Vol. 6, Issue 7, Part C (2020)

Abstract
University is a place where most of the young women adults feel that they have come to a place of a new social setting where they feel more independence from their school and home. It is a place to form new friendships, a place to get involve in sexual or romantic relationships. In traditional days, Indian societies strongly oppose pre-marital sexual relationships of a woman. The gradual rise in age during marriage of women in India during the last few decades with a gap between puberty & marital sex has perhaps contributed to an increasing practice of pre-marital sex. Premarital intimacy and one-night stands are now common in urban India. Sexual intimacy including sexual intercourse characterizes the time pass relationship. Times have changed. Today for women, particularly university students, “dating” and mating have become a common feature. Recently, a national study on college women’s sexual attitudes showed that instead of dating, many students were “hooking up.” Against this backdrop, the present study defined a hookup as “when a girl and a boy get together for a physical encounter and they rarely expect anything further.” It also explores the meaning and the impact of intimacy on their everyday lives. The study also debunks the perception of female students regarding the concept of intimate relationships along with ‘hook up’ dating. Methodologically, the present study has been conducted by using mixed methodology from thirty female college students aged within 19-25 years pursuing graduation and post-graduation from Jadavpur University of Kolkata. Since in my study there is more emphasis on quantitative data, so I have used questionnaire as a tool of data collection. The data for this study were obtained from a questionnaire completed by 30 consenting women college students in Jadavpur University. Out of 30 students, 18 students are from Master of Arts 2nd year, 5 students are from M.A. 1st year & remaining is doing graduation. The findings revealed that women College students are “partying” with large numbers of friends and classmates. It also highlights how the college women define sexual intimacy and its impact on their intimate relationship followed by rules of sexual intimacy. The findings also debunk the attitudes of female adolescents toward casual sex, pre-marital, extra-marital relationships, one-night stand, and physical intimacy. Such analysis helps to understand new dimensions which have evolved in the nature of intimate relationships along with sexual intimacy in contemporary society.