February 7, 1992 — LION’'SEYE — Page 5 "A National Study of Collegiate Romance HOW'S YOUR LOVE LIFE? This survey is being conducted on college campuses throughout the U.S. to learn about the meaning of love and relationships in the lives of America’s young adults today. We hope you will take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire and mail it back to Dr. Egon Mayer, Dept. of Sociology, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY 11210. Are you romantically involved witha 8. Onascaleof 1to7 howcloseis/was 16. What do you least like about 24, IF YOU ARE NOT NOW, AND HAVE 33. How would you describe the religious “special someone” at present? this relationship to your ideal? him/her? NOT BEEN IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, background of each of the following: CFs. VES VervEa : Voi INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS PLEASE CHECK OR WRITE IN Fi fabolntals RELATIONSHIP WITH A SPECIAL DENOMINATION Ll b.. NO > = SOMEONE, Protes Cath Jewish | Other” PANY AR Tu BENS Indicate briefly what you think is the ~~ Yourset | | | = | INVOLVED IN THEPASTFIVEYEARS? 9. On a scale of 1 to 7, how happy reason that you have not been so our | Oa YES CI/WITR YOU IRIS ISIBONSNI 17. tow well do you anihiis/ber family involved LY od | Ob. NO ik Lo] ol on know each other? OJ a. Iamnotinterested in Tatnr | ; 2 3 la lorie ae CE, gin So Se He | IFNO” GOTO Q 24. Oa. Verywell Such yslsrionship “special ! : [J b. Somewhatwell [J b. have not found the someone” | 4 i PLEASE ANSWER ALL OF THE 10. How do your families compare with 4 ; “right one” | FOLLOWING QUESTIONS WITH respect to the following; c. Verylittle EF oi Tie Ahh Chas mt | RESPECT TO YOUR MOST 0 d. Notatall : JI one has.ng “pl lai | Very very been interested in me Base explain RECENT OR CURRENT RELA- Dirtetent 2. Simard? OO e. They don't know I exist TIONSHIP. CHECK THE MOST |rj2f3 aise] (8 Briefly explain: APPROPRIATE RESPONSE. 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