I just say this because after having broken up with my gf of 3 years (who I met first week of freshman year- so it was a different case)... its hard to meet any girls and get to a level like I did with her...

Anyone else experience this?

It's the worst freshmen year, and it slowly gets better, but overall it still sucks. For the most part it feels like nobody wants to settle down now. It makes sense, to be honest I don't want to settle either. This is the time in your life where everyone says we're supposed to not be tied down, and just have fun, because we have the rest of our lives to settle down.

Why get to know someone, potentially date them for x years, just to graduate and go in completely different directions? Nobody wants that, nobody wants this extra stress while dealing with school.

Sure there are exceptions, there are exceptions to everything. I just find it so common that nobody wants anything past a good friend or a hook up buddy, myself included.

It's hard if that's what you're looking for, something more than friends or someone to hook up with. I hear it gets easier as you get older since people tend to calm down from partying and tend to mature even more. It's weird because I'm on the fence...I want to still have my fun, but sometimes you just need something more. Blahh.

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"A wise girl kisses but doesn't love,
listens but doesn't believe,
and leaves before she is left"
-Marilyn Monroe

Freshman year is especially hard because you are just getting out and want to have fun.  It's not about "finding the right person" for most people.  For most people it's about schoolwork/parties/fun.

I think another issue for you at the moment though is you just got out of a long relationship.  It's hard to bounce back from that so quick, especially in that setting.  Maybe for now you should consider just doing what they are and having fun and not worrying about a serious relationship.

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"Energizer Bunny arrested, charged with battery."

I don't know how to fix this problem, though.  If the school organized events to meet people, everyone would just go in groups of their friends anyway, so it seems that the way the college social construct works, we're stuck with what we have.

The best recommendation I have towards meeting people is joining a group that you're at least vaguely interested in.  Maybe you'll be able to find someone you like there.  Good luck, and let me know if you think of a good way of meeting people, I'd love to try it.

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We aren't gonna die. We can't die. You know why?Because
we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.

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I guess I lucked out in not having to try and find someone right now because I'm still with my boyfriend from high school, but I can see it with a lot of people that it's hard to hold on to, or even create a long serious relationship with people in college.

Freshman year is especially hard because you are just getting out and want to have fun. It's not about "finding the right person" for most people. For most people it's about schoolwork/parties/fun.

I think another issue for you at the moment though is you just got out of a long relationship. It's hard to bounce back from that so quick, especially in that setting. Maybe for now you should consider just doing what they are and having fun and not worrying about a serious relationship.

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I am basically agree with this person, you just got out of a long distance relationship.  Its best not to try to find someone. Just let things happen. it usually wrks itself out in the end.