A recent report, released by the Institute for American Values says that only 50 percent of seniors have been asked out six or more times since coming to college. Yikes, that's enough to send you searching the campus paper for a dating service. Believe it or not, that isn't the most significant change the study found in 21st century campus life. A hook up can be anything from kissing, to sex. It commonly occurs between people who don't know one another well or at all, alcohol is often involved, and there is no guarantee of any future relationship.
Courtship is out, and drunken casual sex is in.
So if these young women have an interest in getting married, which 87 percent of college age respondents to a separate Gallop Poll said they did, today's campus would seem to be a poor environment in which to meet Mr. Right. Given these statistics, I can see how young women like Chandra or for that matter Monica Lewinsky, might think dating a married man would be a good idea. At least married guys have shown some passing interest in a commitment. Young women might believe that an older guy, from her father's generation, will treat her differently, be more honorable, and even chivalrous, like dad. These men take advantage of the vulnerability and naivety of young attractive women, who trust, as Chandra did, that they will eventually leave their wives.