Mess Sock : An Ideal Va entine Rresent

A~GEUNA WAGNER WEB EDITOR/ ASST, A&E AMW722@CABRJNI .EDU

What better way to prepare for Valentine's Day then by messing up the sock drawer and closet in the bedroom. The results of a poll that was conducted by IKEA weren't what they expected them to be. According to the poll, guys that have messy sock drawers have sex three times more a month than guys who are organized. The poll even concluded that disorganized couples have better relationships. It was found that if couples dido 't have a closet organizer they argued three times Jess. Think twice about purchasing that Palm PiJot for your hubby because if they don't have one they're more likely to remember your birthday than if they did. Another result they also found was that married men are more likely to leave their pajamas on the floor than single men.

Whether any of this applies or not who knows. If there's really a connection between super organized closets and someone's sex life, does it really matter? It has been found in ot.l,1erstudies done about couples that those who are less organized do have better relationships. The more organized a person is the more they want to be in control of the surroundings around them. Also by taking the time to be organized and make sure all the dishes are done leaves time unspent that could be spent with your husband, wife or partner. In some ways it can be said that the IKEA survey went horribly wrong but when it comes down. to it messy socks are the key to a happier love life.

Those couples that are disorganized have a more carefree sense to their relationship. They take objectives into stride more and there's more of a sense of independence about them. They might argue less than thQse couples that have closet organizers but you can probably already guess what they will argue about anyway. Anoth"er interesting fact that was discovered that registered Republicans are three times more likely than Democrats to color-code their t-shirt drawers. The other findings of the survey also had this to say; '"Survivor' watchers are four times as likely as those who watch 'Friends' tQ fold their underwear."

Sec what reality television can do for you. It's OK to break out into an attack plan to organize everything throughout the household but just remember those messy closets and socks can get further than you think.

Here's a little fact for the sake of the survey; "Men spend an average of 80 minutes per week looking for the remote control while women spend only seven minutes." Just remember the more time you spend looking for that remote control the Jess time you get to spend with that special Valentine.

JEFFREY OUTTERBRIDGE STAFF WRITER JE0722@CABRI'.\"1.EDU

Valentines day is a day filled with love and care. It's the time when couples get together with that special person and enjo)'· each others company. For one couple Valentines Da) is everyda)'.

Sophomore~ Camuel Gonzalez and Alexis Figueras ha,·e been together for two years. The couple met each other at a church retreat in Tranquilit), 1".J. The two of them meeting each ofher was simpl} b) fate. "\\'e had to do an exercise to sec if an egg could break holding it from top to bottom. We were the onl)' nm that said it would break,'' Gonzalez said. Their whole relationship is like a story straight from a fairy tale.

"The day he asked me to be his girlfriend, I was at his house. He sat me dmm and asked me to pra~ with him. In the prayer he asked me to be his girlfriend," Figueras said.

From the way this couple acts, nobody would know that the) live almost three hours awa) from each other. Figueras lives in Freehold, I\.J and Gonzalez lives in Vineland, N.J.

To keep in contact with each other they spent a lot of time on the phone. writing letters, going on chun:h trips. and millions of cards and letters.

Originally Gonzalez wasn't going to attend Cabrini. Last ,car, he attended Cumberland Countv Communit)' College. "I decided to transfer to Cabrin" not only to be closer to my girlfriend. but also for the education," Gonzalez said.

Currently the couple is engaged and eagerly awaiting the da)1 they graduate . Our goal now is to focus on finishing college.After that we will find good jobs and start to make are plans for marriage," Gonzalez and Figueras said.