Some of my closest guy friends in college lived across the street from a freshman dorm. One day, while we sat chugging- er - sipping beers on the front lawn, we saw a group of freshman girls leaving the dorm.

“Damn. I would love to tap that,” one of the guys called.

As he and his friends discussed their pick-up tactics and crushed beer cans on their heads, I began to think about the phenomenon, and double standard, that was surrounding me: Seniors and freshmen.

When a senior guy goes for a hot (or not so hot) freshman it is viewed as “hot’ and “pimpin’”. (What can I say? People I know use the term “pimpin’”.)

When an older girl is interested in someone a few years her junior, however, people look at her like she is a pathetic cradle robber.

So, during my senior year, after spending the some time playing beer pong with some adorable freshman on my porch, I got to wondering: Why is it OK for senior guys to mack on freshman girls, while I get laughed at when I want to relive the old days and hook up with a freshman in the dorms again?

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