Local college student Eric Peterson recently announced that he's entered a committed relationship... with himself. Peterson vehemently denied rumors that the he was dating other people. "I'm totally committed to myself. We've never been happier." When asked what prompted the campus heartthrob to take himself off the market, he chalked it up in large part to his current financial situation, claming that recent fluxuations in the economy were making it too expensive for him to date around. "It was partly a cost-effective decision on my part, but it's been really nice for us to spend more time together."