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By Jonathan Munson

Issue date: 9/14/07 Section: Features

Originally published: 9/13/07 at 3:45 PM CST
Last update: 9/14/07 at 8:54 AM CST

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If you Google the word "relationships," you will find more than twice as many search results as you would if you had Googled "President Bush"; and just as people mature over time, so do their ideas as to what it means to be in a romantic relationship.

For college students who are tending to their futures, there are many more aspects to the relationship than there were in high school.

"In high school, I didn't really think too much about what a relationship meant to me," said Jenny Haggerty, a business administration sophomore at this college. "It was just about having fun. Now, if I can't see myself staying with a person, it seems pointless to go on. I want to be with someone that I could see myself staying with."

Of course, certain features of a successful romance remain the same.

"It's all about honesty and openness; if you can't be truthful then there's no point in being in the relationship," Haggerty said. "It's about enjoying the other person's presence, but being able to work through the hard times; being able to communicate when you have problems."

As time goes on, the relationship becomes more complicated, as does finding a compatible partner. Priorities change with goals and ambitions, altering our ideas of compatibility.

"If his goals or future plans don't match up with mine, at least somewhat, then it's pretty much over," Haggerty said. "Of course, you have to make sacrifices to be in a relationship; but when the two of you have totally different views on life, then it would be impossible to continue with your relationship while being happy."

Still, even as we grow to understand ourselves and the partners we're looking for, relationships are not easy to deal with. Understanding the importance of honesty and listening, navigating the dating field, learning to avoid bad situations and where to find good ones are things that one must be able to do to find that special someone.

Jonathan Munson

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