Boarding life never ceases to amaze me especially it's romantic aspects. Campus romance in mixed second cycle institutions is so fierce and intense, that one cannot help but ask if it is real.

A school is a place for diverse opportunities and one of such is the attempt at finding a life partner.

People enter into relationships and strive to make it work against all odds, because they think since it worked for their predecessors, it must also work for them ; while others do so and immediately, the relationship double-clicks.

Some go all the way to acquire the partners they want, without taking into consideration, the views of the other party.

Most of these endeavours become total flops; the few that succeed become do predisposed such that the relationship becomes lacklustre and eventually disintegrates in due time.

The arrival of 'freshers' on campus heightens the anxiety of the senior students especially the single males, since they would have the chance to try striking gold. Astoundingly too, some girls also enter the rat race by going in for boyfriends among the juniors, notably boys who are cute and appear a little...... but shy, which is quite unheard of.

Some seniors go prepping in junior classes in order to obtain firsthand information on the 'vital statistics' of the juniors and also to catch the succulent ones early.

They move on the notion, 'Catch them young and they'll be yours forever'.

For the first few weeks, there is no serious academic work for the 'freshers', especially at evening studies. Therefore, one after another, seniors come into their classrooms, greet, introduce themselves, advise on how to live on campus, and ended up by calling someone usually a female outside.

These acts bring about feuds between the seniors and their juniors and sometimes, between close pals.

This phenomenon is very common on the part of girls more than that of boys, as for males, the junior boys undergo ordeals from the senior boys which when compared to that of girls, is mere child's play.

Some days after the arrival of the 'freshers' comes the emergence of new couples.

One starts hearing nicknames, accompanied by their 'Lina's'. After all, it is said that, "Behind every white and khaki, there is a red check." Some couples even go the extra mile of celebrating anniversaries of their first meetings.

These are celebrated amidst much pomp and pageantry, akin to that done by legally married couples. Things really happen with the popping of champagne, exchange of gifts and renewal of love vows.

Some students can be astonishingly obtuse and dim-witted such that, they are ever ready to give up all they own even their short lives just to regain a lost partner, when he/she goes AWOL.

They get despondent and perturbed, which affects their studies detrimentally.

They wail all day and night as if the Last Trump has been left behind. They do this ;ignorant of the fact that gathering themselves and forging ahead in their academic pursuits will open more doors for them.

Some of our student couples can be genuinely helpful and supportive to the students themselves.

At times, if the relationship is between a senior and a junior with the senior being academically sound, he can offer assistance in the subjects areas in which she is found wanting.

In addition, if the girl is the puny sort he can be a strong tower in times of trouble. Most campus couples do not really love each other ; they only list for the other.

Some only want to be provided with necessities. This sort of relationships we call 'chopbox - to - chopbox relationship.

Some are just Sex partners ;their aim is just to satisfy their amorous desires.

Such relationships end at the school gates when the course is over.

Brethren and 'sistren' let us organize ourselves and cogitate by the book before indulging in anything analogous to courtships and relationships.

Source - http://foxvibes.com

'they wail all day nd night'

somtin else came to my mind when i saw dat

Hmmm