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Roberts* is looking for a few good men. Preferably six feet or taller, with dark
hair, blue eyes and a financially secure future. Should be goal-oriented but not
a workaholic. Religious values and knowledge of politics are a plus. Out of about 21,000 men enrolled at UF, she figures there has to be at least one guy who meets her criteria. Now, her goal is to find him—and marry him.
But she doesn’t even have a date this weekend. With only a few months left of school, Tina, a 21-year-old elementary education graduate student, is running out of time. She must find the man who will wear the black tuxedo with white trim to the wedding she’s had planned in her mind since she was a little girl. However, Tina is only one of many UF students who are recruiting husbands during her tour of duty at college. She does not want to meet her future husband at a bar or in the College of Education, where she spends most of her time. Five years at UF has taught her to adopt a “get serious or get lost attitude.”
Freshman public relations major Nicole Smith* is also on the prowl. “I’ve never really had any interest in having a career,” she admits. “College is just the next step. Where else am I supposed to find a good husband? I don’t even want to imagine myself looking for a husband in the workplace. I want kids—three boys. I want to be homeroom mom and bake cupcakes.”
At 19, time is on her side. With any luck, she hopes the next three years won’t be a waste of her time and emotions. “If I’m not with someone by the time I’m 20, I’ll be nervous. I have a fear of graduating without a ring on my finger.”
