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Teen romance: Does true love really exist?
Do you believe in love? Are you and your girlfriend/boyfriend truly in love? With teenager’s hormones always on overdrive, many misinterpret the word love. The question of whether true love really exists cannot be answered, without clarifying what true love really is, but the honest truth is, teenagers don’t really know what true love is. Love requires a commitment, and I’m quite sure 13 and 14 year olds aren’t ready for commitment.
You love your animals, you love your parent’s, and you love your t-shirt. Love is like a hat, you feel warm in it, and you like how it looks, but when it gets old, you throw it out, or when a new hat comes out, you want it.
From Taylor Swift and Joe Jonas to Miley Cyrus and Nick Jonas, these celebrities are even young adults and they supposedly ‘loved’ each other, but then why is it that it didn’t last? Are we simply fooling ourselves over boredom and loneliness, or is love just a trend running through schools today?
And then you look in these magazines and on TV, do you know how many couples break up over work and cheating, the likely hood of getting married from teenage hood is low, and we just need to face reality.
In my opinion, we shouldn’t be caring about whose dating who, and who’s hot and whose not. We should be enjoying life, and being young. You only get to be a child once, and you shouldn’t just give love away like an article of clothing.
Yes, young love has happened, and can be true. But you have to ask yourself, is your love puppy love or real love. Young love is running in our society today, and it is not always bad. But people need to start realizing that there are more important things in life, then dating the popular guy in high school, enjoy your childhood, because before you know it, you are going to be a adult, and you can’t go back, it’s not the end of the world, if you pay attention to your school grades and not on boys or girls. There’s plenty of time to find true love, and teenagers are getting too caught up.
Maybe if teenagers today started focusing and loving themselves, they’d be a happier and more successful person. And eventually instead of them looking for love, true love will finally reach them.
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i quoted you in my english creative writing assignment, this part: Love is like a hat, you feel warm in it, and you like how it looks, but when it gets old, you throw it out, or when a new hat comes out, you want it.
thank u :) my class loves it
Besides, you don't have to love your boyfriend/girlfriend forever. Why do you need to have "true love?" Can't you just spend time with someone? Relationships change, and so do peoples reactions towards each other. I don't believe that true love is necessary in a relationship, and I think I can live my own life even if I like someone as a teen. Boyfriends and girlfriends know that they aren't going to be together forever. So why shouldn't they enjoy each others company now?
I hope you won't be discouraged by your low grade or by this comment. I think that it is really good, and even if I disagree with it, it is an opinion piece, so that is to be expected. If you like to write, keep doing it, because I think you are an excellent writer. Keep up the good work.
P.S. I actually don't have a boyfriend.
Many girls and boys think you NEED to hae a gf/bf but the fact is you dont. You have your whole life.
except my teacher didn't think it was well writting, lol.
and my teacher only gave me a 3- on it . I thought it was better than that