Her Gay Best Friend: Don't Get Fresh(men) -- Thinking Twice Before Robbing That Cradle

Returning to campus after a summer at home can bring with it a variety of pleasures you hadn't really expected: the joys of coming back to a place where people are still awake at 2 in the morning; the comfort of seeing the campus where you've made (and forgotten) so many memories; the validation of everyone knowing exactly which Youtube video you're talking about and repeating the one-liners at various points throughout the conversation.

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Blonde Moment: My One Night as a Blonde

When I think of blondes, I think of my dear friend Ashley: hair soft and yellow like cornsilk punctuated with strands of honey colored light, and a personality so bubbly she leaves a trail of soap suds wherever she goes. And this cornsilk and bubble combination is absolutely irresistible to men. A smile and a flip of hair from Ashley almost always results in a phone number exchange (her record for getting a number is 11 minutes), as if the blondeness cast a spell on the senses, utterly bewitching the beholder. As a lifelong brunette, I never understood how the magic worked.

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How to Get Over Him: You Don't Need a Justin-Bobby!

During college, you're bound to come across Him.  No, not a higher power (well, maybe), but Him, the guy who never calls back, forgets Valentine's Day, goes out to the club when you're stuck in bed with mono, and yet has you head over heels for him.  He's charming, he's cute, and at times he makes you feel like you're the only girl in the room.  But other times, well . . . he's not so great.  Any particular guy coming to mind?  Check for similarities:

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A Cautionary Tale: How to Tell if a Girl is Too Interested in her GBF

There's no denying that every girl loves her gay best friend, and for 20-year-old Marisa*, this statement is especially true. After Marisa met fellow college student Alex at a party, the two began spending more and more time together. Soon, things got a bit messy for Alex when Marisa would deliberately over-flirt with him whenever they were together, despite his blatant interest in men. But Alex was not alone: Over the course of three years in college, Marisa developed feelings for two other close gay male friends. Could this be a new behavior with straight college women today? If so, it could result in serious heartbreak, lost friendships, and missed opportunities to meet other guys these ladies could actually have a chance with. Here, HC investigates and breaks down several warning signs to look out for to know if you or one of your friends is on a similar path. Read on to spare yourself a similar fate.

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The Only Thing Better Than The Leading Man Is The Other Guy

Nobody doesn't like a hot leading man. But you know who is sometimes even hotter than the name above the title on the poster? The Other Guy. He's the best friend, the rejected suitor, the one who never seems to get the girl.
 
The Other Guy is always played by someone who in reality would never be the "other" guy. But in movieland where you have to be impossibly attractive just to play Waiter #7, The Other Guy is often just as fun to stare at for two hours as the Gorgeous Male Lead. Why not devote an entire article to these heretofore underappreciated boys? HC officially recognizes and honors the work done by these Other Guys. We think it's time to give them the attention they deserve. And by "attention" we mean pictures for your objectifying pleasure.

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"I'm Just Not Feeling It." - How Not To Turn Guys Off

You run through your dorm room door eagerly, ready to tell your BFF about your new crush: his dreamy eyes, the way his muscles look when he lifts weights at the gym, his killer smile.
 
You get to know him soon after and sparks fly. But then something happens: He appears to have lost interest. If only you'd known this would bug him…then maybe you could have avoided it! But have no fear—Her Campus has identified some of the most common reasons guys get turned off so you can keep these tidbits in the back of your mind next time.

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What to Do When You See Last Semester's Crush for the First Time (Besides Hide in a Bush)

The beginning of fall semester can be stressful. Everything from making sure your pens from last year still have ink, to picking up your textbooks, moving in to your new room, choosing an outfit worthy of the first day of class, and, most importantly, an outfit that shows off how much hotter, tanner, and fitter you have gotten over the summer for last semester's crush. Admittedly, I think I have gotten paler and fatter over the summer, but maybe some of you reading this fit those parameters. Regardless, an outfit can only do so much.

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5 Ways Facebook Is Keeping You Single

Girls, don't deny it; I've been guilty too. At one point or another we've all spent an unmentionable amount of time poring through a guy's profile—looking at pictures, seeing if we have mutual friends, following his every move. But, what makes us think that guys aren't capable of doing the same to us?
 
 
Facebook has become super useful in a million different ways: finding a roommate, staying in touch with old friends, promoting an article you've written. It is so easy to forget how many people can actually see your Facebook—and just how much you might be sharing on it. Ladies, just like most of us would quickly put up that red flag for a guy's 95% female friend base, guys are often turned off by some of the things we are unknowingly highlighting on our own profiles. Are you constantly updating your status with play by plays of your life or mushy, gushy song lyrics? Do you get tagged in at least 100 party pictures after every weekend? Have you been sending flirty comments to more than one guy at a time? Watch out! These are all things that might make a guy think twice about getting serious with you. Take a look at the following five vows every girl should take with regards to her Facebook profile.

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Her Gay Best Friend: The Freshman 15 -- Rules that Every Fresh-Woman Should Live By

You don't know me, but you need to trust me and listen to what I have to say, or else there will be dire consequences that will impact your immediate future and possibly the rest of your college career. Bad things will happen. Lives will be ruined, dreams shattered just like John McCain's credibility after he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate.
What's that? You want to know how I know what will happen, why I'm going out of my way to warn you? Well I guess I can't hide it any longer -- I come from the future. And unless you listen to me, the time I am from will become a terrible wasteland, my parents will never meet, and I'll never be born.

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When Everyone Gets Noticed But You: The Do's and Dont's of How to Turn Your Night Around

HCers know that going out with your girlfriends can be the start to an amazing night – borrowing each other's clothes and getting ready together, heading out for dinner and drinks, having the required catch-up sesh. But continuing the night at a bar or party can take a disastrous turn when you feel like the ugly duckling because everyone else is flirting with a cute boy but you. Everyone has an off night and most of the time it is all in your head. But this creeping feeling can make even the most confident HCer resort to defense mechanisms. Here are some things to avoid doing, plus how to turn your luck around:

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Manly Moves: How to Play Like the Guys In Order to Get One

You know the drill. You're out with your girls, you spy him from across the bar, he offers to buy you a drink, he gets your number and texts you the next morning for a date, picks you up and pays for dinner and then drops you back off at your house. This is a routine that guys, girls, and society seem to have developed and deemed as the "proper" way to date. But should we be breaking the mold? Should us girls be taking initiative and asking the guys out and making first moves? Her Campus talked with America's Dating Coach, Patti Feinstein, and many college boys across the country to get to the bottom of these questions.

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Real Live College Guy Zach: Why Guys Love the Chase, & The Most Attractive Quality in a Girl

Most love-life questions involving college guys have the same answer: "he is trying to sleep with you." If that assumption doesn't apply to your predicament (or even if it does) and you still want to know what he's really thinking, then that's where I come in: Zach, the Realest Live College Guy to date.  I'm here to answer any and all of your love-life questions, and "dumb it down" for all you over-thinkers out there because with most college guys the actual answer is always the simplest. So, here we go, take a deep breath, click "Send" on that email, and let the healing begin:

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