Spring has sprung and formal season has emerged. It’s time to stuff yourself into uncomfortable formal attire and proceed to dance around in it. In the inevitable event you end up standing around awkwardly alone at formal, here’s a few types of couples to keep an eye out for while you’re people-watching and shoving toasted raviolis down your throat!
The PDA couple
Did you know they’re in love? Yes, probably. But did you really know?! Because they are about to show you through non-stop spit-swapping and pawing at each other. And it will all be on display, very publically. This couple is on a mission to disturb as many people as possible with their physical affection. Though hilarious to watch, do not get too close to the PDA couple, especially on the dance floor. They may hit you with spit as they repeatedly make-out, barely coming up for air, knock you over as they hang off one another like a sloth on a tree, or fail to recognize your presence and grind/ snog virtually on top of you. Yes, I am speaking from personal experience.
The couple that’s breaking up
Love is a fickle beast. A couple, once strong in the throes of love, may falter when tested. Traveling across state lines, sharing a room, and actually spending uninterrupted time together tests even the strongest of couples. Before you know it, the tears are flowing, drinks are being thrown in faces, and you are laughing quietly in a corner, corn-dog in hand, watching the drama unfold. However, no one will be laughing on the bus ride home. Unavoidable, the now former couple will have to ride side by side, filling the bus with their tension and glares.
The couple that isn’t a couple but they aren’t not a couple
Hooking up? Friends with benefits? No one knows the true dynamic of this couple, especially not the people partaking in it. Observe as they spend half the time joking around, and the other half acting with full affection. They will try to find the balance between friends and more, but will they succeed? Watch and find out.
The platonic couple
Whether it’s your best girl friend, best boy friend, best friend, suitemate, or roommate, the vibes between the people in this couple are that of bros. You will see a lot of high-fives, belly laughs, and potentially burping. Though all friendships are different, one thing is the same: Love is most definitely not in the air tonight.
The arrogant couple
Probably sulking right beside you in your corner stands the arrogant couple. They, for some reason, have decided their relationship is the gold standard of college love. They are not dancing or drinking or participating in anything that could be perceived as fun or relaxed. No, this couple lurks. They watch all the other couples in the venue, casting down their judgements from their tower of superiority. Do not talk to this couple. Do not get caught in the trap where there is no escape, the trap that trashes on other couples for not being as in love as them or as funny as them or as classy as them. This couple is a fun-suck. Avoid them. Even the PDA couple is less offensive than these bozos.
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