Touchy Feeliness

As Valentine's Day just passed, I began to wonder about the need to clearly clarify the rules for dating and even non-dating couple's amount and type of physical contact with each other. I love seeing all the adorable couples around campus holding hands and looking all cute but it seems that each individual has their own perception of how far, physically, is acceptable. As one of those couples at a Christian college, I often get confused on what is acceptable and what is not to each individual. For example, one time I saw this couple in one of the boy's dorm lobbies. They were all hugging each other and teasing each other. Their friendly atmosphere was interrupted when someone with a little authority in that dorm came over to them and said they were in trouble for "awkward cuddling." Without the rules for physical contact clearly defined, it is often easy to misstep, especially when everyone has different ideas of what is acceptable and what isn't. Couples at our college need to be able to know their limitations so that they do not have to worry about getting in trouble for showing their feelings for the other person in a physical matter. I would rather see the happiness of couples on campus or the stressed out, upset couples that fight.