{"id":2376,"date":"2026-09-11T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/09\/11\/doctor-love-2026-27\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T23:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T23:10:12","slug":"doctor-love-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuorgs2.gcc.edu\/thecollegian\/2026\/09\/11\/doctor-love-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Love\u00a0(2026-27)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

September 11, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Dr. Love<\/a> · Doctor Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My girlfriend and I met at Grove in our first week of freshman orientation. Now, as seniors, we have been talking a lot about marriage, and I have even picked out a ring. The problem: I don\u2019t know where I should propose. Grove is important to us, so I would love to pop the question somewhere on or near campus, but I don\u2019t want it to be cheesy. Can you give me some recommendations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dude \u2026 what a classic Grove City question! Congratulations on planning to take the big step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grove is a place where you and your girl have, I\u2019m sure, made so many memories. I know my boyfriend and I have taken plenty of hour-long Pinchalong walks. I know if this Dr. Love ever became Dr. Mrs. Love, the Grove proposal spot would be on that road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So if you\u2019re set on Grove, don\u2019t be afraid of being \u201cclich\u00e9\u201d \u2013 if there\u2019s a place where you\u2019ve spent countless hours together that you think she will love, then propose there! Authenticity should always be valued higher than originality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have a hidden cameraman (and you should!), then Rainbow Bridge, the Rockwell steps, the lower campus nature trail and the IM fields are great places to be both secluded and surrounded by cameraman perches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, to be honest, your story is pretty clich\u00e9 already. Met in the first week? You\u2019re going to face those jokes from people anyway, so don\u2019t let it dictate how you handle this situation. In fact, it\u2019s so clich\u00e9 you might just want to lean into it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019d also add that the STEM school has a new dean who may not yet be aware that the Rockwell Tower is technically off-limits \u2026 maybe ask him to let you up there to propose. It certainly would be a one-of-a-kind experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, I wish you all the best as you prepare to pop the question \u2013 remember, your audience is the girl you love. If she can see the heart in it, it doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s cheesy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auspiciously,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Love, M.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 4, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Dr. Love<\/a> · Doctor Love<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a junior member of OB, and it\u2019s one of my favorite campus ministries. Orientation Board is known for its events, but its real heart is to connect with the new freshman class as they enter our college community. The problem is \u2026 I am feeling a different connection with one of the freshman guys in my community group. He\u2019s so kind … so generous … so caring … so humble … he may be the one. But is our age and class difference too much of a roadblock to our blossoming relationship?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026 And this is why OB has the reputation it does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have never been on OB. But if I were in charge, I would send you packing if you made a move on a guy in your connection group during OB season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in my day, we called our connection group leaders moms and dads (weird, right?). But just because you no longer call your connection group freshmen \u201ckids\u201d does not mean they automatically become potential mates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I remember meeting my now-boyfriend at the carnival freshman year \u2014 I saw my OB connection group leaders as my big brothers and sisters. OB does great work to connect freshmen to one another \u2014 please, for the love of the freshmen, don\u2019t ruin that work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Freshmen change and can change quickly. They find new friends and join clubs. For crying out loud, at least let him have his first midterm before you pounce on him!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last thing I\u2019ll say is \u2014 he is the one who should be asking you out. If he has not, that is because he is responsible enough to know he shouldn\u2019t catch a case of the \u201cfreshman frenzy\u201d with someone who just last year would have been called his \u201cmom.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you still feel he \u201cmay be the one\u201d after fall break \u2026 start dropping hints. Please, write to me after fall break to let me know if the feelings remain \u2014 I want to know how this goes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auspiciously,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Love<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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