Love is in the air, and that is exactly where it is going to stay for some this spring. Breaking up has become the newest infection of the season. Spring has been known as the season for love, however for many students it has quickly become a season of pain. “We broke up two days after Valentine’s Day,” says Erica Taylor, a senior biology major.
James Durant, a sophomore political science major, says that breaking up has been hard but not without a good cause. Durant felt that he and his girlfriend had different focuses on life and believed that it would be best to be friends. Having gone through a recent break-up myself, I know exactly how it feels to have love and then to lose it. The break-up epidemic caught me at a bad time, but I must admit that it is making me stronger.
My recent experiences have taught me that a love lost is a lesson learned, and learning from life’s experiences is wisdom gained. My advice to those suffering from “break-upitis” is to take this life’s experience with a grain of salt. Cry if it hurts, but think about what you have planned for tomorrow and keep on living. Rather than referring to breaking up as an epidemic, think of it as a liberation.
After all, if love is in the air, you are bound to catch it again one day.