With broken hearts, unsalvageable friendships and immaturity, high school relationships are not worth the hassle! This time in our lives is meant for exploring our interests and diving into our studies, not messy and unmeaningful connections. These bonds are overrated and unnecessary. Teens should spend time learning who they are before focusing on romantic attraction.
Statistically, high school relationships don’t make it to graduation. In my experience, they end in injured self-esteem, revenge and jealousy. For only lasting a few months that is not sensible.
In a survey posted around the school with 69 submissions, roughly 55.9% of students said that they had lost friendships as an outcome of romantic relationships. These involvements can cause tunnel vision, which can result in students being distant in school, with friends, or even with family.
The isolation romantic relationships can cause and feeling behind often clouds many teens’ thoughts can cause. The glorification of “love” makes it hard not to feel alienated and abnormal.
Nowadays, people are dating for fun rather than because they genuinely enjoy being around each other. This is especially true if someone has real feelings for the other person and just wants to date casually.
One anonymous student said, “High School relationships often cause drama, hardships and conflicts. It’s not what we think it will be!” This further solidifies the pointlessness of these relationships.
Not to mention public displays of affection, better known as PDA. Yesterday in the halls I watched students pin each other against lockers. Dude, get a room! Around 51% of students expressed a dislike for PDA. School is made for learning, not smacking faces in the halls.
Others may say that high school relationships are necessary because they help us understand what we like and our boundaries but you can figure out what you do and do not like without sacrificing so much.
Overall, dating this young is not worth it. With the sheer amount of negative factors, it is not justifiable!
