Tiffani Haynes
Hampton Men Aren’t Marriage Material
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The consensus it seems is clear: Hampton University men are not marriage material, at least right now. Most Hampton women believe that men on campus have the qualities of a good husband or becoming one but just choose not to act upon them while in school.
Their focus isn’t finding Mrs. Right, it’s Mrs. Right Now,” said Sydney Finger, a senior nursing major from Hebron, Md.
Finger even has proof that some Hampton men are thinking like that.
“I always ask my male friends for their opinions on topics like this and they say that they’re not looking for Mrs. Right,” Finger said. “The girlfriends they have now are Mrs. Right Now but they could eventually turn into wife material.”
All the women interviewed believe that it’s because men are still too interested in playing the field and meeting new women.
“You don’t see people in exclusive relationships,” said Lianne Evans, a senior computer science major from Teaneck, N.J. “A lot of relationships at Hampton are open because men are still testing the waters.”
Kayla Emile, a senior communicative sciences and disorders major from Boston doesn’t believe that it’s only Hampton men.
“A limited amount of men are ready for marriage at the age of 18-22,” Emile said. “I think this is playing the field time to see what type of female they like.”
Shannon Cosby, a senior marketing major from Plainfield, N.J. agreed with Emile.
“I don’t think any man is ready for marriage in college,” she said.
Yet some are hopeful that love at Hampton is not a lost cause. Alaina Patterson, a senior English major from Los Angeles is one of the select few.
“I don’t believe a lot of men are marriage material because I haven’t had luck with any of them but that doesn’t mean that somebody else won’t,” Patterson said. There’s still hope out there for some people.”
