As the summer approaches many talk of their major plans for the summer. One particular individual, who will remain unnamed, openly expresses her plans for the summer. These involve having a relationship with some kid from a neighboring city to the west. This particular individual happens to have set himself ablaze in a rather strange set of events. According to her, somehow his pants and legs became soaked with kerosene while preparing a fire. After staying too close to the fire for some time the kerosene soaked pants caught fire.

She has tried several times to arrange a date between herself and this individual but his friends won’t let them get together. This guy definitely sounds like a winner due to his past and the fact that his friends don’t think this girl should be with him. While someone else in my class attempts to convince her that she shouldn’t be with this loser, she explains that what she really wants is a summer fling. We all laughed at her for this remark. Naturally, this was a junior telling us this, and we are seniors.

Entering the end of our High School careers, most will be disbanding their current serious relationships as they head off to college. This is what happened last year with the majority of relationships, some decided to ride it out and achieved positive outcomes. What I don’t understand is why would someone openly admit that they are only looking for a summer fling instead of a healthy, long-term relationship? A fling seems very selfish in nature, while I’d assume most that prefer a fling tend to dread commitment, which may be the entire cause of troubles in their lives.

Fearing commitment probably steams from a lack of direction or the inability to make decisions. So this week go out, make decisions, plot courses of action and follow through with them.

-John Havlik

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