Eating three lunches (or the quickest way to get fat).

I like being personable. It's great to have the chance to sit down with a friend and have a one-on-one talk about life. To get the chance to hear what's really going on in their lives. And I feel like that's what a large part of college is about: building relationships.

But there are so many people at college. So many.

Also, it's really hard to tell someone no. If they want to invest in your life and share part of themselves, are you really going to say no? Really?

So, sometimes, you end up having to double or triple-book lunch. (A problem that somehow still persists despite near OCD Google calendar organization.) How do you deal with it?


Chances are if you forgot about your previously scheduled lunch date and planned another, you might forget your first one entirely. This gets extremely awkward if you told both people you'd meet at the same place.

"Hi. Waiting on someone?"

"Yep. I'm getting lunch with my friends Brad today."

"What a crazy random happenstance! I'm waiting on a Brad too."

Get used to asking "Do you like coffee?" What's that? You don't like coffee? Maybe you should try to develop a taste for it. Or at least be able to stand it. Text that second lunch date and switch it to a coffee break. You'll need the caffeine to make through to your double-booked dinner anyways. (If you plan to meet multiple people over coffee, make sure you stick to the same coffee shop so you can take full advantage of those free refills.)


This is a dangerous one. You realize you scheduled two people and decide that you'll have an awesome friend group collision lunch. They've never met before, but it doesn't matter. They're both friends with you, so they'll get along, right?


You get fat from eating three lunches everyday (if it makes you feels better, you can call them different things like hobbits do: breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, luncheon, afternoon tea, etc.). But don't worry about your weight. What really matters is that you're building up your relationships. (While building up plaque in your veins. It's like a two-for-one deal!)

So, next time you get lunch-merged on by a caffeine-addicted friend making their way towards obesity, remember: they're doing it for the relationships.