It’s either sought after, or a complete mistake. Either you’re very happy with it, or you’re regretting it for a long time to come. One sure thing is that a one night stand is certainly full of surprises, especially after a long night of drinking.
Let’s be serious, it’s college. If you haven’t done something stupid while you were drinking yet, jump on the bandwagon before it’s too late. Once you’re out of college, the crazy things that you’ve done here will not be nearly as socially acceptable. So for all of you that have stayed the “safe” course so far, I recommend you start funneling beers, taking body shots and chugging fish bowls that are very questionable in safety.
Don’t take this the wrong way. I don’t suggest that anyone goes out looking to vomit or start destroying things… though it’d be nothing new to our beautiful Pace campuses. I’m just suggesting that you go experience college life the way it’s supposed to be experienced, highly inebriated and with lowered inhibitions. Even once would at least be worth a story. I’m sure many people have heard the line, “Alcohol: Because no good story ever started with ‘this one time when I was eating a salad’.” Say what you want, but it’s the truth. And I’m definitely a supporter of having a fun while you’re sober because in all reality, nobody should need alcohol to have a good time. But the bottom line is, the college kids that drink every weekend and say “I always have fun when I drink,” get away with it because it’s common knowledge: alcohol can be a lot of fun.
That fun can lead to a number of things though, from meeting new people, to vomiting up your dinner, to dancing until you pass out or the notorious one night stand. And I’m not talking about your friend that you always flirt with and finally decide to take to your room for one drunken night; I mean the alcohol-fueled, random hookup that you KNOW that you will never see again.
But be wary of who you indulge in this experience with. And that’s for men and women. The first caution that most people would throw out at someone is to make sure you don’t lower your standards, but I’m a realist and know that alcohol will do that for you regardless. I throw caution in the direction of just how random the other person is. If you’ve never seen them before, you don’t know what you’re getting yourself in to. You can be sex-craved all you want but you’ll never know if you can really deal with someone in bed, until you’re in bed with them. And by then, I wish you the best of luck.
Important things to remember are as followed. Number one: always remember to glove it before you love it. It’s cliché but especially with a random person; you should never take them solely on their word that they’re healthy or “on the pill”. Number two: know that you’re getting yourself into this situation as much as he/she is. Number three: be prepared for the other person to get attached to you afterwards. It’s not very common, but both guys and girls will look to their past if they need something in the present. And lastly, number four: if at some point during your escapades you suddenly feel sober and are questioning what you’re doing, don’t be afraid to stop.
Who cares what the random person says about you later? They’re the one that got denied in the end, right? And in the end, what more is college than plausible deniability?