other hand, if someone is just beginning a relationship, summer proves to put a dent or a hold on that as well. If you meet someone you like in college around April, you know that you sort of have an expiration date. Finals are always at the beginning of May, therefore you two are cramming and do not really have time to go out or even hang out for that matter.
If you aren't even in a relationship, summertime makes you blatantly aware of that fact. You cannot meet people as easily, especially in a college town because it becomes a ghost town. Therefore, you cannot form any new relationships due to the fact that you can not really communicate with ghosts. Working for the single people during the summer becomes the best part of their day because they get to see some faces and maybe start something with a coworker. That is a very hard thing to do, therefore the single people during the summer stay desperately single.
All in all, whether you are single, sort of in a relationship with someone, or full on dating someone, summer has everyone feeling very alone. Summer, even though it is great for you to work on your tan, is not the best time to work on your relationship. Best of luck to all of the couples out there. I hope you beat the summer odds, which just like the divorce rates, has a 50 percent fail rate.
