I'd basically described myself: a quiet, studious bookworm who would go to bed at a decent hour. A non-partier who wouldn't bring a parade of boys through our room, or make it the floor headquarters for beer pong.

Ooh, J, he's got ink too." "Just when i didn't think he could get any hotter.

I shrugged. “I guess that guys who’d never do something like that have a hard time believing some other guy would,” I said, but I could see her point. Awareness and apologies were fine and good, but they could come too late.

I've been known to slum it and shop in the gag-him-and-bag-him aisles, believe it or not.

But just because you’re strong and resilient doesn’t mean you never need someone to be there for you, to take care of you.

I'd basically described myself: a quiet, studious bookworm who would go to bed at a decent hour. A non-partier who wouldn't bring a parade of boys through our room, or make it the floor headquarters for beer pong.

Alcohol removes inhibitions. It doesn't trigger criminal violence where there was none before.