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Ask A Bowdoin Guy: Only Couple At BowBow?

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Bowdoin chapter.

Our first installment of an ongoing feature! Submit your questions here.

What is the anonymous Bowdoin dude? White? Hispanic? Rich? Poor? What is your perspective?
–Who Are You

I am a racially ambiguous heterosexual male, and I come from a family who’s household income is somewhere in the middle SIQR

I have a boyfriend and we’ve been dating for a year. The problem is that none of my friends (or his for that matter) are in a relationship, so they get irritated when we want to hang out together. Are we being totally unreasonable for wanting to spend time together or is everyone just relationship-phobic? I feel like we’re the only couple on campus. Help!
–The Loneliest Couple

You’re not the only couple on campus, nor are your friends relationship-aphobes. It seems that you and your man may be neglecting your friends to spend time with each other. It’s a tough balance but you need to examine how you spend your time. Do you hang out with your boyfriend exclusively or do you make ample time for your friends? Be honest with yourself. Try spending time with your and his friends, as a couple. Be sure, though, that you aren’t being “that” couple who shows way too much PDA.

Boxers or Briefs?
–Just curious

Boxerbriefs?
 

Marissa is a senior at Bowdoin College, majoring in Government and minoring in English. She's interned with NPR, The Christian Science Monitor and ELLE.com. In her spare time she enjoys writing poetry, baking cupcakes, tweeting, and admiring the big dipper. She hopes to live in a lighthouse someday, with 27 cats and a good set of watercolors.