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Summer months bring more than just hot temps
BY SHANA SECORY
STATESMAN STAFF WRITER
ISSUE: 78/30
Even though there may still be a chill in the air and some snow on the ground, people seem to feel a different effect of summer. What is it about summer that gives people that giddy feeling of love? “It’s just that it’s summer,” junior Bethany Janson said. “Everyone is out meeting new people, and everyone has more free time because they aren’t as busy.”
A “summer fling” can seem like the best thing that has ever happened to you. You can go to the beach, go to parties and at the end of the summer, the relationship is completely over. No strings attached, right? But this doesn’t always happen. Sometimes one person in the relationship may want more. Sometimes people can get too attached, especially girls; they can take the relationship more seriously than the guy does, according to freshman Christina Walker. “If you wanna [have a summer fling], do it,” she said, “but be cautious, and don’t get too attached.”
Freshman Liz Olsen described her summer fling as a “crash and burn” once it was over. “We had a lot of fun,” Olsen said. “We would hang out, do fun things like go to bon-fires and parties together, but then in the end, we both had to leave.” Even though Olsen ended up having a bad experience, she still encourages people to try it themselves. “Everyone should have a summer fling once in their life,” Olsen said. “It’s fun and exciting, and you don’t always have to be serious.”
It’s also really hard to be on the other side of the relationship when you’re the person who doesn’t want it to be more than just a summer fling. Junior Kelly Schmitz said that she had a summer fling that went bad because the guy that she was with wanted more than she did. “I ended up getting a ring [from him],” she said. “He was moving, and I just didn’t want to do the long-distance thing.”
Schmitz said that it would have gone a lot better if they both agreed what they were getting into from the beginning. “Both people need to be clear before they get into it, even though it’s hard to find someone that understands that,” Schmitz said. Even though there are some summer flings that just don’t work out, there are actually a lot that do.
Some relationships even turn into something more serious. “I had a summer fling that turned into a relationship,” said freshman Andy Yadon. “We just didn’t let it end with the summer, because we thought it was more than a summer fling. People should just enjoy summer flings while they last.”
So when the flowers start to bloom and that nice 80-degree weather starts to warm your face and you find yourself in a summer fling, remember to communicate exactly what you want with the other person, and what they want too.
