The Students' Lifestyle

Separation is good for the soul

You always see those couples who look like they're attached at the hip and can't breathe without each other. It's all cute when you do see them-until they're both glued to the phones during an girl/guys only event. Spend sometime alone or with friends to keep up your other relationships and keep things in perspective. Let each other breathe! You'll be able to reconnect with your friends, family, and spend time doing what you enjoy doing.

Get a hobby

Find something that you truly enjoy and makes you happy, even if he's not into it. Try photography, or rock climbing, or even sewing. Something to help you find your own strengths and take pride in.

Know where you stand

This can mean knowing your boundaries when it comes to sex or even knowing that you don't like World of War Craft. Don't change yourself or your opinions to align more with his beliefs.

Thirst sign: Going to the Extremes for a stranger

"Shannah, go talk to that guy over there." Tiffany* said as she was eating her extra greasy cheese pizza. I looked at the guy and noticed the black and red bow tie that complemented his outfit. Of course, I couldn't approach a random guy in the school's dining hall. I assumed he would label me as a thirsty, desperate girl. "I like his bow tie," I said to my friends in a nonchalant voice, as I sipped on an icy cold water. "Then go tell him," Tiffany insisted. "No, I can't," I replied with panic in my voice. "Then I will." Tiffany said walking towards the guy. Everyone at the table started to laugh as Tiffany moved towards his direction.

Usually, I steer away from posting about my personal life, but  I think I'm willing to take the risk. I recently met this guy who I will call Shy Boy.*  Shy Boy is cute, average height, and nice. I met him through a friend, and I was so happy that she invited him to dinner one day.

Men. You can't live with them, you can't live without them. Now that I'm fresh out of my teen years, I've had a few guys who've liked me in college, but it never goes far. However, I have had much older men approach me from ages thirty to probably forty.

The MTV reality show Catfish has become one of my favorite shows. The series gives people the chance to meet the real person they have been dating online for the first time in, and usually the person they meet is far from what they expected. The show has changed the way that people have looked at online dating making them thing twice before adding random people on Facebook. Of course some of the stories seem far stretched and avoidable (like being engaged with someone you never met) but the crazy thing is, it could happen to anyone. Even you. After watching the show, and using this thing called common sense, we've piled together a fool proof way to see if your dream guy is as real as he says he is.

1. You're dating a model

My BF is an A&F model and looks just like Trey Songz!

Looks can be deceiving, and online it's easy to steal anyone's picture and use it to be your own. So when that Brad Pitt look-a-like friends you on Facebook, it's okay to be skeptical. If you want to weed out a fake is to search their profile pictures on Google Images. If no other images are found, then you may be in the clear. If not, then you may be getting reeled in by a fake.

2. Can never meet

Is your dream guy always dropping out of dates and cancelling meetups?  If he's always cancelling or something comes up, ask him what's up. Is he really busy, or is he hiding something from you?

Last night BET aired its original movie  Being Mary Jane, starring Gabrielle Union. The film follows television host Mary Jane Paul, a woman who has the looks, the job, the house, but is still looking for love.  In the first scenes of the film we find out that Jane's lover is hiding a secret from her -he's married. In a seat clinching scene Mary Jane sees her lover's wife going into a pet shop and has the spontaneous idea to go follow her inside and reveal the secret that her husband has been hiding. But, things didn't go the way that she or anyone else expected.

After watching the Dark Knight Rises, I fell in love with  the adorable baby faced Joseph Gordon Levitt. While looking up his dating history, I was surprised that he dated Megan Good for six months.

Each year brings new challenges. Since this is my second year in school, I decided to gather a list of goals that I would like to accomplish:

In a recent interview with Latina Magazine, Jasmine Villegas spoke about her personal experience with domestic violence. In the interview, Jasmine tells "I was personally involved in a domestic violence relationship with a prior boyfriend I had. Luckily for me I was able to get out

Fans were shocked to learn that 19-year-old singer Tiffany Evans tied the knot when she was only 17 years-old. Some congratulated the singer on her pregnancy and marriage, while others came with their own opinions, stating that the singer was far too young to be married, and was growing up too fast. Although I congratulate Tiffany and believe that she is mature enough to handle her own (she was emancipated at the age of 15), I think that 19 is way too young to be married.