College Students: is it Better to Be Single or in a Relationship?

College students are often caught in this dilemma of whether to they should stay single or be in a relationship. Let's examine the average life of a college student and what is the ideal situation and choice for those that are in this age group.

Responsibilities

When you are in college, you have a responsibility to yourself to put in the best effort that you can so that you can leave with a degree than can land you with a decent income job that you would not mind going to day in and day out. So, really, nothing is worth messing all that up. If getting a girlfriend or boyfriend stands in the way of you achieving your academic performance, than you should really consider being single until you are proficient at managing your time. Besides, if he or she really is the one, that person would not want to stand in the way of your success.

Interests/ Hobbies

Many of my friends who are in relationships say that they have to sacrifice a lot because of their women. A couple of them even claim to have gained a lot of weight due to always eating out and not having any time to work out. While your personal interests are not nearly as important as your studies, they define the kind of person you are and for many people, provide true happiness. Spending time with someone else is great as long as you don't completely give up on these passions and hobbies.

Other Friends

Since getting in a relationship, how much time have you been spending with your other friends? Would you be happy in a relationship that forces you to neglect your friends? Is he or she really worth it?

I have been in a situation where my friend was still the same after getting in a relationship. He wouldn't spend as much time with me and my other friends as before, but he'd still hang out with us often.

However, I've also been in the other situation where my friend's whole lifestyle has changed because of his new relationship. Whenever he does hang out with us, his girlfriend always tags along, and the two mostly talk to each other. One of my other friends would jokingly say that they've become an old, married couple. Can't say I disagree.

How Important is he or she to you?

There is an old saying, "don't do anything unless you do it properly". I am just curious to see how many of my friends would be in relationships if they didn't have to compare themselves to their friends. In fact, just to make myself look good in front of other people, I could start a ˜relationship" with a smoking hot person of the opposite sex who I have no feelings, whatsoever, for. Shallow? Absolutely! But why should other people have all the fun? But I would eventually realize the folly of my actions and end it in an appropriate way.

What I am basically trying to say is that one should not kill himself trying to satisfy a girl or guy just so that he or she can be socially acceptable or righteously claim that they're getting "action" regularly. A relationship is something people should take seriously because there is not a single one that occurs without sacrifices being made.