Here's the deal: You met a guy, you like him, he likes you. You've been spending a lot of time together and you're pretty happy with the way things are going. The weather here sucks, but you're both going away to some warm, exotic location for spring break, which is sweet.
While you're pretty sure the delightful weather and delicious margaritas won't have any bearing on your fidelity during break, you may have your doubts about him. Who knows what he's thinking, right?
Well, I'll tell you what he's probably not thinking about, and that's you. Sure, he doesn't want you frolicking around Cancun with a dark, handsome bi-lingual pool boy, but he's going to be looking to soak up the sun, booze and whatever chicas he happens to see.This may sound harsh, and it's definitely not every guy. If I had to ballpark it though, I'd say you're looking at somewhere in the neighborhood of a 90 percent chance that this is the case. Of course, with longer-term relationships, the situation changes a bit. I think the magic number is somewhere around eight to nine months. If you've been together that long, not even the alluring sight of the scantily-clad-but-slightly-dejected woman -- or three, depending on the amount of tequila shots consumed -- who just placed in a wet T-shirt contest will cause him to falter.
Again, this isn't always the case, but if he hasn't given you a ring he's probably pretty used to giving you something else on a regular basis and may find that tough to live without for a week. I once saw a man at The Phyrst wearing a shirt that said "Everybody's good looking after 2 a.m." and my experience has been that that guy's got a pretty decent grip on reality. The fact is that we're in college, we live in a society that gives us the freedom to spend a week doing nothing but drinking and sleazing on members of the opposite sex and most of us are, well, human. Cheating is never a good thing. It hurts the person you claim to love, or at least like enough to spend a lot of time with, but the fact of the matter is, Spring Break, wherever it is, is a breeding ground -- no pun intended -- for adulterous opportunities.
When you're at the beach (or some other neat-o place) with a bunch of friends and absolutely zero accountability, moral or otherwise, things are bound to happen. The thought of cheating will enter the minds of those in relationships at least once over the course of the week. For the rest of us lucky enough to never have to worry about being tied down, well, that thought (you know the thought I mean) is always on our minds. Really, the bottom line is that the longer you've been together, the less likely it is that your boyfriend will cheat on you during Spring Break. Like I said before, though, unless he's a complete putz with a face that makes Rick Moranis look like Brad Pitt, he's going to have the chance to cheat, as are all of you girls out there.



