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Because of my inexperience, I feel like I can’t go to parties or hit on anyone because I wouldn’t know what to do. I also feel like it would be Dear 1870, obvious that I don’t know what to do. Do you have any advice for I’ve been dating this guy for 3 years and I think I me? I feel trapped. am a lesbian. Before I came to college, I lived in a very From, conservative community and I think that hindered Sheltered Shelly. my ability to realize my true self until now. I love my boyfriend, but I don’t think this is for me anymore. I just moved into a new apartment, and I think I may be crushing on my new roommate. Should I talk to my Dear Sheltered Shelly, boyfriend about it? Confess my feelings to my room- Farewell O PatiO Speechless mate? Or just try and see if this is a phase that’ll go You have nothing to worry about. I entered college without away. Please help. drinking prior and can now chug Natties at 6 a.m. no problem on Just when you thought that the construction on High Street At the beginning of the semester, Ohio State instituted a ban on the mornings I don’t wake up still drunk. Best advice for drinking couldn’t get any worse, it just did. Not only is Ohio State window art for residence halls on campus due to incidents of hate is to START SLOW. Drink in the privacy of a close friend’s place pushing out the beloved Too’s, it is kicking out a game day and unsafe speech. Unsurprisingly, students were not happy about – Confused Caroline with people you know instead of immediately hitting Bulls and staple: O Patio. The place where you beat the clock, and the this decision and felt that it was infringing on their right to freedom over drinking. You WILL act like a inexperienced drunk freshman place where you can enjoy the outdoors on game day will be of speech. Undergraduate Student Government heard the complaints if you start too strong and don’t know how to handle yourself. Or, gone by the end of summer 2018—the end date of their lease. and voted to allow students to put whatever they wanted on their Dear Confused Caroline, be sober—you will always be the life of the party if you are able O Patio will be shutting its doors to make room for courtyards windows…with approval from the residence hall directors. Nothing You should definitely talk to your boyfriend. to actually hold meaningful conversations and are able to be the person who is able to drive everyone home. The only people that and walkways for the area that Campus Partners are calling is set in stone yet as the voting is just preliminary, but now it is up It sounds like college is a lot different from your will judge you for this should probably rot in hell. “University Square.” So you better spend as much time there to the administration to decide whether they will give the students hometown and that’s not at all a bad thing. If you as you can because another one of campus’s favorite bars has their free speech right back or not. came from a conservative area where homosexuality/ In terms of kissing people or having a boyfriend, don’t an expiration date. bisexuality is not seen as acceptable, no one can blame sweat it. This college campus is HUGE, so if you hook up with you for dating whom you thought was right. You can someone/kiss someone and it is terrible, the chances of them love someone as a person but not want to be with them seeing you again is slim to none. If you want to get the first kiss romantically. My best friend’s mom figured out she out of the way, having a friend go up to a man at a bar and say “my liked women after popping 3 children out with one friend just got out of a bad relationship can you give her a kiss?” man and making him get a vasectomy, so waiting is not In terms of other things, don’t go home with a guy you aren’t the answer. comfortable with. Having a friends with benefits is a great way As far as your roommate goes, maybe try to see to get experience in without committing to anything—that is, if if she’s into you before making any moves. If that you have the ability to do so without catching the feels.