In this episode, we explore the question: How do Wake Forest first-year students, who want a relationship, find and secure one? Using interviews with our peers and sources from our class, we found that there are three main stages of a relationship: Hookup, Exclusivity, and Dating. We explored our peers' sexual projects and the ethics surrounding hookup culture to find that open communication is necessary for progression in the aforementioned stages.

Mentioned:

• Ansari, Aziz, and Eric Klinenberg. Modern Romance New York: Penguin Press, 2016.
• Hirsch, Jennifer S., and Shamus Khan. Sexual Citizens : a Landmark Study of Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
• Wade, Lisa. American Hookup: The New Culture of Sex on Campus New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2017.

Additional Sources/Recommended Reading:

• Jollimore, Troy. “Love, Romance, and Sex.” In The Routledge Handbook of Love in Philosophy, edited by Adrienne M. Martin, 61–71. Abingdon: Routledge, 2018.
• Katz, Jennifer, and Monica E Schneider. “Casual Hook up Sex during the First Year of College: Prospective Associations with Attitudes about Sex and Love Relationships.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 42, no. 8 (2013): 1451–62. doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0078-0.
• McKeever, Natasha. “Is the Requirement of Sexual Exclusivity Consistent with Romantic Love?” Journal of Applied Philosophy 34, no. 3 (2015): 353–69. doi:10.1111/japp.12157.

Credits:

This episode was written and produced by Jade Donahue, Emma Hilborn, Adrie Kerner, Kate Prentiss, Whitney Spater, and Makenna Wolfanger. Special thanks to the interviewees: Megan Belcastro, Quinlyn Shannehan, Emma LeBaron, and Olivia Lockhart. Also, special thanks to the interviewees who wish to remain anonymous.

Image Credit: Whitney SpaterSong Credits: "Creative Minds," "A New Beginning," and "Going Higher," by Bensound.com