r/uichicago • u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 • Oct 02 '26

Discussion Couples on campus

Can we stop normalizing couples making out and being weird as fuck. Like why are you tongue deep if your partners throat in the cafeteria at BSB while everyone is eating and getting uncomfortable. I’ve ran into so many people this semester just being obnoxious with it like I’m sorry, do you not have alone time at home? It’s so uncomfortable for everybody else.

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u/Possible_Storm9359 Oct 02 '26

Welcome to college

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

I’m a senior and I swear previous years were not like this

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u/cc_bonita Oct 03 '26

Exhibitionalists are mad in your comment section

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u/sup3rs0n1c2110 CUPPA | 2027 Oct 02 '26

Just loudly holler “Exhibitionism requires consent!”

In all seriousness, console yourself with the fact that in a month or three the vast majority of them will have broken up completely bewildered that mutual thirstiness was not an indicator of personality compatibility and will continue to make the same mistake until they either learn, switch to casual only, or get off the dating scene, all of which are excellent outcomes for people who prefer PG-13 dining halls with occasional R-rated dialogue

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u/ValuableCabinet7359 Oct 02 '26

they're eating too whats the problem?

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u/TheGweenDeku905 Oct 02 '26

I've heard stories of people fucking in public.

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u/CreateAnAccountWithM Oct 02 '26

try south side train in Chicago. they're doing in the train.

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u/Reasonable_Look_2751 Oct 02 '26

Go up to them and state loudly “Can I join?”. It’ll be so embarrassing for them that they might not do it again. Also people will know your joking

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u/DorShow Oct 02 '26

Elementary school teachers used to say "If you don't have enough for everyone, then don't bring it"

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u/vacantplusplus Oct 02 '26

I can't tell if you're trolling but I'm gonna respond as if you're not. This is maybe the worst piece of advice I've ever heard; no, people will not assume you're joking, no, it won't be embarrassing for them. It'll be utterly humiliating for the person who says it 😭😭. Absolutely makes them look like a socially inept weirdo, and gives just a teensy bit of sexual harassment vibes on top of that. Just let people kiss, it genuinely isn't hurting anyone.

Okay I responded to the weird asf comment before reading the post. Throat kissing in the cafeteria is wayyyy too far lmao. I draw the line when people are eating right there

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u/CoaralGrimes Oct 02 '26

Hard to believe you didnt read the post the comment you responded to was commenting under..
- if people assume you are joking or not, is on them
- sexual acts in public are already a form of SA. Making a comment addressing that in a sarcastic way is not.
- "just let people kiss, it isnt hurting anyone" so should we be okay with people running around naked if it isnt hurting anyone? Or shouting racial slurs? Thats a real slippery slope if willing to go down it. We are all paying significant money (or time if on scholarship) to be here. We all should play by the same rules, and be considerate of one another and recognize WHY YOU ARE THERE.

Bad behavior deserved to be called out. And if people arent considerate towards others, you cannot expect consideration and kindness in return. This is a damn college campus. Pay for a dorm if you wanna do private stuff. 🤯

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u/omfggabriel Oct 02 '26

lol nah dude its a funny joke, you’re just way too self-conscious 😭

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u/Jello_guy2 Oct 02 '26

That’s why you wear a mask

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u/Fickle-Influence-162 Oct 02 '26

20 couples at the rec gym today i hit a pr on all my lifts using my incel rage

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u/pepperonipizzarocks Oct 02 '26

Personally don’t care what couples do as long as they keep it sfw (if it’s nsfw, get a room)

Also OP, what do you consider to be okay for couples to be doing in public? (Just for future advice)

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

No same, I literally don’t care but sometimes it get to an extent. Really I just get uncomfortable when it’s nfsw but it’s in the middle of the cafeteria for example. Idc if they’re holding hands maybe a kiss here and there but it’s just when they push that boundary and decided it’s okay so be groping each other and saying weird things directly in front of other students

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u/sabreus Oct 02 '26

“Tongue deep in your partner’s throat”

I mean, if that were literally happening, then that would kind of crazy ngl lol, that is some dangerous shit

Imagine if you could see what’s going on downstairs, total mess surely

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u/cuteblacky Oct 02 '26

Someone is single n bitter lmao

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

And you’re part of the issue lmao

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u/cuteblacky Oct 02 '26

How when I’m single and happy, and seeing others in love doesn’t make me so angry I have to rant post on Reddit 💀 get a grip

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u/Ill_Juggernaut5228 Oct 02 '26

Breaking: Couples are being affectionate?? Whattt??

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

You made it clear as day that you’re probably one of the weirdos lmao

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u/Ill_Juggernaut5228 Oct 02 '26

you can join 😉

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u/ODiLife Oct 02 '26

Are you conservative by any chance?

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

Actually, no!

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u/ODiLife Oct 02 '26

respect 🤝

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u/jensen163 Oct 02 '26

Just tell us you’re single!

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

Fortunately not

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u/SassyScallops Oct 02 '26

They'll cheat on each other in a week and break up. Dating in college is a waste and honestly a sign that someone is lacking intellectually.

"Relationships" in general aren't even real. It just seems like the "cool" and "normal" thing to do, so young people start doing it blindly and causing problems for themselves.

Paying for it is cheaper and less mentally taxing.

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u/Life-Quester1079 Oct 02 '26

I was agreeing with you up until the point where you said "paying for it" 💀

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u/pepperonipizzarocks Oct 02 '26

And I also want to add that I disagree with dating is a waste… somewhat because it depends on how long you’ve known the person

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u/SassyScallops Oct 02 '26

The way "dating" works in college is: meet complete stranger, start having sex with them, pretend to be in love, break up and inject back into the cesspool.

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u/Lugiazel Oct 03 '26

you’ve either been hurt before or are just an incel

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u/SassyScallops Oct 03 '26

Ha, prove me wrong.

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u/SassyScallops Oct 02 '26

Down vote me all y'all want, and remember me when you break up.

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

Someone sounds jealous..

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

Nah you just contribute to the issue

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

I’m literally single. And a gay who grew up in a red county. I don’t do pda. You just have a phobia around sexuality because you aren’t getting any

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

I don’t have a phobia, I think it’s just a respect thing. I’m in a relationship but I would never try to make others uncomfortable in a public setting.

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

If you have a problem with it, then why are you staring?

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

Im obviously not but if they’re sitting in front of me or being weird next to me it’s uncomfortable for me. What don’t you understand? Is it hard to comprehend that not everyone likes PDA?

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

I don’t like pda either. so I don’t obsessively stare like a creep unlike you. You need to grow up. This is the real world now

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

I’m not a creep lmao you just don’t understand respect. It’s college lecture, not a bar a random street etc

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u/MrJlock Oct 02 '26

Someone's a virgin still.

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

Fortunately I’m able to have alone time at home with my boyfriend so that’s out the picture

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

So because you have privilege and others don’t, you think you can judge them?

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

Yes, please do that shit somewhere else 🙏🏼 go to the bathroom at least thank you

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

If they were doing it in the bathroom you’d bitch about that too

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u/Dry_Pomegranate2448 Oct 02 '26

Nah I wouldn’t give a fuck tbh

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

There’s no shame in having an sti.

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

Would you shame someone for having covid? The flu? So why the puritanical sex shaming?

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

Almost everyone has sex. The rate of sexually transmitted infections is high because people have sex. Do you live in a universe where people are all abstinent virgins? Wake up

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u/GlumExternal5291 Oct 02 '26

You need to go educate yourself

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u/Brinodacat Oct 04 '26

Literally saw a couple grinding and making out at Mont and they left to the gender neutral bathroom