Safety Advice for Dating in College

By Yvonne Garrett on August 13, 2018

My opinion about dating while attending college: I know most students have the attitude at the age of 19, that I’m grown, and I can do what I want to do without thinking about the consequences that follow their actions.

My advice is that if you have multi-tasking skills and can deal with emotions and feelings and assessment, then dating is for you while attending college. But if you are a person who is easily influenced by others and distracted, then dating is not for you while attending college. Instead, consider something more casual and not series so it doesn’t interfere with your grades.

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Please while attending college, don’t be the kind of student that meets a stranger today and concludes that you know everything about this student now — because you don’t. All you know is what the student wants you to know about him or her and that is not what you need to know about them. Give yourself at least three meetings in a public environment before trusting yourself alone with a person you don’t really know.

One thing I have learned over the years is that people — the ones who are trying to mislead you to take advantage of a situation — have two hats, a personal hat that they wear behind closed doors and a professional hat they wear within a professional setting. As a college student. you are going to have to develop some observational skills to observe people closely when they are in your company and trying to be part of your life, as there are a lot of cons that prey on the educational-type of person. They believe that these types of people have book smarts and not enough street smarts and are therefore easy to target and take advantage of.

Another thing I have learned about a con is that they believe if you are deep in your books making A’s, then it’s unlikely you had enough time to learn the streets. Therefore, it is very wise to know the type of people and environment that you find yourself hanging out with or in. I’m not saying it is not healthy or wise to date, because it’s okay to find a friend who shares or appreciates your thoughts, ideas and time, just that you need to be careful.

The age I think is the right age for dating is 19, although a lot of people won’t agree with me about this; some will think a younger age than the one I came up with for dating. I say 19 because, at that age, two people are considered to be adults.

To sum up, be careful of who you allow to know about your personal and private life. Please college students, pay close attention to who is in the front, side, and behind. Even pay close attention to what can’t be seen; use all five senses and common sense to be and stay safe.

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