Teenage Love Options

[Mikeplyts]

So, I was wondering, what's your opinion on "teenage love" these days? To be quite frank, I find it really annoying. Yes, yes, I'll be the first to admit that I was one of those teenagers who thought I had found "the one" and shit but, that's not me anymore. It's really stupid, I think. I feel like "love" is an abused term in my generation and younger generations (and perhaps, some older). I'm not quite sure how to explain it, though. It's like, teenagers love the idea of falling in love or something, you know? Mind you, I know some 8-10 year old kids that already have boyfriends/girlfriends. It kind of makes you think, "What the f*ck?" I don't know, I feel like teenagers these days try so hard to be "mature" and "different" when in reality, they just want some sort of attention. Not saying there aren't mature and different teenagers, but I was speaking in general. Now, when it comes to getting laid, I guess maybe I could understand because a lot of f*cking teenagers are young and dumb and just want to get laid. But, I don't know. I think it's a waste of time to start looking for "love" at such young ages.

[Blyat]

I definetly to agree with you.
Like I do believe at times there is teenage love that is a "success" like I think mine really did end up well.

But there are so much people who have like flings now and have girlfriends/boyfriends for a short time and then have like a whole new girl a few days later.

[creole]

Hmm.. I think it's not all teenagers are reckless when it comes to love. Yeah, there is a good amount of teens who get pregnant easily or they get crazy over some breakup but I guess to some it's just an "experience". On the other hand, I know others who only kiss and hug and save it up till marriage (well, maybe that's what they want me to think, lol). And I agree, those people who just have "bfs/gfs for the week" is ridiculous.

[brooklyneast05]

i think it's inevitable. there is no way for teenagers to know if they are in love or not becuase they don't know what love is. sure, after the fact it seems silly to think you were in love, but at the time how would you know? for this reason, i don't have too much hate towards teenage love. i think it's part of life and always has been. being ridiculous and stupid over boys/girls is a right of passage.


or maybe i'm just biased, because i'm still with my teenage love 5 years later

[none345678]

It prepares them for the future when relationships could lead to marriage/kids. Eventually the average dating time goes from 3 months to 3 years. Every teen witnesses or experiences it though. It's really not just your generation.

I am way to cynical and will most likely die alone due to it, so I really don't know shit. lol@ when people say "the one" all I can think of is the matrix.

[Mikeplyts]

It prepares them for the future when relationships could lead to marriage/kids. Eventually the average dating time goes from 3 months to 3 years. Every teen witnesses or experiences it though. It's really not just your generation.

I am way to cynical and will most likely die alone due to it, so I really don't know shit. lol@ when people say "the one" all I can think of is the matrix.

Yeah, I see your point. I have no problem with that, though. Matter of fact, it's good they do that. But, I just really find it annoying how they feel like there's so much pressure to get a boyfriend/girlfriend or to find love or something, you know? I know plenty of teenage couples that aren't actually bad; they actually work together and support each other and blah blah like older couples would. However, when I hear some 9 year old kid is dating a 7 year old, it gets pretty iffy. It's whatever, I suppose.

And , The Matrix. F*cking awesome.

[LittleMissSunshi...]

I TOTALLY AGREEEEEEEE.

[itskamanstar]

I agree that a lot of teenagers, people my age, use the term love really loosely. It's very over used. It happens for different reasons, people who want to get laid, people who want a constant in their life and are actively looking for somebody (especially during the age when everything is changing, and the thought of a future where making a living in this world can be scary), or it might just be a rush, "lust at first sight", false maturity (whether it be 8 year olds or 18 year olds), or a crush. It can be annoying to watch. Most relationships I see are like that. But I agree that it's really important everybody goes through that once. It happened to me years ago and I'm glad it did.

I still think that teenage love is possible. Somebody might be 17, but as far as their maturity, for the most part they could be 30 years old. Likewise, a 30 year old could have the mentality of a 17 year old and not really understand what love is. Love means something different to everybody, to me it just has to meet a certain "standard". There is a universal principle of love, and from there people love others for different reasons. After that, who's to say what love is? A teenager could mature a lot in a couple of years, whether it be from what they thought was love (a relationship or crush that lasts months or years), or something else in their life, or some unique situation, and come to achieve that level of understanding and love somebody.

There are some teenage relationships I know of that work. And obviously for a couple of you they work as well.

The subject is often judged too much. It's not impossible for a teenager to be in love. Love is about the experience after all. It's a complex subject, but I generally agree on your idea of teenage love.