Game playing is for kids- Not relationships

Last night, I was up late talking to my roommate about her guy problems. Very late. She's been seeing this guy on and off for a few months where they'll hang out once and then she won't hear from him for weeks. Every time they spend time together, she thinks it will be different this time because her feelings grow stronger and stronger. Yet, he never answers her calls or text messages for a couple of weeks. While listening to her situation, it occurred to me, no matter how old we get, people never stop playing dating games.

Looking back in retrospect, when I was in high school, the idea of "playing games" while in a relationship was basically considered a school sport. Everyone knew about the game and the rules of the game- they were just different for each sex. Trying to figure out how the person of the opposite sex was playing the game was part of the fun. I thought by college relationships would have matured and people would have grown up. Well, maybe not.

I've found that not only do people still play dating games in college- it's gotten even worse than high school. Because now, people aren't just playing games while in relationships, they're playing games with those people they consider a "friend with benefits" or someone they're just hooking up with from time to time. The game has gotten more complex than ever before and the rules, well, that's a whole different ball-game.