Was this what it was going to be like off the island? In two months, when I left for college, was my entire dating life going to be a constant cycle of guessing and getting let down? And although I felt accepted here, I couldn’t help but wonder about life elsewhere. Would the people at my college be as accepting as the people on By-the-Sea? Would I know how to do this better? To navigate the weird is-this-a-date-or-isn’t-it?
