Frequent texting ruins fellowship
Spring break is a highlight of anyone's academic career. Whether you're getting tan in Jamaica or appreciating fine art in France, there's always something to do for the week where school and pressure are at least a few miles away.
What's more important are the moments that bring you and your group closer. Like me, you probably went on spring break with people you've known for some time, and afterwards you were closer as a group. Usually, spring break is about bonding with everyone — except for the one kid who spends 87 percent of the time on the phone ... usually with a boyfriend or girlfriend.
They are easy to spot. Stressing during the car ride. Sketchy walks for some personal time at the rest stop. As your group walks down the beach, this friend is always a foot or two behind.
Usually, the lovers are discussing pertinent events such as missing their sweetie, or not being able to wait to see their sweetie again. And usually their significant other is miles away doing the same thing. Romance is a fickle thing, and as the day progresses the alcohol-soaked emotion sometimes gets ugly.
Regardless of whether you're this person or not, we know them. We love them. And, sometimes, we laugh at them. I am not bashing romance in any way, but distance and breaks are necessary to preserve the things we love most about relationships — the caring, the personal attention and the ability to confide in someone.
If someone you love lived this life during break, have an intervention. Next weekend when 30,000 people descend on Five Points for what might be the best event of the year, tell them to turn the phone off.
It's a jungle out there, and they should finally let loose.