Dating-Relationship Factors Encountered by College Students
             The purpose of this paper is to show overall views and many factors that college students encounter while in the dating relationship process. This paper will discuss the many issues that college students encounter while seeking companionship and friendship. The conclusion of this paper will discuss how students end their relationship.
             Many college students will encounter challenges while in the dating process.
             When searching for a mate the selection may seem to be limited when finding a compatible mate. Many students will encounter factors that can enhance or destroy the relationship.
             "...Scientists now believe that the impulse that drives us to mate, marry, and remain monogamous is not a result of mere social convention: It is also a complex mix of naturally occurring chemicals and hormones...that helps guide us through life's most important decision (Dowling 1)." "Love at first sight is no apocryphal cliche. Writer Nuna Alberts reports that researchers now know why one glimpse of the right person can set off a chemical
             reaction leading to romance. But what happens after that? Why do some relationships succeed while others fizzle? That may be more magic than science. New research in the field of love and attraction show that romance-long the domain of poets, philosophers and five-hankie movies-may be ruled as much by molecules as it is by emotion. The physiological component, say the researchers, may help explain some of love's mysteries: why opposites attract, why so many seemingly mismatched couples succeed , why we stick together
             with partners through even the worst(Dowling 1)." When looking for a compatible mate, many "males and females tend to select partners with whom they share similar traits (Smith 1)." "Buss and Barnes (1996) studied a group of married people ranging in age from 18-40 years and found that the 10 m...