Labeling
the young, college culture as the “hooking-up” culture is, in my opinion a
little down grading. College students have been engaging in no strings attached
dating for decades. People just were not as open about it as they are now.
There seems to be little to no shame with the concept of hooking up with
someone today, as opposed to 20 or 30 years ago. Although, that does not mean
that it was nonexistent.
College-age students seem to be more interested in hooking
up than committing to a full time relationship. I believe that is because
students do not want to miss out on the “College Experience.” Students are so
involved in clubs, sports, sororities, fraternities, and studies that they may
feel they will not be able to live up to the time obligations of a serious relationship.
There are only so many hours in a day, why commit to long hours maintaining a relationship
when a couple of hours a week will lead to sexual satisfaction?
I personally have no firsthand
experience. The people close to me and myself all have steady, honest
relationships. Although, I am not blind to the fact that the hook-up culture is
all around me. I do not believe that the idea of hooking up for conveniences
first popped up with the coming of my generation, along with the new ideals of
homosexuality, drug use, and premarital sex. It’s not that such issues never
existed until now; they were just never talked about. These types of issues
were swept under the rug and were ignored, but we must give credit where credit
is due, and not all of it can fall on our generation.
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