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.

[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.