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Signs You’re Nothing More Than A Hookup

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

As fun and breezy hooking up is because there’s no commitment, it’s sometimes confusing.  Are we hooking up because we like each other and want to see if we can be something more or do you just think I’m a booty-call?  It’s easy to get wrapped up in the idea of taking your hookup to the next level and starting to date, but are they into you as much as you’re into them?  Here are 11 helpful tips to find out if he just thinks you’re a hookup:

 

1. He doesn’t text you earlier than 10 p.m., other than to invite you to his frat house to get LIT.

Does he know I’m also available during the week or is this just a weekend thing?

 

2. As you lie next to him in bed after sex, he’s texting other people instead of paying attention to you.

I’m sorry, but does me laying here naked bore you?  Maybe I should drape myself in diamonds and pearls to get your attention next time.

 

3. You guys only hook up in your room and not his.  

Why don’t you ever hook up in his room? Is it because he has a roommate or because his girlfriend is coming over early in the morning to pick him up for breakfast?

 

4. He leaves after sex instead of sleeping over… even though it’s 4am.

I’m not sure which is worse: him leaving or the fact I stayed up so late just to see him walk out of my door.

 

5. The only time he talks to you at a party is when he’s asking you if he can come over on your way out of the door.  

There’s nothing more annoying than having a crush on someone who won’t give you the time of day, unless it benefits him… and his mini me.

 

6. He lets you pay for the Uber home.

Honestly, don’t even bother getting in that Uber if he can’t afford the $4.75 ride home.

 

7. He doesn’t reciprocate during sex.  

Unfortunately, this has to be added to the list because the amount of boys who “don’t go down there” is becoming an epidemic and I’m scared for the future of women’s orgasms.

 

8. There’s no cuddling after sex.  

Cuddling is one of the most intimate actions a couple can do and if your man (or woman) is avoiding it like a vegan avoids a cheeseburger, then you’re definitely just a hookup.

 

9. He talks about his past hookups with you.

If he doesn’t have the respect to keep his past hookups from you then you’re just another one he can add to the list.

 

10. His snapchats aren’t personalized for you.

I’m sorry, but I did not just retake the same sexy selfie so you can send one back of your feet with a geotag GTFO.

 

11. He flirts with other girls in front of you.

Hopefully this is one of the more obvious signs to show you that your man does not think you’re his girl. 

 

Being a hookup is fun, but can become a sticky situation.  If you think you want a real relationship then you should probably leave this guy behind and find yourself a man who knows how to treat a woman right.

I am a senior studying broadcast journalism at Boston University
Writers of the Boston University chapter of Her Campus.