For most of us, going away to college is probably the first time we are leaving home for an extended period of time. And this means saying goodbye, albeit temporarily, to places and people who formed an important part of our lives. Sometimes this involves breaking away from a high school sweetheart, a move that is synonymous with tears and promises to stay in touch and visit often no matter what. While we’ve heard it being said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, there’s also the fact that for some of us, when it’s out of sight, it’s out of mind. So if you’re going away to college... 

I am shedding light on the sustained periods of personal “growth” we as women get thrown into like gladiators left to fend for themselves with no advanced notice or appropriate armor or weaponry. I am talking about the week you were let go from work, found out your man was getting cozy with the bartender at your favorite watering hole (how dare he make me switch bars), your credit card interest rate just about doubled and your pms seemed to have kicked in about two weeks two early. WARNING: Do not down all the spirits in your liquor cabinet, much less ingest all items in your pantry... 

Many women call men jerks because men are unfaithful, cheaters, untrustworthy etc. to their girlfriends. As a straight male I don’t have ethical background to speak for a woman, agay man, and most certainly a gay woman. (Just to make things clear because this is my own point of view on relationships “straight” and “gay”). Even though I may lack experience in being in relationships, I can claim that intimate relationships are not good within a pair. (Or unless you are very open, more than two people in a relationship, hey, i’m sure it exists, I can’t leave anyone left out right?)....