But with close living quarters, no parents, and stressful classes, things get intense, and college has its own soap operas.Read on for the inside dirt you'd have no way of knowing until you're on campus — and need to know if you already are.For a 21 year old guy, what is the best way of throwing myself into single life?Much of the dating advice out there seems aimed for an older audience than myself. And if you're not in college, well, you might just want to give this one a read anyway -- a lot of the things I'm going to recommend you don't necessarily need an alma mater to pull off.I'm 21 and I've finally finished university and I'm back at home.I recently got out of a 3 year relationship which lasted all the way through my time at college.Let’s be honest: dating in college is a lot more complicated than dating in high school.There are new rules, some of which are unspoken and not so obvious.

But the other day I had a reader write in asking about dating in college, and I thought the topic might be on worth getting a post up on.

He writes: Dear Chase, First off, terrific website.

I haven't found anything on the web like the quality of articles you write and the depth you explore.

Then like clockwork, while texting one of my sorority sisters, she pointed out that I don’t need to have a love life, but rather flings.

So here I am laying in my bed, listening to "Only You" by Yaz (yes, the song is older than I am) thinking about love and dating. I am like a deer in the headlights when it comes to figuring out how guys think and operate.