Unlock the myth of dating

These days, I find it nearly impossible to conduct a dating relationship at the college level without being utterly confused, completely baffled and in constant bewilderment. When it comes to exchanges between girls and guys who border on more than just friends, you can expect to wonder if your phone will ring and to be left feeling out of control of the situation. If you have been on a date in the past millennium, you understand. \nWhen it comes to dating, the actions of men are a constant source of confusion for me. If you're not going to call me, then why did you say you would? Since when does "Let me buy you a drink" mean "Will you come home with me?" \nIt all comes down to the way in which men and women communicate. Women always feel the need to dissect everything, from simple phrases such as "I like your shirt" to "Where can I get a drink?" We spend a ridiculous amount of time on guys, but they don't know that. \nSo while women are talking about their latest possible date over "Dirty Dancing" and Jiffy Treet, guys are more concerned about the latest football scores or how much "Natty Lite" they have left in the fridge.\nI have found all this unnecessary confusion to be a source of stress and a purely time wasting activity. After more than two years of giving out phone numbers and then waiting for phone calls, it has definitely gotten old. But instead of spending my evenings eating chocolate and watching reruns of "Sex and the City" with my friends, I can only revel in the single life and its endless drama. \nEventually, my dating life will stop derailing after two seconds on the track, and all of the post-date confusion will disappear. But until then, I can rest assured that the communication barrier between women and men will continue to give myself and women all over the place an excuse to go male-bashing with the girls or cry like babies after a few whiskey drinks. \nThe more I think about it, being single is definitely exciting, sometimes fun, sometimes not, but always entertaining. The life of a single girl can resemble anything from a bizarre fairy tale to an episode from "Passions." I always have some sort of crisis to deal with, either in my life or in the lives of my friends. And it always makes for interesting conversation.\nBut I can't lie and say that settling down and depending on someone else doesn't sound nice. Like many other women, I too suffer from the I-already-have-my-wedding-planned syndrome, complete with a Vera Wang dress and a faceless groom. I'd like to put a face on the guy in the tux, but I have to make my way through perils of dating before I start seeing wedding cakes and hearing violins. Eventually I may learn the key to successful dating, but until then, I will be a 20-year old single girl and loving every second of it.