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Adrienne Dzurick, ’17, and Constantine Loucopoulos, ’17, have been dating for a little over a year. They met in a history class freshman year through a mutual friend.
“At first, he thought I was dating our friend, but then he figured it out and finally asked me out,” Dzurick said.
“And the rest is history!” Loucopoulos said.
When asked about the influence of Lehigh’s hookup culture, the couple shared the sentiment that it was easy to transcend the hookup culture so long as you are looking for a relationship.
“The best part about having a relationship is that even though we both have a lot going on, I have this stable relationship in my life that I can count on,” Dzurick said.
As for Valentine’s Day plans, Loucopoulos said he has an a cappella concert and then his fraternity’s formal.
“We’re seeing a movie and ordering Thai food. Do you even care?” Dzurick responded, jokingly.
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Luis Castaneda, ’16, and Henry Greenfield, a Lehigh graduate of the class of 2012, met through a dating app while Greenfield was finishing his master’s degree in education. Castaneda and Greenfield have been together for a year and a half.
“We were apprehensive to show affection at first,” Castaneda said. “There is a certain level of PDA that is acceptable for straight couples, but (we) felt it was even smaller for gay couples.”
The couple agreed that it was a difficult transition, but they received a lot of support from fellow friends and students.
“Lehigh’s campus doesn’t get enough credit for how supportive it can be,” Greenfield said.
When asked about the hookup culture at Lehigh, Castaneda said the straight community is significantly larger than the gay or questioning community, so hooking up is hard to do.
With regard to Valentine’s Day plans, they were both very secretive.
“He’s coming to visit this weekend, but it’s a bit of a surprise!”
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Megan McMichael, ’17, and Josh Ryan, ’17, met over the summer when McMichael was visiting one of her close friends at school. They are quickly approaching their seven-month anniversary.
“A lot of people don’t date because it can be ‘limiting,’” McMichael said. “In hookups, the highs are high, but the lows are low. It’s exciting, whereas relationships are really stable.”
She said that one of the greatest things about her relationship with Ryan is that she never gets bored with him.
“I never get tired of his company,” McMichael said. “We run out of time more than we run out of things to do.”
When asked about the influence of Greek life on their relationship, Ryan, who is not affiliated with a chapter, said he thinks it would be nearly impossible to spend time with McMichael if they were both involved in Greek life.
As far as Valentine’s Day, McMichael said the couple will probably have dinner together.
“But we’re indifferent to Valentine ’s Day,” she said.
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Sidney O’Neil, ’17, and Trevon Sloan, ’17, met through the Lehigh Class of 2017 Facebook group the summer before their freshman year.
“We became friends before we even stepped foot on campus,” O’Neil said.
With regard to the university’s hookup culture, they felt they both shared the sentiment that they never engaged in it. O’Neil, having recently joined a sorority, commented on its effect on their relationship.
“We both have two very different social lives, and it’s hard not having him at parties,” she said.
“I don’t see her as much,” Sloan said.
They said the best part about being in a relationship for them is just having someone to do things with. Sloan said he always looks forward to spending time with O’Neil. For Valentine’s Day, O’Neil said the couple is planning to see a movie.
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Allie Tookmanian, ’16, and Bailey Shelton, ’17, met through a mutual friend at a fraternity’s registered party.
“I had my eye on her for a week or so, but she basically made the first move when she introduced herself,” Shelton said.
They spent the night just getting to know each other because neither could drink at the registered event.
“In this case, it wasn’t actually a hookup,” Tookmanian said of how her relationship came to be. “It was a genuine connection, and it helped that it wasn’t a hookup first.”
The couple’s six-month anniversary was on Thursday, so Shelton joked that they would be celebrating Abraham Lincoln’s birthday.
“Kind of a big deal!” he said.
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Kate Hickey, ’17, and Connor Brophy, ’17, met freshman year in the lounge of M&M dorm during the spring semester and have been dating for eight months.
“The hookup culture doesn’t really affect us,” Hickey said. “If you’re looking for a relationship, you will be able to find one.”
“It’s nice to know someone loves me,” Brophy said.
Hickey said the best part of being in a relationship is always having a consistent support system.
As for Valentine’s Day plans, Brophy said he’s taking Hickey to a hockey game.
“Later though I’m making her a romantic dinner.”
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