High School Kids, These Days... Options

[Tung]

I am sick of the guy who obsesses over the girl: the songwriter, 3458345 telephone messages, love notes, picnics under the stars, the works. Girl breaks up with him and he mopes for the rest of his life. Love. no, loneliness, lack of confidence, insecurity.

And high school. face it. your high school relationships are probably going nowhere. "high school love." that's a contradiction in itself. rarely does one find "love" in high school, and when students claim to "love," it's usually merely an illusion created by their idealistic brighteyed and bushytailedness, as well as a need to feel wanted, or to attach themselves to something concrete. Or perhaps they're bored and feel the need to get caught up in the whole dating fad. After all, it does get them the attention they crave. They're just abusing the word to fit their own false, superficial situation.

So I ask you to think a little more when you confess "love." If there's one thing I hate, it's people who don't take things seriously about using the word love. And yes, i'm one of those people who takes everything seriously about using the word love.

[Becks539]

I'm 15, I'll be turning 16 in 3 months. Half of you have probably already ignored this post just by seeing how old I am.

I have been dating my boyfriend for 1 year now. And no, despite what you guys think high school relationships consist of, we're not like yay let's hug in the hallway and go to the school dance! We don't even attend the same school. I will not have sex until marriage and I have very strong morals.

I know I love him. I also know that I don't know everything there is to know about love. Love is a learning experience. It takes time. Love grows and develops, it doesn't just one day explode and you know everything. I know my boyfriend will be there for me tomorrow, next month, and hell even the next year. I'm confident of that. Our communication is strong and that's what makes us last.

I can see where you are coming from though, but you are being so steriotypical. You're generalizing all high school students to be complete idiots that say "I love you" after 5 minutes. You're also generalizing guys as to not wanting a long term relationship but not all guys are like that. As much as you don't want to believe it, people fall in love in high school and things work out. There are many instances where people last about 2 weeks and stupid people who swear they're in love after a month, but there are also many people who last a long time and actually are in love.