Tara Carr
Rotunda ReporterI know this column is called Sex in the Ville, but the funny thing is I rarely (maybe never) actually talk about sex. It's more like sex the noun, not sex the verb. For two and a half years I have talked about relationships. I have shared my thoughts on life and love with an audience of my peers. And I must say I have had an overwhelmingly positive response. It kind of creeped me out at first when people came up to me on campus to talk to me about a column I had written. You see, I write these things down and they end up in the paper, but for some strange reason I forget that people actually read them. All I've really done is take those thoughts from my head and from my conversations with my girlfriends and put them out there to share with others.
That's actually how this whole SITV thing got started. Over the years at Longwood my friends and I have spent countless hours talking about different hypotheses and theories about relationships and how they really work and the difference (and similarities) between men and women. And then one day the column was born. I have always been a fan of Sex and the City, the book, the show, and the movies, so when I was looking for a good title for this column Sex in the Ville just came to me. And now it has become a part of me. There are still so many topics I want to discuss and articles I want to write, but for some strange reason May 14th snuck up on me. (Just so you know freshmen, Graduation is closer than it appears)
But I have said all of that to say that it is the relationships in my college life that have brought me all of the many SITV articles, columns, and blog posts. It is the staying up talking, and the random road-tripping, and the four-hour discussions in D-hall that I will remember. It is the relationships and deep friendships that I have formed through the years that will endure. It is the discussions about romantic relationships (and potential/wannabe/half romantic relationships) that will make me smile and have a good hearty laugh many many years from now. I believe in relationships and I believe that you have to connect with people. You need people in your life. You need a strong support system to make you laugh and hold you when you cry. And that is the only thing that will get you through this thing called life. I write about relationships because they are important. This I Believe.
Top 10 Reasons We All Need Relationships
1. To have someone to go to D-hall with
2. To have someone to talk to after a first date
3. To have someone to sit on the fountain with in between classes
4. To have someone to approve (or deny) your outfits before you leave the house looking crazy
5. To have someone to look forward to seeing at reunions and alumni events
6. To have someone to whisper something really funny to
7. To have someone to rent and watch Red boxes with
8. To share your thoughts and fears with
9. To have someone to wake you up from a nap before you oversleep for class
10. To make it through college
