College Stories. My Girlfriend Is Too Naive--- ... -

I laughed, but the others didn’t. They looked at her with that gentle, slightly embarrassed pity you reserve for someone who hasn’t learned yet. That’s when I first labeled it: naive.

By October, I had a mental list. She lent her notes to a girl who’d never once said thank you. She assumed our grumpy landlord would return her deposit because “it’s the law.” She told me she loved me after three weeks, without any of the games I’d learned to play. College Stories. My Girlfriend is too naive--- ...

It sounds like you’re aiming to write a personal narrative essay with a reflective or critical angle. The title “College Stories. My Girlfriend is too naive---” immediately sets up a specific dynamic: the narrator sees themselves as more experienced or realistic, and their partner as lacking some crucial understanding of how the world (or relationships) work. I laughed, but the others didn’t

Describe one major incident where her naivety created real consequences (or nearly did). Be specific: a bad housing decision, an almost-scam, a romantic gesture to someone unworthy, an idealistic political argument she lost badly. Let the reader judge for themselves whether she was naive or you were cynical. By October, I had a mental list