Issue date: 3/16/07 Section: The LO Down

Sex. It's fascinating how that three letter word just reeled you in. Tricky, I know. If this column opened with the word "the" I'd like to bargain you wouldn't have read this far.

The fictional character Carrie Bradshaw of "Sex and the City" owned the piece of knowledge that the topic of sex, if tastefully written, attracts readers---especially frisky college-aged readers.

With this in mind, I got to thinking about the crazy idea of writing a sex column. But then it hit me quicker than your jaw's about to hit the ground---I'm not a floozy. And if I was, the idea of describing my sexual escapades to the few thousand people who this paper is available to doesn't sound too enticing.

If only I were a little "riskier", right? Wrong. I can vie that reading the writings of a girl who "gets around" will never benefit you. I have hope though, that you might benefit from the writings of a young woman who has her head screwed on straight.

Hook-up culture is something I've opted out of. I'm not an asexual bucket of cold water, but I'm probably saner because of this decision. Casual sex is taking the place of dating. The quicker our society submerges itself in tasteless television and loosely rated movies like the American Pie series, the more apparent it becomes that we're following a downward spiral towards the demise of solid relationships.

A recent Glamour article argued that serious dating is our only opportunity to practice for long term relationships and ultimately marriage. With the "practice" aspect disappearing and the hook-up aspect on the rise, it's no wonder divorce rates are following this trend.

I've witnessed post-hook-up turmoil in full force too many times. Old friends often come to me trying to figure out why "he" won't call her back the morning following a quasi-romantic tryst. "Maybe he can't find his phone," or "he's probably working" are responses typically offered by yours truly. I always manage to sneak in a "be careful" though. I don't have the heart to tell them straight up how stupid they are for not figuring out the real reason they don't get called back.

Maybe I'll tell them about Dear Altie.

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