Let relationships come naturally. Prioritize improving yourself and your time commitments. Do not overburden yourself with what could be, but instead work on what is. Save yourself some time, energy and money, and take a step back to set your priorities in order. Don’t think every woman you flirt with is “the one.”

I know it can feel hopeless when you’ve been conditioned to center your life around your career, but there is a silver lining. You probably still have to work, but it doesn’t have to be your entire life. It doesn’t even have to be an important part of your life.

It doesn’t matter how busy you think you are. There’s always an extra hour in your schedule to try that new club or to go on a coffee date with someone you haven’t talked to before. Even little connections make a world of difference.

I have never met anyone who has seen and doesn’t love the “Rocky” movies, especially the third and fourth films. Both are great feel-good movies that help inspire viewers to keep on pushing no matter what.

As students, we often forget that we are in school for a multitude of reasons, and finding a partner to spend the rest of our lives with doesn’t have to be one of them.

In January 2021, my aunt died of a pulmonary embolism. I had no warning, just a 10 a.m. phone call that changed my life the day before spring semester classes started. My aunt, who was only 52, had been the most pure source of joy, beauty and sunshine I have ever had the privilege of knowing. It is in her memory that I urge everyone to educate themselves on the risk factors and symptoms of blood clots.

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