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DILBERT ScottAdams PEARLSBEFORESWINE StephanPastis PICKLES BrianCrane BABYBLUES JerryScott&RickKirkman THEDUPLEX GlennMcCoy ZITS JerryScott&JimBorgman SHERMAN'SLAGOON JimToomey ARGYLESWEATER ScottHilburn BIZARRO DanPiraro DEARAMY»Ihave been baby-sitting for "Matt's" two grade-school children for two years, since his wife died. He is 32. My relationship with Matt turned sexual on my 18th birthday and we sleep together now at least three or four times a week. We agree that we are doing this just for fun and don't have any long- term plans to be together. I will start college several states away next year. I worry about being away. I know I will miss the physical relationship. I am afraid of becoming the campus slut, looking for a guy to have a sex with. I don't dare talk to my mother about this because she freaks out about anything that might interfere with me having a "career." I'm still holding down a 4.0 GPA, but I am distracted by this relationship. I missed a sports practice last week in order to be with him. How can I make the transition to college? My best friend thinks it is creepy that I hook up with someone this old. She says that when college starts I should try to forget him and enjoy the guys on cam- pus. Should I try Match. com? —Perplexed DEAR PERPLEXED » I don't think most college stu- dents use Match to find one another. There are other apps and sites that might be more suited to your age group. There are also multiple opportuni- ties to find people in real life. I have a visceral negative reaction to your choices (and his), but at 18 you are legally an adult and you are free to be sexual in any way you want. You are ensconced in this current sexual rela- tionship, but one thing you'll see as you mature is that you will be able to tolerate separation better simply by trying it. It does get easier. If you don't want to be a "slut" in college, th en d on 't b e. T he re i s a double standard regard- ing how men and women are branded based on how they behave, but anyone (male or female) can be characterized this way by being needy and promiscuous. You need to be intentional, safe, respectful and as rational as possible regarding your sexual life. I urge you to pay at- tention to your studies and friendships. You must always use birth control and condoms to protect your health. According to the Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention (cdc.gov/ family/college/), "Nearly half of the 20 million new sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) diagnosed each year are among young people aged 15 to 24 years. Women can have long-term effects of these diseases, includ- ing pelvic inflamma- tory disease, infertility, tubal scarring, ectopic pregnancy and chronic pelvic pain." You should get tested every year for chlamydia. 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