8/29/12
Top 10 Sex Tips for First Year College Students

For many young men and women, this week marks the start of a new chapter of life — one of higher learning, critical thinking, problem solving, horizon broadening, and lots and lots of casual bonking. It’s a whole new world of unchaperoned independence and freedom combined with 18-year-old hormones — which can result in a lot of really bad life decisions. Follow these rules to save yourself  from (at least some) sex-related humiliation and regret up in your ivory tower.

  1. Keep your condom shelf fully stocked at all times. Whether you’re a man or a woman, make sure you keep a healthy supply of condoms on hand, for you, for your friends, for friends of friends. Invest in decent ones, with lubrication (but not spermicide), because everyone could use a little rehydration after a night of drinking (and let’s face it, you will have been drinking – see tip #3). Replace the condoms when they get close to their expiration date — because the only thing worse than not having a condom is having one that breaks mid sesh.
  2. Carry a condom on you at all times. Do you see a theme here? You never know when nookie is around the corner, especially on nights out. Keep a condom (more if you can manage it) cool and dry in a purse or loose pocket, not crammed in an overstuffed wallet or squeezed into the back pocket of your skinny jeans.
  3. Don’t do it drunk. You will get drunk. Too drunk. Way too drunk. Probably on more than one occasion. We’re not talking about a good, healthy buzz — because let’s face it, that’s the only time sex is going to happen for you this year — no, we’re talking completely sloshed. And when that happens, when your balance starts to fail and your voice gets really loud and the room spins a bit, try with all your might NOT to hook up. The chances of it not going well are exceedingly high. Think: poor sexual performance, blackouts, accusations of date rape, actual date rape, mid-sesh vomiting, forgotten birth control, accidental pregnancy, the list goes on.
  4. Have a no hook-up zone. Ground zero is your dorm room and the zone radiates out from there. The closer anyone lives to ground zero, the less advised you are to hook up with them. So: students in other dorms = fair game. Students in same dorm = proceed with caution. Students on same floor = enter (or be entered) at your own risk. Immediate neighbors = turn back now! Roommate = NO!!!
  5. Don’t sleep with anyone to get them to like you. This will not work. Sleep with someone because you are attracted to them and would like to have sex now, but only if you can do so without any expectations of a future relationship. If you think sex tonight means you’re dating tomorrow, think again.
  6. Avoid having sex in a fraternity/sorority house. But especially a fraternity house. Because in close-knit community living like that there are no boundaries: people will walk in on you while you’re doing it. Sometimes they’ll stay. They might try to take pictures.
  7. Don’t hook up with your friends’ exes. We know college is inherently incestuous. But you’ve got four more years with your friends. Don’t make it awkward.
  8. Be open and honest about STDs. You’re jumping into a pool of smart, well educated, fun, attractive, decent people — many of whom have sexually transmitted diseases. Hell, you probably have one right now too! There’s nothing shameful about that — it’s just statistics. But that doesn’t mean you can shirk your civic responsibility to be honest about anything you’ve got that might be transferrable — oral herpes counts too! The more people talk about it, the less stigma there will be, and the smarter everyone can be about protecting themselves and the ones they lust.
  9. Don’t schtupp your professor. It’s so cliche. The affair might feel naughty and transgressive, but ultimately it’s an abuse of power on their part. Plus, it’s not worth it for the inevitable mediocre B you’ll get.
  10. Get familiar with your health center. The good ones will have free condoms, STD information and check-ups, Plan B and pregnancy tests. The health center is your friend.

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22 Comments

  1. Well i am a virgin right now but next year i am going in college for my Bachler’s .I didn’t know about this things well i guess it is helpful and i know that i am a virgin well it doesn’t mean that i am not good looking the thing i am not good in flurting i always blow it so if some1 have any advice plzz help me. I will be Helpful

  2. DON’T FALL IN LOVE! You have better things to do in college than get all spoony with a new fling. Assume that every hookup will go nowhere, and concentrate on your studies. Take it from one who knows…

  3. Or…you know…you could wait.

    Wait until you’re done with college, have a steady job, and an apartment/house that guarantees privacy. That way you don’t have to deal with people potentially walking in on you, and if you’re dating within your age range you won’t be dating college students with no self-control and even less common sense. The ones that seem to be the target audience of this article.

  4. Don’t fuck your professor -> too late.

    Well, to be fair he has never taught any of my classes. And we’re dating. I think it’s fair game!

  5. I would also say “Respect your roommate”, although it falls on the whole ‘dorm’ thing… If you share a room it is NOT okay to have wild monkey sex the night before exams(or any night)…

  6. We couldn’t agree more, keep condoms everywhere! And to make sure you always have some on hand you might consider a condom subscription. Look us up!

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