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Randomer Freshers’ week is rife with options of random people to hook up with and while we are not condoning irresponsible sex, if you’re going to do it you might as well be aware of the consequences. Firstly alcohol can seriously cloud your judgement and that mermaid from the night before might seem distinctly less of a good idea in the cold light of day. Having said this freshers’ week is all about meeting new people and a club or bar is as good a place as any. Proceed with caution. Randomer also comes with an important York footnote – everyone knows everyone. Chances are if you pull someone in Ziggys in the first week they’ll turn up in your seminar in week two/ your housemate will go out with their housemate in the third year/ they’ll be standing outside the library every time you want to go in.
Flatmate 12 people, one kitchen, surely one of them’s got to be worth a look? Clearly the major benefit of flatmate sex is convenience; you don’t have to make an effort with any new people and if all goes well a repeat performance is not difficult to engineer. Plus when it comes to the walk of shame, surely there’s a rule which states: less walk, less shame. However, the flatmate option has some serious cons, if all goes badly they’re still there, staring at you over breakfast, weeping outside your bedroom door. On a slightly more positive note of course chances are your flatmates will become your closest friends at uni and is it worth risking that? After all you haven’t even considered the rest of the options yet…
Prowling third years You’ve probably seen them in the college bar by now, they’re older, wiser and they want to ‘show you the sights’. On the plus side you could get an early look at York’s student housing market and there’s no chance they’ll turn up in your seminars.
Seminar person Very similar to the flatmate in terms of pros and cons. With the added benefit of ‘study sessions’ plus it’ll give you something interesting to think about in seminars.
Tutor We don’t know if this is allowed but if you do pull it off let us know, we’ll buy you a drink.
So now, go forth, safe in the knowledge that you have weighed up all the factors and come to a mature and informed decision. But remember however bad the cons might be, it doesn’t get any worse than gonorrhoea and friends: If you can’t cover the rocket, leave it in the pocket.
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