High schooler dating a college student

– Hans*I’ll do the hook-up thing for a while, get tired of it, get a girlfriend, get tired of being a relationship, and then do the hook-up thing again.

Their answers span the entire relationship spectrum, proving that attitudes towards college relationships are diverse and changing. Everyone at college is afraid of losing touch after graduation, so taking a chance on keeping someone around in a serious way is scary.It was hard to come to terms with it and get over the hurt, but I did get closure in an unexpected and nice way. Moving through different stages with this guy — from heartbreak to dysfunction to honest, real friendship — has taught me more in sixth months than I've learned in years.– Sadie*Being a hopeless romantic in this hook-up culture is its own special type of hell.– Bobby*I guess I’m a serial monogamist, but I’ve also hooked up a lot.I’ve been in five relationships in my four years of college — one of them was five days so I’m not sure if it counts — and between those relationships, I’ve hooked up with 34 girls by my definition of hooking up.