Hook up mentality

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Nolan Sargent , Staff Reporter March 17, We live in an era of extensive sexual liberation. According to the American Psychological Association , hookups are brief, uncommitted sexual encounters between people who are not romantic partners or dating each other. Sounds pretty nice, right? All of the pleasure and none of the effort of commitment. What could possibly be wrong with that?

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Hey guys! The events that I get to work are great and the moments shared with my co-workers are never dull! Again, since urban dictionary is a user-contributed website, this is the best definition its users have voted on… There was another definition for hook up, but that has nothing to do with the subject. What do you call you and the other person? What happens then when the guy is literally using a girl for his own sexual needs, but not for emotional companionship.

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YourTango shares a few potential explanations. You've been hanging out with this guy for weeks, maybe even months. You're not sure how he feels and you haven't had "the talk. Maybe he's even avoiding the topic completely.

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The Problem with Hooking Up

As my parents remind me on a regular basis, things these days are much different than when they went to college. My mother is constantly telling stories of the boys she dated when she was in college and asking me why I have only gone on one date the entire time I have been in college. Well, she is right, things just are not the same these days.

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