So..what are we? The question many college students have to eventually endure after months of being a ball of confusion. College is the definition of weird when it comes to relationships. You're torn between just having fun while being single and actually settling down with somebody you care deeply for. People fall into multiple categories. There's "just out of a relationship," "trying to find Mr or Mrs," "having the time of my life," "I have a girlfriend/boyfriend" and "I have no idea what I'm doing." Everybody falls into one of these categories, and some fall into multiple of these. College can be a confusing place for relationships, simply because everybody is on their own page and going at their own pace.

Many people see relationships in college as something that can be holding you back. Others don't see it that way at all. One student at Appalachian State had an interesting opinion on the matter: "I think if it's a good balance then it can be a great thing. But if you're being held back from college experiences, like not going out and not meeting your forever friends is something I would've regretted if I didn't do something about it." College students shouldn't feel bad about settling down with somebody, but they shouldn't let it stop them from doing certain things.

Another Appalachian State student lived by the advice her mom gave her while she left for school: "Don't settle your first year because you gotta figure out what you like and don't like, so you gotta test all different types of guys and which one you go with best." People truly have no idea what they like in a person until they meet ones they're interested in and ones they would rather not talk to ever again. That's what college is about, discovering what works for you and what doesn't. In the midst of trying to discover this however there can be some confusion. Many college students don't define things until much down the road. When you reach that point it can get rather complicated. Whether you're in this situation or not, at the end of the day all that matters is that you're enjoying your college experience.

Some believe that everybody should enter college single and stay that way for a long time. If you have somebody amazing that you really like, don't get consumed with this mindset. Do whatever makes you happy and don't let what other people think is the correct "college experience" define your actions. Everybody is different, and there isn't one correct college experience. If your college experience is being single for four years, that's great and if it's being in a relationship the entire time, that's awesome. At the end of it all, it doesn't matter if you were single or practically married, all that matters is that you had the best four years of your life.