Dating Advice for your College Self

[boffo]

It's been a while since I've posted, and I continue to be too busy doing work at work to post much. But I have time for some user-generated content, so I'll pose a question. (This was inspired by perich's post hereIf you could go back in time and give dating/romance advice to your 18ish-year-old self just as you were starting college, what would it be

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[evilbutcute]

Dear 18 year old Evilbutcute

[duckierose]

I'm going to assume that even if 18 year old Rose follows this advice, I still get to meet Or down the line and fall in love and live happily ever after. Because otherwise, every stupid game I played with myself or others was just leading up to my current happiness, which was totally worth it.

So, assuming that:
-Anyone who makes you feel guilty for not wanting to have sex needs to be fired IMMEDIATELY.
-If you want to be exclusive and he doesn't, it means he doesn't want to be exclusive with you.
-Your taste in men will only get better and better.

Awesome thread!

[magdalene1]

Dear Jennifer of 1992:

Worry less about whether people like you and think you're pretty enough/good enough, and more about whether you really like them.

Don't invest so much time in fixing up losers.

Learn to tell the difference between someone who really likes you and someone who just wants to sleep with you. Sex, even Really Good Sex, is not always an indication of emotional attachment. Emotional attachment is an indicator of emotional attachment.

Wow, you are so pretty! Work it!

Love,
Jennifer of 2010

taken from someone else, but good advice anyway...

[anonymous]

Say it out loud.

(when you think there is a chance something is a bad idea, say it out loud, see if it sounds stupid)

You said give as many pieces as we want, but if I had to keep it short, that would be it. It kind of wraps up all other pieces of advice and even specific situations you aren't allowed to give advice on.

[testaclese]

Dear me,
You get to break-up and get back together ONE TIME with someone. More than that and you're both being stupid and lazy.

No matter how much someone says they'll love you forever, 'forever' has an expiration date.
So far, anyway.

(and because I can't resist)
Buy stock in Apple, and Jon Voight has a daughter named Angelina. She's too young now, but be ready to introduce yourself before some hack actors meet her.