Monday, 04 July 2011

• The Weather Affects the Cycle of College Relationships

  

  One of my best friends introduced to me to this theory her brother had on college relationships, and relationships in general and when I thought about it, every relationship I thought of showed patterns that seemed to follow. The weather actually aids in the creating of couples as well as the breakups that follow.

  For Collegiates: If you are single it all starts in September. Everyone arrives for the beginning of the semester and there's fresh meat on campus along with that crush you had last year but you didn't pursue because summer was rolling around the corner. The energy around is evident as every student has their eyes open and most are single and ready to mingle. The weather is still warm from summer and short dresses are still in season. Most of everyone is excited to go out and celebrate the return back to school. When October rolls around the weather is chillier and most potential hook-ups and couples align with the famous holiday Halloween. This holiday gives students an excuse to dress in costume that usually will spark interest and conversation.

  The couples that meet this fateful night start talking for a month or two before they actually date in November or December. During the months before winter break the library is packed with couple occupying the tables where they can study together. The mentality of these students is less about socializing with as many people as possible and more about staying in and sneaking kisses between book shelves.

  The weather again aids in these relationships as the holidays are a time about family and love and also appropriate for bringing someone home to meet the family. As it gets colder less and less people go out and most people opt to stay in and cuddle with someone of interest. Love is ignited with presents and new years kisses and stronger as February rolls around when most people feel the need more than ever to find someone so they aren't considered alone.

  Then as March approaches most couples get into their first fights, the honey-moon stage is over and restlessness ensues as students are sick of staying in. Then April brings warmer weather and a want to go out to celebrate the end of finals before the semester is over. But as the weather reaches higher temperature, so does the boiling point of most relationships and breakups seem to pop up on everyone's Facebook news-feed. School is out for summer and the freedom of no work is paired with the desire for absolute freedom which brings us full circle to the cycle of college relationships.

  Do you agree with this theory of weather affecting relationships? Have you found this pattern in your own relationships?

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