Relationships are a huge part of life and for developmental reasons, we all need them. I find it strange that essentially we are all searching for the same thing, but a good bunch of people are struggling to find it. College is not the place to hold long-term, long-distance relationships (in the dating sense, of course) It simply is not fair to the persons involved, nor the health of the relationship. College students are here for a reason; no person should come between the student and the dream, it is just wrong. I think there are guidelines written in a book somewhere. If one were to search for this book, try Borders, I hear it's quite a hot item . . .

As one can probably tell, I am quite biased in my opinion. I tried the whole long-distance thing. One can come to an obvious conclusion or I wouldn't be writing this. As much as my heart tells me to follow it, my mind suggests otherwise. I thought it to be wise to follow my mind because it allowed me to realize that I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready to receive what this man had to offer, nothing more than his love for me. I wasn't ready to be the woman he wished me to be. As much as it hurt to let him go, it feels better knowing that I was completely honest with my feelings with him.

College is a wonderful experience. My heart goes out to those who are struggling with their relationships. Just know that there is an ending; whether it's happy or not is up to the people involved.

I came across the scariest article in the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper today. Well, actually is was on the front page. Title, "Cops: Rapists Lured Girl on MySpace.com . How scary? There is not one online database on the internet that is safe enough to allow young adults to chat with different people. Whatever happened to the idea of penpals? The whole idea of creations like MySpace is to meet people, get to know their interests. From this article, databases like MySpace is a new way of sex predators to find victims. How disturbing! The perks of MySpace is that the user has a chance to create an online personality. The user can be anyone they wish to be on the internet, but do not find it within themselves in the real world. It is almost genius. Well, unfortunately the downside of MySpace is that ANYONE can have an account, including sex predators. Such people take advantage of the users who are just there to make something of themselves in a cyber world.

Similarly, I often watch the show on MSNBC called MSNBC Investigates. On MSNBC Investigates, episodes consist of exploring prisons around the United States. In addition to that, there is a section of it called "How To Catch a Predator". Basically, there is a group of people who work with the police officials to set up accounts and pose as young teens surfing the internet. Via instant messaging, predators scope out these 'young teens' and attempt to meet up with them. Well, to the intellectual mind, these predators are certainly looking for more than companionship. I suggest watching the show if you or someone you know has young teens who are often on the internet, using instant messaging.

What a gross world we live in.

Here I am, jumping on the latest trend of blogging. Ya know, a few of my friends partake in blogging and I guess it never occured to me how helpful it could be. I believe that writing your thoughts down is really theraputic, so I probably should have taken my own advice a long time ago. Well, anyway, let me exlain my title, "As Becky's World Turns". The title was actually named after my own life, given from my father. Back in grade school and junior high, I always had something to say when I got home from school, whether it be updates on who is (not) dating, what that group is fighting about, and so on. So after listening to my many, at times pointless stories, my father just learned to ask about the soap opera of my life at school. Hence the parody of "As the World Turns".

My title also has a more personal meaning. It metaphorically represents my transition from a young woman into an adult. As my world turns, each day is a new day. I am thrilled to now be able to share my thoughts and happenings via blogging. On a side note, I promise there won't be any high school drama... lol : )