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Why You Shouldn't Be Tied Down In College

Why ruin the best years of your life?

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Why You Shouldn't Be Tied Down In College
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Trust me, you don’t want to be tied down in college. Actually, you really shouldn’t be “tied down” period, but we all let it happen to us at some point in our lives. College is definitely a pivotoall point in our lives where we shouldn’t be tied down, and here’s why.

Up until college, we’ve classified dating as a trial and error experience so we know what we want and don’t want in our future partner. It was more about getting the experience of dating rather than genuinely seeking a lifelong companion. We would take an interest in someone, pursue said interest, and ultimately decide if we wanted to date this person. But that’s all we did. We “dated” in high school, but never really dated. We often agreed to be a person’s partner but never acted the way real partners should. There was always a wall that separated us from our partner that prevented us from being completely with them. So, why would you allow yourself to experience the same feeling in college? Being tied down has always been a high school mindset for those unsure of what they want in a partner and dating only to date. That’s why in college you shouldn’t be tied down, you should be in a relationship. You should be completely dedicated to the person you decide to date and begin to view your partner as not just your significant other, but a potential future partner whom you can spend the rest of your life with.

Don’t waste your college years just being in a relationship for the title, spend your college years with the person you truly love and can see yourself spending the rest of your life with.

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