After entering college, I had no idea what to expect when it came to love and relationships. Since I didn’t know anything about how open people would be in their relationships, I was not sure what to expect.

Being that I’m in my second semester at Wichita State, I can say I have a better understanding, now, of love and relationships in college versus how they looked to me before.

In high school, I saw more public displays of affection than I cared to. It was to the point where I felt like I was going to be sick if I continued having to endure all of the kissing and groping of those who were supposedly in “happy relationships.” College, however, proved to be a much different experience regarding the whole love and relationship thing.

So far in college, my exposure to love has been minimal. I have seen several happy couples holding hands as they walk together on campus, but besides that, I have not seen too much public displays of affection, unlike I did while in high school. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen one couple kiss, or even hug since I’ve been a student here, when in high school, I saw those two types of affection every single day.

Another thing I’ve noticed that is definitely different from high school are the different levels of relationships. While I’ve seen typical girlfriend/boyfriend relationships, I have also spotted some married couples walking together on campus (at least I assume they are married because I see rings on their fingers). 

I know of two couples that I saw in high school whom are still together, which I think is  great. I’m not sure about the other relationship, but I know for sure that one of the couples plans to marry sometime soon. This shocked me when I first found out, since I know one of the two in the relationship only graduated high school last May with me since we went to high school together. 

All in all, I can safely say that I feel better about love and relationships in college than I did in high school. While I myself have no interest in dating anyone (heck, I don’t have time to be in a relationship), I would be much more comfortable seen dating someone in college than I would have in high school.