Don't fool me: Co-housing tribes in university: Co-housing tribes in university

Author: Jiangnan Rain
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Young adult literature has always been a specialty of China Youth Press. In 2004, the Young Adult Literature Editing Center introduced several major book series that collectively demonstrated four characteristics: more trendy and avant-garde content, orientations closer to reality, more innovative and open formats, and cooler and more dazzling names. This year, the "Growing Up" series has launched books such as You're Not the Only One—The Cohabitation Tribe in University, Better Have Love Together, The Cool Crowd, The Penguin Across the Other Side, The Garbage Bin Girl, and Finding Employment in Beijing. These books delve into the love, life, work, and choices of contemporary youth, analyzing the mentality of modern young people, especially urban youth. Cohabitation is nothing new at our school. I chose to live with my boyfriend to align with the new era of cohabitation. As for whether I'll marry my boyfriend in the future, I haven't thought that far ahead.
—Xiao Tong, a sophomore, found that the novelty and romance of cohabitation had faded. Due to cohabitation, the flaws once hidden by love gradually became apparent. Love, unprepared for such a situation, led her down a dead end.
—Xue'er, a junior, believed that cohabitation without love would be a very unfortunate thing. As a university student, without mature psychology or enough resilience, one should never rush into the trap of cohabitation too early.
—Feiyu, a senior