Long-Term Effects of Hookups
In Laura Vanderkam’s essay, “Hookups Starve the Soul,” she talks about how, in today's society, people don’t have the time, money, or energy to put into real relationships. Ms. Vanderkam says, “People who don’t bother with love affairs cut themselves off from life’s headier emotions.” That is what I am going to address; the long-term effect hookups have on individuals that take part in this trend. Not only are hookups morally wrong, they also only satisfy physical needs temporarily, promote emotional detachment, and have a long-term and lasting effect. Every human has physical needs, I am aware if this; however, I do not believe that hooking up with a stranger for a night and leaving in the morning without any expectations is the best way to fulfill these “needs.” I’ve heard the excuses, “Well, they are young and hormonal,” or “Everyone is doing it these days.” There is no excuse good enough to justify the moral decline young people are participating in today. Think about it, you go to a party, meet someone cute, down a few drinks as Vanderkam says, you go home with this attractive stranger, play around in bed, wake up the next morning, he leaves, and that’s the end of it. Then what happens? You want it again. That need/desire you had last night, it went away
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After having several partners, you begin to formulate what you like best when it come to physical appearance; likewise, your next partner will have formed an opinion of what they want, and, if you do not have that quality, you are a victim of lacking by comparison. But I believe that the most important and most dangerous part of a hookup is the potential to contract an STD. I have always been told that if you sleep with one person, you are actually sleeping with every person that they have slept with in their