Not to say every guy or girl we've ever been with is in the wrong, but we all get annoyed at some of the things our significant others do — things we wish we could bitch about to his or her face, but don't. Sometimes we're not even involved with someone and we take crap from them just because we're too nice to tell them to go get lost in the AMR tunnels.
Time and time again I've heard women and men alike complaining about the ruthless neglect they face at the hands of their boyfriend or girlfriend, and the fact remains that only at Hopkins will you not get laid on a Friday night because your dearest has an exam in a week.
I would argue that there is nothing worse than a sexually unfulfilling relationship. Passing up sex requires an indisputably good reason.
Even something as straightforward as not being in the mood is a satisfactory excuse, but not taking a few hours to enjoy yourself when you have an entire week to get your work done is beyond annoying for your girl or guy. The fact that we Hopkins students allow our studies to become detrimental to our sexual health is just tragic.
And then there are the ones who don't take no for an answer. Realize that playing hard to get and flat out denial are two completely separate concepts.
Guys, if you ask her to your next date party and she literally replies "No, I can't," it means no for this formal, no for the next formal, no forever. Girls, it's been said time and time again. It's practically a movement. There's even a movie about it: He's Just Not That Into You. Don't press the issue! It just makes you come off as desperate and creepy, which brings us to our next topic.
Stalking: It's illegal in all 50 states, and even though Baltimore PD is probably occupied with double homicides and drug busts, you will be reported. So don't do it. Contrary to popular belief, sneaking into her room in the middle of the night and watching her sleep is hardly romantic. In fact, it's as close to harassment as you can get, if not there.
Pausing when you see him passing by just to stop and stare as he makes his way from Commons to CharMar is monumentally terrifying. And the day you adopt the mentality ‘If I can't have you, no one will,' is the day you transcend the barrier between admirer and stalker with a crush.
People with no conversational skills get nowhere. If you're a guy and you've ever noticed the girl you're flirting with suddenly develop a fascination with nearby shrubbery, she's not a nature-friendly tree-hugger, she's just zoned-out. If you're a girl and you're spending 60 percent of the conversation talking about your vast collection of jeggings, you're not going to be asked on a second date; you're going to be avoided.
It's good to be open and friendly, but some people like to talk about themselves like no tomorrow. You'd think they were reciting passages from their autobiography. No one cares what you ate for breakfast. Hearing a guy or girl recount their life story from womb to present time is like reading a line in an Orgo textbook over and over again at two in the morning when you're half-asleep.
Girls, bringing up your ex is the fastest way to lose brownie points with him. No guy wants to be compared to a boyfriend you didn't work out with. Guys, in your desperation, please avoid talking about the medgrade you smoked last night, or the forty you chugged with your bros this morning before your 9 a.m. Physio Psych lecture.
We all screw up sometimes, and that's okay. It may be infuriating, but that's what probably makes you love them even more.
