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Teenage Love Doesn't Always Last

Living in the moment with the love of your life is probably your main concern, but teenage love doesn't always last.

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Growing up as a young child, I always dreamed of what I saw in the movies. Love at first sight when you walk down hall making eye contact with the quarterback; or the bad boy around town catches your attention by causing trouble. We all know that at some point in our lives we’ve hoped for this and, in many cases, it didn’t happen. Yes, don’t get me wrong, we’ve all had our fair share of “lust” and “love in our lives, but I’m coming to realize teen love doesn’t always last.

Relationships with our generation tend to not last longer than two years. There are many reasons to why I say that; trust, loyalty, honesty, and social media. These are the reason love isn’t lasting. In some cases whenever a couple is fighting you’ll see it all over Twitter, or they go on a rant on Facebook. Nothing is kept personal anymore... With everyone knowing your business they are more likely to give their input on the situation. Most times silence is your best answer.

I can tell you first hand teenage love doesn’t last… I was with my last boyfriend for a year and five days. We were best friends, we did everything together. He was someone I could tell everything to.. We laughed, we cried, we shared memories. But as of the other day it came to a screeching hault. Yes we had our ups, but we very much so had our downs. We would argue constantly, disagree on almost everything, and I couldn’t trust him. This was one of the most difficult decisions I've made in a long time, and the last thing I thought I would be doing is cutting ties with the who I thought was the love of my life.

Our situation was a little different than others'. His dad was very generous to let me live with them - I moved in very quickly after we started dating. We were with each other constantly, it was like someone glued us together. Not only did we live together, but we got a dog together. Things were pretty serious between us. But there has to come a point where you say enough is enough. I packed my stuff, and went on my way. I’m really seeing that teenage love doesn’t last.

Don’t get me wrong, I still love this boy very much. There just comes a point in your relationship where you will realize that it’s not working out. I don’t regret the time I spent with him, it was just a learning experience. Yeah, it has been a rough last couple of days, but with the wonderful support of my amazing friends and family I know I will get through this rough time.

I know we all think when things like this happen, that our lives are over. Just because you didn’t get your fairytale ending this time doesn’t mean true love doesn’t exist. Appreciate the love you have right now and cherish every moment you get to share with your person. If you don’t have that love don’t give up, take each day as they come and you’ll have your real true love right in front of you before you know it.

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