The girls inevitably suffer from this. Indeed, Ashley, the recent Columbia graduate, told of a friend's despair after she had her first sexual experience on a hook-up. What's destructive about hook-ups is that some people don't have a lot of experience,'' she said. She said that both parties should realize that sex is separate from emotions and talk about this issue before jumping into bed. You have to be up front about your feelings,'' she said.
Trouble is, hooking up generally follows drinking.
In a boozy stupor, keeping your eyes open is tricky. Surprisingly, most of the girls, while defending the practice of hooking up, expressed concern about alcohol consumption. Alcohol is absolutely part of this,'' said Jessica, a student at the University of Texas at Austin. A recent Harvard study indicates that drinking is, indeed, a factor. And, apparently, many weren't happy in the morning.