<p>Thanks again for candidness Bowdoinchick13. I realize that the hooking up happens pretty much everywhere, and I don’t really have anything against casual sex. Everybody experiments, so I don’t think it’s wise to make sex too big an issue, BUT I can’t help but wonder about being in such a small place (any small college) with everybody knowing everybody’s business. The fact that this is fueled by a lot of alcohol has to create liaisons that wouldn’t have happened otherwise, you mentioned that yourself in the blog.
I do know that sex is hardly ever really devoid of emotion, unless you’ve passed out, so there usually some lingering emotional stuff to work out, if only with oneself.</p>
<p>As a mother, I wonder if it wouldn’t be better for a young person to go to college in a bigger city where there are multiple college campuses and the chances to meet the opposite sex are more varied. All these small college campuses seem a little like Peyton Place (too old a reference I imagine). I know Bowdoin is wonderful in MANY ways, but this is an issue that my husband and I have discussed and needs to be discussed with our son before he makes the final decision.</p>