Prevalence of hook-up culture at LU?

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<p>From all that I have read and have heard from stories from others at college, hooking-up, or casual sex (any degree, btw) after hardly knowing someone, is rather prevalent in college campuses today. In a search on hook-up or casual sex in college here at CC, or at Google, you get many many hits. </p>

<p>As a probably pretty naive dad with a probably pretty naive daughter going to LU this yr as a freshman, I wondered what the typical culture, or unspoken, assumed expectations are for boy--girl interactions are at LU. Actually, she already experienced a bit of this with a fellow LU frosh, and she was surprised (physical stuff right off), and thus my question - might this be the typical interactions with boys for the next four yrs? </p>

<p>Here is a typical thread (from a parent)
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/472157-college-sexy.html?highlight=casual+sex%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/472157-college-sexy.html?highlight=casual+sex&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>and a typical quote in my search on CC....(from a student)

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More often, it's hook-up culture or nothing at all.

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<p>What about talking and getting to know someone first? Is that ever done on campus, or is that considered prudish, old fashioned, odd?</p>

<p>btw, I am not posting this in parents forum since I am interested in the culture at LU, and not in college "in general".</p>

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<p>D will be a junior at LU this year. My impression, which she confirms, is that while there is a certain amount of "hooking up" at LU (as there is almost everywhere young people gather), there are also many students in long-term (and short-term) relationships. People do still get to know one another before they move to an intense physical relationship. Your D would not be out of the "norm" if she proceeded in a more traditional trajectory!</p>

<p>D suggested that one reason is that the campus is small and you already "know" many people are will certainly see them again -- no chance for anonymity or hiding after a fling. Makes sense to me.</p>

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<p>thanks for the input. Another question I had: How does breaking up with steady or semi steadies boyfriends or girlfriends play in the smaller, less anonymous college? Let's say one had an acrimonious breakup. I was wondering if it would be torture to see that other person every day?</p>

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<p>You wouldn't necessarily see the person daily unless you lived in the same hall or had classes together (as would be true anywhere) but you couldn't avoid them as easily from week to week so I'm sure it could be potentially more painful.</p>