Being in a relationship generally requires a lot of effort ““ you have to balance your schedules, make sure you don’t neglect your friends, and occasionally resolve disputes and miscommunications. And trust me, it gets a little harder when you work with the person. One of the rules of attraction taught in Comm. 10 is […]
Author Archives: Lisa Bonos
Pick up a new place to meet
I often hear students bemoaning their single status with the cry: “It’s so hard to meet people!” The problem is, many of us are looking in the wrong places. If you’re tired of getting picked up at a bar or of having trouble making conversation at a party, you might try taking an alternative approach. […]
Friends with benefits hard to keep
Friends with benefits. It sounds like the ideal arrangement, doesn’t it? After all, if both parties promise not to get emotionally attached, it seems sensible that two people can get physically involved and leave commitment and jealousy by the wayside. In theory, having a friendship that retreats between the sheets on a regular or sporadic […]
Language of love needs to be direct
I’ve been sort of intrigued by this book everyone’s talking about, “He’s Just Not That Into You.” But I’m just not that into it. This title is on the best-seller list, the sale shelf at almost every bookstore, and many of my girlfriends have devoured it or are planning to. But I just don’t get […]
Facebook: A mate research tool
I had been resisting the trend for months. I knew “everyone was doing it,” and most loved the rush it provided, but I just couldn’t bring myself to join the Facebook. I had tried Friendster and found it pretty cold since I ““ gasp ““ enjoy making friends in person and not over the Internet. […]
Dating in a time of rivalry
In high school, we’re taught Trojans (of the latex variety) are our best friends. But once you begin the four- or five-year journey of being a Bruin, the rhetoric reverses. The word Trojan becomes synonymous with evil, and we’re programmed to shudder at the sight of crimson and gold. We shake our keys at the […]
Dating life goes on after UCLA
I have some friends on the other side. They’ve graduated and gone off to the real world ““ where they have full-time jobs, long commutes, fewer roommates and even single bedrooms. But there are also fewer date prospects, they say, and more free time to date. So I started wondering if the UCLA social scene […]