Student Dating Moments

Dating. Although we Hopkins students may pride ourselves on our biology scores, writing seminars essays and calculus problem sets, few of us can brag about what we did over the weekend. After I went on a week-long love quest, I finally tracked down a few brave Hopkins daters. Here are their stories.

Welcome to Hopkins, where the juiciest romances are found in the MSE Library. According to circulation desk employees, books aren't the only things being passed through that book drop. "Brian," an unknown Hopkins student, has been checking out Jane Austen books weekly. Apparently he's also been checking out "Sarah," a circulation desk employee. In case Jane Austen doesn't fill Sarah's love cup, Brian's added in a little potion of his own. "Madam c9 I have the hunger to be your most humble, obedient and devoted servant," he beautifully composes in a Victorian-esque letter stuffed between the pages. Although Sarah is touched by Brian's lovely epistles, the two have yet to go on a date.

Senior Ashley Freeanti offers tender advice for Hopkins freshmen in her dating story. Wearing her "totally cute" skirt, her first college date whisked her off her feet to a frat party, where she proceeded to get "completely wasted." If you're not tearing up by now, grab the Kleenex before you read the rest of the tale. "I was so drunk I peed all over myself!" Did Ashley's romantic maneuver do the trick? She claims he asked her out again. "But I was too embarrassed. I couldn't deal with it! He thought I was a drunk who couldn't hold my pee." Who knew a sweaty, hot frat basement could hold such a delicate romance.

Senior Loandra Torres has a dating saga straight (or maybe not so straight) from a soap opera. "I mean, I knew he was bisexual, but I just wasn't expecting him to fall for another guy." After a couple weeks of dating, the two were watching a movie in her apartment when he told her he was "kind of interested in another guy." The next day, the two called it quits c9 and before the week was over, he was seeing Loandra's best friend's gay roommate. And if this wasn't enough drama, Loandra and the gay roommate were in the same Witness Theatre production -- where they had to perform a steamy makeout scene! Loandra laughs about it now, though, and says although she doesn't talk to her bisexual ex, she's good friends with her stage partner.

Grad student Mehul thought everything was going well on his dinner date over the weekend -- until the bill came. "She didn't even offer to pay. I mean, we both knew I was going to- but I mean, where's her common courtesy? I was like, `Holy shit! This girl doesn't even know how to say thank you.'" However, Mehul stuck with it and gave his date a shot to redeem herself when they went for coffee afterwards. "When we ordered, she just sat and stared at my wallet! That was it. I was like, `You're officially deleted from my phone.' That's the last time I'm going to hang out with her." How did the date end? "I didn't even hug her at the end."

For those of you interested in a quick, easy date, junior Brad Test has a few dating examples. He recommends "treating her to a nice fried chicken dinner, sneaking into a movie, and going back to her place." If you don't have the time or money to spend on fried chicken, Brad also says "I like to meet them on D level, talk on the elevator on the way to M, grab a snack at Caf8e Q, and go back to their place."

Don't fear, though. It is possible to actually have a good date here at Hopkins. An attractive junior male, who chose to remain anonymous for the sake of his partner's identity, was generous enough to share an example of a "quality date." He picked her up at her place, where they caught a cab to Ixia, a "pretty pricey" restaurant in Mt. Vernon. After the two stopped at the bar for a drink ("I highly recommend buying your date a girly drink"), they ate dinner and shared dessert. Just in case this 20-year old wasn't quite capable with the fork, his date helped him dine by feeding him with hers. After he paid the bill, the two hit the dance floor at the Red Maple lounge. After a "nice middle-ground" dance, he took her back to her place. He walked her to the door, and the rest is a mystery. "A man can't kiss and tell." The two have a date planned for the future.

So don't be scared of dating. Here at Hopkins, if think you're awkward, clumsy, inexperienced, or socially inept, you're guaranteed to find the perfect match. Grab your quill, cheap beer, or fried chicken and find your lucky date!