Love according to teen guys

Love is in the air at my high school today because it’s Valentine’s Day. Balloons and flowers are being delivered, chocolate is being consumed in large amounts, and hugs and kisses are around every corner. So, love is on When I Googled the word love, I read, “Love is an intense feeling of deep affection” you have for someone or maybe something, but in my opinion, love is too strong of a word to use in a teenage relationship. This word should be used only if you truly mean it, not just to say it.

Nowadays, most teens my age say “I love you” in the first month of dating. But, research proves that they probably don’t really mean their words. According to the website Men’s Divorce, “Today only 2% of marriages are from high school relationships.”

We teens have most likely never felt real love like some of our parents or other adults do. Some adults may have been married since high school but loving someone at a young age could happen only if y’all are down-to-earth for each other, never leave each other’s side, really care, show effort, and never give up on each other. And most teens are just not responsible enough to feel and act that way.

Junior Conner Hall said, “Teenage love, it’ll never last; that's what they all say. And if it doesn’t last, it isn’t love. Love is an endearment; it’s said to a person to express a feeling so deep and true that nothing on earth can stop it. Love is what most people live to find, including myself. It's hard to find in this generation, but I don't think it’s impossible. What you have to do is communicate and be there for them when no one else is.”

Love can’t be rushed and if it is, it’s not real. It takes time, lots of time, because you can’t fall in love with the wrong person. If that person leaves you, you will be really hurt, and it will take a while for you to get over.

Junior Santos Hernandez explained, “Me, personally, I do not believe in teenage love because at our age people really don't know what real love is. Love is a strong word and should be said by teens to family and probably some friends; it will later be said in a romantic sense when you’re married or still together after high school, but I don’t think it’s supposed to be said in a romantic relationship until we know what it’s really like or learn what it’s like from our parents or other adults.”

Junior Jeronimo Regalado commented, “I think it’s easier not to be in a serious relationship while you get your life together. But, some teenage guys do believe in teenage love because they think they are gonna end up together after high school, and that’s good. You should have faith and trust in each other, that y’all will get through the tough times.

Junior Lukas Belz believes in teenage love that lasts. Next month, on March 17, he and his girlfriend will celebrate being in a relationship for a year. “You have to really figure each other out. You have to be patient,” said Belz.

Another junior, Carson Mathis, added, “I believe in teenage love that is real, because if you both have feelings for each other, and you both believe in each other, that is love. You cannot push it because love is a strong word, and you have to be strong in your relationship because it’s a strong feeling.”

I respect Lukas’ and Carson’s viewpoints, but for now, I am going to stick to my opinion: Most teens will find real love after high school.