Higher Education

In a singularly honorable attempt to advance higher education, a Californian college daily has devoted almost an entire issue to the topic of maintaining a good relationship. Some of the advice is truly scholarly exceptional.
Sexting, which is sending sexual photos via text messaging, is encouraged among college students as an advanced version of safe sex. According to sex educator Dr. Karen Rayne, unlike physical sexual activity, there is no risk of catching a sexually transmitted disease or becoming pregnant via sexting. California's most productive research university has finally discovered the panacea for teen pregnancy.
Yet, this is not the only benefit of this new form of interaction. According to CBS, roughly 20% of teens admitted to sexting in a nationwide survey. That students were able to use sexting in a nationwide survey only demonstrates the college’s commitment not only to academic excellence but also to public service.
The college emphasizes in its mission statement that it supports the growth and wise use of our human resources – and what better use of human resources is there than investing in meaningful relationships. Yet, while from a single person’s perspective, a relationship can be something for which to aspire (Nobody ever claimed that schools are supposed to teach English.) many students who try to manage college life while maintaining a serious relationship can find balancing the two very stressful. Oftentimes stress may cause psychological issues. After all, stress, or the “feeling of worry about life or work that prevents a person from relaxing,” isn’t a psychological issue. Stress can weaken the body’s management of stress. Just like thinking can weaken the brain’s capability to think. Stress can also affect many parts of the body if it is poorly managed. Note that managing your body well keeps stress from affecting you. Most importantly, couples with long-term stress can increase their chances of heart attacks. Hurray! There is a chance – not a risk – of dying from a relationship.
To help reduce the stress, Dr. Jada Cade advises couples to maintain activities outside of their relationship (Try sexting with absolute strangers.) and should also remember (see previous entries on parallel structure, which is as pleasing as spooning.) to love themselves. Yeah, we all have split personalities. Greetings from Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. To love another person, one must love themselves first, which leaves us with at least three people to love, and that’s where yoga can help.
Couples yoga is another remedy for strained relationships because by adding another person to assist (Oh, the pleasure of a threesome!) in stretching for traditional yoga poses, couples are able to increase trust and faith in each other’s physical support.
Following those tips will surely help to avoid the dreadful experience of a sophomore who remembers that “in the last stage of our relationship, my demeanor was a very dark person.” You just shouldn’t date your demeanor.