Romance is in the air this summer as University of Guam students are making date plans with their significant others during this upcoming summer break.
However, whether you are a student in a committed relationship or a student who is single and ready to mingle, you are bound to have a unique idea or experience of what counts as a “perfect date”.
In this story, we take a look at what UOG students believe a “perfect date” looks like.
A third-year public administration major who has been with her boyfriend for three years, defined what the difference is between a date and a regular hang-out.
“A date for me is an adventure,” she said. “It’s when one person plans something that interests both people and they enjoy it. For me, I enjoy plans that are made spontaneously.”
She expressed what a perfect date looks like as someone who enjoys a variety of indoor and outdoor activities.
“My idea of a perfect date is being able to feel comfortable doing what you love. There are days where I want to stay in and order delivery and just watch movies with my partner,” she said. “Other times, I feel like going on a hike or out to swim. At the end of the day, what matters is that we both agree to what we’re doing.”
A senior secondary-education major, who has been with his boyfriend for almost a year now, expressed that his idea of a perfect date relates heavily to his hobbies of watching movies and computer gaming.
“My perfect date, that I’ve done on multiple occasions with my partner, would be watching a horror movie for the adrenaline rush. After that, we would go grab dinner and then park by the beach and watch Tik Tok together,” he said. “All that matters to me is spending quality time together with my partner and having fun.”
We also turned to some UOG students who have been enjoying their time being single but are ready to mingle, and asked them what their idea of a “perfect date” would be.
A political science major, who is currently single, believes that spending the day together is all that matters for her perfect date.
“My perfect date would be spending the whole day with my significant other but I feel like I wouldn’t be content with just doing one thing,” she said. “The series of events for the day would look something like this: watching the sunrise, cooking and eating breakfast together, going for a drive and then ending the night with food and dinner.”
The political science student and secondary education student gave advice for students trying to get a date with their special someone this summer.
“If you’re trying to ask a person out this summer, try to find something that you both have in common and figure out if the other person would enjoy doing that with you,” she said. “If you believe they’d say yes, then go for it!”
The secondary education major expressed similar sentiments.
“The cheesy thing is that when it comes to setting up a date, what you really want is to find a way to get the other person’s heart racing because you want it to be memorable for the other person,” he said. “But the most important thing is to find something you’re both interested in.”
Students at UOG certainly have a unique perspective as to what they believe a “perfect date” should be. Some prefer to spend time indoors watching movies while others prefer to spend a day out with their partner.
UOG Tritons, who are undoubtedly romantics at heart, have a lot of love to give and are looking forward to spending the summer with the people around them whether it be a significant other, friends, or family.