Whatever happened to getting to know someone? Relationships now come and go without repercussions in the blink of an eye every day. With a complex society that condones situations like, “friends with benefits”, it is easy to get consumed in an unhealthy relationship and make bad decisions. It seems like every time you turn around you hear another person talking about how they “hooked-up” with someone the night before from that club or at that party. The weird thing about it is, we like to talk about those types of situations because, for many of us, that is what our life revolves around. Most college students, not all, want to experiment or date around while they are in college, but they need to do so responsibly. Are we not all trying to find that someone special to spend the rest of our life with? I would advise that students go about it in a serious manner. Unfortunately, most college students, certainly not all because there are some good ones out there, are only concerned with who they are going to sleep with next. Why should we condone a “friends with benefits” attitude when that so-called “friend” is not there for the primary reasons for having a relationship: love and support? If someone is just as willing to sleep around with you, doesn’t it make you wonder where they have been? All you can do is trust them, but you do not honestly know. They would probably lie just to get you in the sack anyway, right? Living a promiscuous life may be fun at the moment, but the harm done in the long run could change your life and someone else’s. How is Sam Houston going to eradicate the “STD” motif of our school? The answer lies in the age-old advice people have been saying for years: abstinence. But that is not the only way to stop it. Even waiting a month or two to get to know each other would also help dramatically. What is so wrong with that? I bet most of the couples out there today could not tell me the mundane details like what the other persons favorite color is or what kind of food the other person likes. Situations like this only prove there is an ulterior motive to their relationship. After seeing these new romances suddenly spawn, I wonder to myself, what ever happened to romance or taking someone out on a date? Is it still O.K. to take someone out to dinner and a movie and not kiss on the first date? These time-tested traditions have only been around because they obviously work. Relationships work better if you know each other and communicate, not if you rush into a situation that will most likely get out of control.Even if you have started a relationship out of a one-night fling, how do you know that person is going to be faithful? The chances of that happening are unlikely and will test the very foundations of your relationship. You do not really know what that person is doing behind your back. No one I know would like to have any little “surprises” pop up when they return home from the weekend or a trip. Accidents happen folks; it is up to you to have complete trust in your partner. Of course there are going to be many people who will read this and joke around or maybe even laugh at this article and what I had to say, but don’t you think its time to start growing up? We are in college! Our actions have consequences; please understand that. Why not date a good Christian person or just somebody with good values for that matter? Good things come to those who wait, and you might just be surprised in the results that you receive because honor is the best code to live by.