having a life?

[ChrisMcK2186]

Well,
To solve the possibilities of this problem, follow a simple method to retain that significant other:

1) DON'T FORGET HER/HIM!! Worst possible thing you can do, for if you keep a good contact going with them, you will both be happier.

2) Take a night off a week. This goes two fold, firstly it keeps them knowing you are still there and secondly, it gets you out of the pit and into the real world.

3) Eliminate other distractions. During the off season, you may play video games, go to the movies every night or some other activity. Remove it from your schedule if at all possible. For me, it was my lame job selling chicken.

4) Try and bring them into the shop one night. They will either see how great FIRST is and join up or they will notice how much you work and give you a new found respect. Win win.

Remember, FIRST is a great opportunity that will get you ahead in the long run but don't forget about the short run either.

[Danny McC]

4) Try and bring them into the shop one night. They will either see how great FIRST is and join up or they will notice how much you work and give you a new found respect. Win win.

Or some girls may think to themselves "Wow why do i date this guy" and that would suck.

[Zero-Bee]

FRC is my social life, so I don't have much to worry about...

[CPUgirl]

I think in reality if the people dating on the SAME team have even an ounce of self control you can date within the team. Our team is made up of pretty much the same kids and inner-'teams' as there's been since our FLL days so when people broke up nothing changed and even while they were dating you could hardly tell except for the jokes that were going around.

Managing a relationship within the team is great. I mean 150 + hours doing things in robotics and having a relationship with them at the same time builds pretty interesting bonds and you learn a lot from it for a relationship. Depends on the people though, some can handle it some can't.

[kc2pix]

I am the only girl on my team, so I don't have a gf, but occasionally someone else's gf would come and and bring snacks or take pictures or kill time until they had to be somewhere, so they still got to see their boyfriends, and occasionally I had another girl to chat with!

As for me, I don't have a boyfriend, so all I need to do is reintroduce myself to my best friends and hope that my bus driver still remembers me...