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.

[pinacoolada]

I'm sorry...How old are you?
Have you experienced it? Guys just want a short term relationships...Only rarely a long term. It's never love.. it's lust!
Love is when you know a person and be there as friend and not just your "boyfriend or girlfriend".
That's not love.
It's High school!

Love=Hook ups

You generalize. As many have said on this thread, love knows no age. I see where you are coming from since a lot of high school teenagers throw the word around. But keep in mind that there are some who feel something so much more than lust, and keep in mind that there are teenage high school guys who aren't just after girls' bodies alone.

I will use myself as an example. The guy is also my best friend. We're 16. We know each other inside out, and we haven't done anything considered "lustful" for the 2 years we have been together, because we know that with our crazy hormones and all that, it will only ruin things. I can honestly say that I love this boy, not because of anything physical, not because he's like a little trophy I can show everybody, but because of who he is and because I can be whatever I want to be and he won't care.

Little corny, sorry. Just saying.

[CrotchetTheLeper]

You generalize. As many have said on this thread, love knows no age. I see where you are coming from since a lot of high school teenagers throw the word around. But keep in mind that there are some who feel something so much more than lust, and keep in mind that there are teenage high school guys who aren't just after girls' bodies alone.

I will use myself as an example. The guy is also my best friend. We're 16. We know each other inside out, and we haven't done anything considered "lustful" for the 2 years we have been together, because we know that with our crazy hormones and all that, it will only ruin things. I can honestly say that I love this boy, not because of anything physical, not because he's like a little trophy I can show everybody, but because of who he is and because I can be whatever I want to be and he won't care.

Little corny, sorry. Just saying.

Me and my boyfriend are the same way.