Get Yourself a Spring Fling

By Laura Cohen Once we return from spring break, we will have less than two months left of the semester. WTF, didn’t we just get started? Sure, it’s depressing. You may feel like you haven't really left your mark yet, or accomplished anything important. Many of us may be disappointed with our "game" so far this year, but fear not, time has not run out.

Spring is the perfect time for the single-ish crowd to get involved with someone. Since we’ll soon part for the summer, there’s no pressure to declare a full-fledged relationship. It’s time to get yourself a spring fling.

Step 1: Spring break.

Although the spring fling is casual and not entirely exclusive, you may not be able to slut it up as much as usual once involved with someone. That being said, utilize spring break to get it all out of your system. Over spring break you can be anyone you want to be so why not be your craziest self? This is also a great time to try out a new flirting style. Whether you try being daring and gutsy or coy and subtle, get out of your comfort zone and see how it plays out. Whoever you meet may show you exactly what you’re looking for in a spring fling.

Step 2: Back to reality.

If one of your hookups from break happens to go to your school, you’ve got the start of a spring fling right there. Since they most likely don’t, let’s find one. Now that the weather is getting nicer, try to find a fling outside of your building. At least then you no longer can use the bad weather as an excuse for bad hookups. Potential flings are everywhere—just start looking.

Step 3: What exactly is a spring fling?

This differs from case to case, but try to adhere to the 3 C’s: consistent, casual and classy. By consistent, you should both be making an effort to see each other frequently. If you don’t, then it’s not a spring fling, just a spring random. By casual, remember this is not a relationship. If you two are at the same place, be together there, but if you are at separate parties, give it some leeway. Try to set some ground rules on what can or cannot happen with other people to avoid confusion. Lastly, keep it classy. A spring fling doesn’t need drama. If he or she isn’t living up to these simple expectations, feel free to walk away in a calm manner, since this is a casual situation. Leave the drama for your eventual significant other, or you’ll end up looking insane.

Step 4: Goodbye spring, hello summer.

Once school lets out, the fling is over. This can probably go unsaid, but it may depend on how you and your fling operate. Since you haven’t declared anything official, it is pretty much implied that as you part ways there is no commitment. If yours is somehow so successful that you want to turn it into a relationship, do so at your own risk. For those of us who want to move on, we all know summer lovin’ beats a spring fling any day.