Don't get worked up over
dating when you're young.
I've had at least one
boyfriend every year since I was twelve years old. I
don't purposely do it. I don't walk on campus the
first day of school every year saying "Okay time to get
a guy for this year." It just happens. Sure, when
you're dating, it's fun. It's great. You feel
like the world can't get better. But the thing is,
you're young. Even if you're mature enough
for the relationship, the guy probably isn't. It
doesn't help that since you're in high school
everyone around you is immature and wants to have something
to do with the relationship. In my experience, almost every
break up with high school couples is caused by some outside
force that only occured because
they're young. Being broken up with is
hard, and because you're young, a lot of people go into
the relationship thinking they're never going to meet
anyone else. Oh, but he's perfect. He's the one.
I love him. I don't doubt that at the time you mean
it and it is your truth. But because you're so young and
your emotions are so strong, break-ups tend to be a real
b/tch. Get real, you're either going to marry the person
or break-up and at a young age it's almost definitely the
latter. The more people you date at a young age, the more
people you lose from your life. It's a lot of drama; to
be fair, it really shouldn't be that much drama but
you're young and everyone around you, including yourself,
is stupid. There's only one real plus to dating when
you're young and it's that you learn what
not to do when you're older and the
relationships are actually serious. You'll be a lot
happier with your life if you avoid all the bad emotions that
accompany dating. This isn't the time in your life to put
yourself through that stuff. I know, I'm pretty
hypocritical saying this considering the number of times
I've put myself through this stuff, but that's how I
know why it's not good to have boyfriends/girlfriends
when you're young. Of all my friends, the happiest ones
are the ones that have never dated. I wish I could go back in
time and take a leaf out of their book.