Real life ‘Hitch’ gives students helpful tips

Courtney Zinter
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Dealing with busy schedules, college students don’t have much time to spend figuring out if someone is compatible, according to the Dating Doctor who spoke to about 500 students in Somsen Auditorium at 7:30 Thursday night.
David Coleman, who calls himself “America’s Real Life Hitch,” talked about making relationships matter and gave advice on topics ranging from picking up dates to finding out if a relationship is healthy or not.
Armed with pick-up lines, advice and candy, Coleman used humor to give students insight into relationships and dating.
He said he hoped students would learn how to complete themselves without someone, and rather find someone to complement them.
“I want you to feel good about you. I want the sky to be brighter, the day to be better,” Coleman said, “but, I want you to learn you have to complete yourself.”
After reciting the worst pick-up lines he’d heard people use before, Coleman introduced the idea of the ‘hmm…’ to the audience.
He defined the ‘hmm…’ as someone who catches another person’s eye anywhere, anytime.
“I want to put a plan of attack in your head and some courage in your heart so you can live your life and find your ‘hmm…’,” Coleman said.
Coleman presented tips on figuring out if someone was interested, breaking the ice and Valentine’s Day.
He also gave the audience a chance to ask relationship questions and he promised honest answers.
Junior Emily Yellen, a resident assistant, used the presentation as a floor activity.
She said she thought Coleman’s presentation was a good balance of humor and honesty.
“He had a really good balance of saying something funny and not offending anyone in the audience,” Yellen said. “Like he said in the beginning, he told us what we needed to hear, not what we wanted to hear about relationships.”
Not all students knew what to expect going into the presentation, but many said they came out with good tips.
Yellen said she left with more than she expected and had learned about herself and her relationships.
After sophomore Jessica Rose was convinced to attend the event by her roommate, she figured she would be bored but left pleasantly surprised.
“I was honestly surprised by the program,” Rose said. “However, David blew me away, and I could not stop laughing from the moment he started talking.”
Rose added that Coleman presented the information in a way that kept the audience’s attention and she thought she left with some good tips, but really remembers the jokes and pick-up lines.
According to Mike Turgeon, the Academic Advisor for the Athletic Department, Coleman was selected to speak because of his humor.
Turgeon said he hoped students would enjoy the presentation and take away at least one thing.
As the presentation ended, students lined the stage to get autographs and ask Coleman questions about their relationships.
Like many students, Yellen said she hopes he’ll come back to Winona soon.

Contact Courtney at CLZinter8738@winona.edu