Unless you live in a total state of blissful denial you know that Valentine's Day will be upon us come Saturday. And we at Diversions want to make sure your Hallmark-invented day of love is as enjoyable as possible.
Seriously we want it to be awesome. After all most of the songs and movies we write about are based on love in at least some way. So thanks Cupid. If it weren't for you I might not have a job.
What we have here is a somewhat definitive guide to the day of St. Valentine.
We had a good time putting this together so hopefully you enjoy your evening just as much whether you're going out staying in or wondering if he'll actually call.
Facebook's romantic secrets
It is a universally acknowledged truth that a college student in possession of a Facebook has used the Web site to check out the opposite sex.
Honestly who hasn't used Facebook to look up the cute girl or guy in one of his or her classes?
In this way the social networking site functions as a way to screen potential love interests before deciding whether they are worth pursuing.
All it takes is one visit to Facebook to get the essentials.
Do you share any of the same interests? Do you have any mutual friends? Is he or she even single?
However as with any private investigation" looking at someone's Facebook may leave a person with more questions than answers.
What does it mean if the all-important ""interested in"" column is missing? Does his or her political affiliation even matter? Could you pursue someone who listens to Hootie and the Blowfish?
In a matter of seconds"" that hypothetical relationship that you were imagining goes up in the flames of ""too much information.""
But to some"" the idea that people might be looking into them as a romantic possibility via the Internet is not copacetic.
""If people want to know about my personal life they can ask me"" said sophomore Lori Baldwin.
To complicate matters further, a person can be more than just single"" or ""in a relationship."" What does ""it's complicated"" even mean?
""I usually think they like to mess around and not be monogamous"" said senior Carrie Clifford.
Senior Annie Stevens, however, believes these statuses may also be used facetiously. Most of the time it's just friends messing around as a joke"" she said.
But is it really necessary to broadcast the intricacies of one's personal life?
According to sophomore Matt Waters, there may be more meaning behind relationship statuses.
It gives people more options. Relationships are not black and white"" he said. Fellow sophomore Dan Kennedy agreed and said they afford you more flexibility to express yourself.""
Even if it was not the intention of Facebook's creators to enable users to connect with potential significant others" the site has become an integral part of the social and romantic lives of most college students.
If manipulated correctly Facebook can have the potential to be another online dating service. Who needs eHarmony when you have Facebook?
-Cassie Perez
Dudes' night in also OK guys
OK so maybe you don't happen to have a date for Saturday. No problem guys. Call up your buddies order one of those heart-shaped pizzas from Papa John's I got a flier about in the mail the other day and you know" do guy things.
That awful MTV show has put the term ""bromance"" into the national lexicon" but that doesn't exactly make it acceptable. Please guys don't ever use that word.
That's not what this is.
This is hanging out with friends on a Saturday night. Nothing wrong with that right?
Maybe there will be a good NBA game on or something. If that's not your bag then a good comedy (avoid John Cusack) can be a nice way to kill a few hours while you wait for the one roommate who actually did manage to trick someone into going out with him to get back and describe just how he managed to strike out.
So guys don't let Valentine's Day get you down. It's just another day after all.
And you know if things get really rough just go out and laugh at the guys on dates who just have no idea what they're doing.
Who knows? Maybe you'll get lucky and find another group doing the exact same thing.
-Jamie Williams
