Relationships: be more than just a stereotype

Being the quiet kid who always sat in the back of the class, I never really had a good time with ladies in my high school career.

I always thought that it was my cheesy pick-up lines that kept women away, but then I remembered that I have never used any of them because they were so bad. It had to have been something else, maybe my hair cut?

Nope, I already had better hair than most of the women in my school. What is it that I was missing? Of course, I didn’t have a six-pack and a hat that said “#YOLO”, how silly of me!

Relationships: I’m pretty sure that everyone I have met has been in one, sometimes really bad ones too. What I never understand are all these genuinely beautiful women that go around with other males who have a brain deficiency. Ladies, hear me out: Would you rather be with a man who can hold a conversation, or would you rather take John Q. Degenerate?

The same can be asked of you, gentlemen. I don’t know about you, but I would prefer it if my significant other could speak without saying the word “like” about 50 times a minute.

I’m not saying that every man or woman on this campus is an idiot: I’m sure there are a lot of real nice people here. But in the grand scheme of things, it always seems to come back to the stereotype that men and women are often ensnared by people who may be physically attractive, but their personality, as well as vocabulary, is about as extensive as a puddle.

Another general stereotype among people in relationships is that some people just want to get physical contact out of it. If that’s the case for some people, then that’s just a bad move.

Don’t get me wrong: I’m sure that carnal relations are the greatest thing since sliced bread, but why would you want to spend your whole college career getting together with anything that has a pulse? You don’t have to wait for marriage or anything like that, that’s your choice, but at least give it away to someone that you can actually appreciate.

Personally, I’ve always been the type of person that can appreciate both good looks and an awesome personality. Then again, that is pretty much what every other person on the face of the planet is looking for. Am I the only one that thinks it’s hard to find a good combination of both?

It always seems like with the nicest people you’ll ever meet, there’s a catch. Perhaps they get too attached too quickly, or maybe they are legitimately stalking you. It’s moments like that when you got to explain to them that you aren’t interested, no matter how painful it may be for either party.

On the other hand, a person could be extremely attractive and willing to start a relationship with you, but for all you know, they could be the kind of person that wants the air conditioner on when you sleep, or worse, they could make you sit through Jersey Shore. No one should have to suffer through that.

All in all, we are all just a bunch of fish in a big pond looking for some other fish to swim with. Unfortunately there are also the people with really good fishing poles that will hook us in an instant, only to throw us back into the pond. In the end, you have to rely on yourself when no one else will. Just don’t fall for the bait.