Teen Relationships

Teen Relationships- Column


How often is the word ‘love’ tossed around? It’s used enough in today’s society to devalue the word. Teens love their friends, their parents (sometimes), and then they love their boyfriend or girlfriend.
However, many teen relationships last no longer than a month or two. There are exceptions, but the majority are short, fleeting, and almost meaningless, so one might think. How can a relationship that lasts only for two weeks going to affect the rest of your life?
It can. Dating is how we test the waters to see which type of girls or guys we like, and which types we are most compatible with. A person who you date for a short amount of time can make you realize that you don’t want to date someone who is such a perfectionist, per se, or maybe you realize that the person you thought you loved isn’t really the type of person you want to be around.
These small things can influence the people you choose to associate with, and can put you on the path to finding a person who you can be happy with the rest of your life. I’m not saying, and I’m not not saying that there is a ‘soul mate’ out there for everyone, but I am saying that you can learn, by dating, what types of people you can be happy with.
So, don’t make fun of someone who dates nearly every guy or girl in the school, or even the person who seems so picky that they never really date anyone. They are both playing the dating game, and learning from every toss of the dice.