High School Sweethearts

There is always that one couple in high school who thinks they are in love and are going to get married when they graduate. But really there is a very small chance that will actually happen. Of course there is always a chance that it could. And some people do stay together and get married, but it’s a very small number.

When you are in high school, how do you even know what love really is? You don’t. My guess is that these people have had maybe one or two “serious relationships” by the end of high school. Let’s be honest no one actually counts middle school boyfriends/girlfriends and some people don’t even like to count freshman year. It makes sense why you wouldn’t, though. You were young then (and still are) and didn’t know what it meant to be in a “serious relationship.”

Even now I still don’t think people know what it means. I know I don’t. We are so young and haven’t had as many experiences in our lives as we think we have. There are so many very big decisions left to make. Especially as juniors, picking a college is right around the corner and is going to be a huge choice.

When we get to the point of reaching a final decision in where to go to college, it shouldn’t be influenced on where our boyfriends or girlfriends choose. A lot of couples that choose to go to college together don’t end up staying together. Everyone has their own dreams and you have to follow your dreams to be successful and happy in life. Unfortunately that means going in separate ways as your boyfriend, girlfriend, or even best friend sometimes.

There are some couples in high school that only hang out with themselves all the time instead of with their friends. Couples like these can and do lose their friends quickly. They usually don’t realize it until it’s too late.

My advice to any couples in high school is:

1.     Don’t get too serious too fast

2.    Spend time with each other, but also make sure you make time to still hang out with your friends

3.    Make important decisions for yourself and not for your boyfriend or girlfriend

Being in relationship in high school can be tricky, but it can work. Be yourself, don’t change for someone. Most importantly enjoy yourself while you are still in high school.

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