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Is it Love? by Samantha Velasco December 8, 2006

Filed under: Teen Issues — chrisprice1955 @ 8:36 pm

Teenage love at Foothill high school is pretty much cute but at the same time it could be so much drama. At my school, there are many different types of couples and are very cute in their own little ways. Teenage love is very complicated because some teenagers think it is really love but in reality is just lust and when this causes people to get hurt. Some teenagers fall in love quick and some do not want a serious relationship because they are not ready for a love relationship. High school love has so much drama because girls like to flirt with guys that have girlfriends and it just becomes a big drama fest. In teenage love, we have so many questions like “do they really love me?’, or “Is he or she cheating on me?”
You just have to be smart about teenage love because you never know when somebody is just being fake or playing with your head. Our love is different from the way that some parents think it is. Parents believe it is like how their love used to be in high school, but it is not! We think different because when we think that we are in love, we do not listen to anybody. My opinion on love is good because I think it is something that is healthy and that is something that keeps you occupied and not lonely. Love is a hard thing because it has so many complications and understandings to it. You have to know the consequences of all that goes along with the game of love. You must deal with losing the one you love and most of all keep up with your school work and maintain a stable relationship with your partner, yet not let your relationship get in the way of school. There are so many teenagers that fall in love and get hurt because they went through a bad relationship or their partner was playing games. Love is tough, but when you find that special someone you will be happy and you will feel like your life is complete.

 

38 Responses to “Is it Love? by Samantha Velasco”

  1. Jazmine L Solorzano Says:

    I really agree with you.
    love IS tough..
    i actually just got in a relationship about 3 days ago and i can see that it is going to be tough..
    love does get in the way of your school work..
    its hard to set your mind to what your doing in class when you know your with some one and you really like them and your just thinking about what your going to do later or something.
    its hard ..but some people learn how to manage that..
    but i totallly agree with you

  2. Nazz Tomaszewski Says:

    Very true, we all have our goods and bads when it comes to love when you’re a teenager. But what I say all the time, High School is only temporary, it will end the minute you walk in.

  3. Noelle LeBlanc Says:

    I agree with you to an extent. Love is hard, that is true, though none of us can really know the true meaning or feelings of how hard it is until we have experienced it. I think high school couples are cute, yes, but I do not believe that it is real love. Most believe it is because people are getting into their first relationships and really liking the way they feel, having someone there that is on their side. I do not think that teenagers can fully comprehend love. Sure, many couples like each other and may believe their in love, or even have their version which I believe is “teen love” but I think that you need to be more experienced to actually know about love fully, though there are some exceptions, but they are few and far between. Basically, love is hard, relationships are hard, but once you find the right person, it should be amazing. I fully support high school relationships, but I don’t believe it can truly be called love considering the amount of breakups that happen daily and the fact that very few people actually end up with their high school “sweethearts.”

  4. Brenna Says:

    Love is one of the toughest things that a teenage girl, and even a teenage boy goes through. especially in high school. it is really easy for a teenager to fall in love with someone, but sometimes they dont stop to think that, could this be the right guy or not.
    thats what im going through right now. and it hurts…

  5. Elaine Nishiyama Says:

    i agree with you. teenage love is usually lust. and it’s hard to keep up school with a relationship. but i don’t agree with you that our parents don’t understand. i think they would understand much more because of the fact that they’ve been in love, or still are in love. it’s true that our generation is way more different than theirs, and there are other factors to it, but it doesn’t mean they don’t know what they’re talking about. it was a good post, and i agree with you on some of it. high school love can be a pain in the neck, but sometimes, it’s worth it. :)

  6. Courtney Kuskie Says:

    I agree that high school love is just lust, and when people are in a relationship that they dont listen to what thier friends or anyone else says and sometimes that is a bad thing if the guy or girl is playing games or cheating. Not many people in high school really dont know what love is and thats good that you pointed that out..love is tough but when you findit stick with it is what i think. This article hits many of the strong points of high school relationships. GOOD JOB!

  7. Dharti Nasit Says:

    I agree with you teenage love is very complicated, and I also agree about our parents not understanding love.Sometimes they tell us the write thing but we don’t listen to them.i also agree about findinding that special someone that will make you happy and you will feel like your life is complete after all we all need some one to complet us.

  8. lydia mendez Says:

    Relationships do get in the way of school. I have to agree with you on that. Everyone who is in a relationship wants it to be true love and not just lust. When it’s lust or people are being fake they end up getting hurt. If people give themselves in physical or emotional ways when they aren’t ready for a relationship or don’t take it seriously they’ll regret it later.

  9. jasmine vega Says:

    hey girl! I totally agree with you on the teenage love thing, it is nothing but drama but it if someone truely loves someone then then they know how to be in a relationship

  10. Marlina Bravo Says:

    I really agree with all of this love thing going on at school. Tennagers really dont know the meaning of love enless they have been with someone experience and that actually knows what love is all about. I myself went through that situation where I always thought when you had someone that was call love. But not intill someone special came into my life he was the one that showed me the true meaning of love. When someone is in love there’s lots of sacrfices.So why rush to have love right now we still got a long way to go.

  11. ramses Says:

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  12. ramses Says:

    actally love is more comlex but yeah u ,but gotta know da diference between erotic fun and an actual romantic relationship

  13. ali Says:

    gooood job on this article…im not sure if all teenage love relationships cause drama. i think that if u rele want them to work then they can…..some people are lucky enough to find true love in high school, and some just arent…..

  14. MARYTZA SILVA Says:

    I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU SAID. ESPECIALLY BECAUSE YOU DO NEED TO BE CAREFUL THAT YOU WON’T LEAVE YOUR SCHOOL WORK UNATTENDED TO BE WITH YOUR GIRL/BOYFRIEND.

  15. Colleen Hayward Says:

    I personally have never experienced a relationship, so my thoughts don’t come from experience.
    Love, I believe, is one of the more complex emotions, especially when you have teenage hormones and longings and all sorts of feelings you can’t control or count. Highschool love is more practice than anything else.
    I’m torn half and half on whether relationships in highschool is a good thing. on one part, you have the anxiety of wondering of some chick or guy likes you, or even notices you, then, when together, you’re both all over each other. I’ve seen it happen many a lunchtime. Then, you have the big break up, the event that leaves you lonesome, depressed, hating yourself or hating the one who left. Pretty soon, you’re off to find another. I’m personally surprised anyone could consider this healthy.

  16. Drea Teran Says:

    Hi SAMANTHA. YOUR BLOG iS SOO TRUE BOUT US GiRL ALWAYS THiNKiN AND ASKiN iF OUR BoY FRIENDS R CHEATiNG ON US.I REALLY LiKE iT

  17. Drea Teran Says:

    Hiii SAMANTHA..YOUR BLOG iS SOO TRUE ABOUT US GiRLS ARE ALWAYS THiNKiNG AND ASKiNG iF OUR BOY FRiENDS ARE CHEATiNG ON US AND STUFF..BUT YEA iTS REALLY GOOD

  18. jessica greubel Says:

    i agree with elaine i think parents do understand we just ignore what they have to say they also no what it is like to be in love thye may have some good advice on the situation

  19. aly pelletier Says:

    i totally agree! although, being in “love” in high school is not always the true thing. Even though studies show that most people marry their high school sweethearts, they dont mention how many of those marriages end within the first year or two! Like you said most couples in high school are all about lust rather than the true thing. At this point its only for the experience of being in a relationship with another. Its not always what its cracked up to be! and not always worth it!

  20. Annalissa Daniel Says:

    I believe that love can be looked at in many ways. We are so young…how do we teens really know the meaning of love if we haven’t even been to the outside world yet? I agree with the lonely thing and it being healthy but at times it can be hurtful and very unhealthy depending on what kind of relationship it is. Some girls are just more mature than boys and vice versa.

  21. alex rought Says:

    i really i agree with you.
    But did you actually experence this to begin with, or are you baseing this off of what you have seen at the school?
    do you support relationships at foothill or are you against it all together?

  22. Greg Gordon Says:

    I disagre with this that love is tough because if it is love then what is there to be tough.One thing that is tough is to be able to do everything for the special someone your not perfect but you at least try.Most people say love because they dont know what it means.

  23. Sabrina Reynolds Says:

    I agree with this blog. “teenage love” is hard work and does cause alot of unessessary drama. I mean, guys cheat and so do girls and our parents really can’t compare the things that go on in relationships now days to what went on back in there day. teenage love can suck, but all in all it is worth it.

  24. Aurielle Weiss Says:

    I agree with Alex…have you really experienced this? You got to the point about people getting too caught up in the moment with high school love and i agree that sometimes it is just lust or not real. Good job!

  25. melanie Says:

    I agree with both alex and aurielle, i mean everyone has different opinions because some have been in those kinds of relationships where it is bad but there definitely are some couples that I think are very much in love, not just lust, I know a couple that has been dating for about two and a half years now and if thats not real then tell me what is. But good job because a lot of high school relationships are not the real love, I mean a lot of couples do break up all the time and have a lot of drama but there are ones that dont.

  26. Marcus Reed Says:

    i think that alot of it comes from just being a teen…. and as for “love” at this age is pretty much impossible… and im sure any…well most adults would agree that their high school sweetheart was simply some one to mess around with….but good blog…. niceee

  27. Kelly Kirkland Says:

    i agree with your article. Love can be tough sometimes, because it’s only half the battle in a relaionship. There are alot of things that can ruin a relationship, but i think that if you find the right person it can last. My boyfriend and i have been together over a year, and don’t get me wrong we have both had hard times but the reason it worked is because we both love and care about eachother. Some people might think that teenagers don’t know what “love” is but i really think people can’t talk about others relationships because they just don’t know how it is.

  28. jennifer boyer Says:

    love wether being in high school or not is confusing to almost all people. most noot even knowing what it is aand just saying it to the other after dating for a week or so. love is something that you should know the feeling and when it is lost is the most hurtful thing in the world.most people believe that you only have one true love but the truth is you have many loves through out your life time in my opinion.

  29. Madi White Says:

    I totally agree with this blog. Highschool relationships do have goods and bads tho. they can lead into some serious things and also just create a lot of drama. Its also hard to tell when it really is true and its like going around and around again to get knocked down the ladder until you find that special someone. All the power to you if you have but i know it is NOT an easy task.

  30. *Brooke Duarte* Says:

    Samantha,I agree with your blog.I absolutly love it. its so true about highschool and love.Ya it may be lust,may cause unessesary drama,and teens may get hurt bc they thought it was more than it is but yet when the day comes that they find the one they love those bumps in the road are what got you to the point you are at in your life with that special someone.

  31. Evelyn Gomez Says:

    I completely agree. in high school you cant take anything serious. Its not love its just a crush. High school love isnt anything great because its not love. Being in “love” in high school isnt true love!

  32. Beatrice cano Says:

    hey baby gurl
    ummm….. i have some good things and bad things to say about love first of all for the record boys this age are too immature to even handle a relationship. when u first meet a guy u think everything is perfect and it is at first but then it all gets twisted and things turn all bad i think its nice to have a person othe then ur friends to be there to support u but how do we know if their really in it for love? honestly we are just too young to even know what love is. i like this blog gets straight to the point and covers most of the things about high school love/drama!!!!! love u dork

  33. isabella Says:

    love is possible in highschool. i am 17 and have dated me boyfriend for a year and a half. my friends claim that they are in love with their boyfriend after a month or two. It takes a lot longer than that. I am very religious and became pregnant and had an abortion. i have never forgiven myself to this day. they love that he and I share goes so much deeper than highschool love. i know that i am going to marry him, but of course, i plan on serioulsy dating other guys before i settle down since marriage is very far in the future. girls, be carelful about what you “think” is “love”. it can get you in deep trouble

  34. ramses Says:

    ints really called puppy love its nice but not real or not serious so dont get carried away

  35. Adam R Says:

    um……no offense but you obviously have not experienced love yourself….i do agree with the fact that “love” is completely different at our age then when we are older because our brains think differently, BUT that does not mean that it HAS to be complicated. If you do honestly “love” the other person then drama should not be anywhere in that love. A person can only make you made with your consent. And i think you are confusing “drama” with being insecure, which is something every teenager DOES experience.

  36. Sarah Small Says:

    Good article… very interesting!!!! It kept me hooked from the beginning!!!!

  37. Brandon Jones Says:

    I don’t like what you wrote about love. For example, why would you be worried if somebody was cheating on you? Would you go out with somebody who you think might cheat? Great pick! Plus, love shouldn’t be tough, it should be fun. Plus, how are you smart at love? Do you take love classes? Like some teenage classes on how to be in love? I don’t think so.

  38. Jamie Arnolds Says:

    I think that teenagers have puppy love. Imitation love. But I think that there ARE exceptions. For example, I’ve lived by myself, raised children(not my own) and been out of school for years, but I’m only a fifteen-year-old freshman(I don’t want to get into details). I have been in numerous relationships, and I have enough sense to know when I think someone is hot, when I like someone, and when I love someone. Just remember, love is about giving, not receiving.


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