Is it really possible for teenage, adolescent individuals to get a good grip of what real romantic love means? I mean, with all the hormones raging in the body, misconceptions brought about by sheer impressionability, or simply the lack of experience on the matter, wouldn’t it be close to impossible to know exactly what it is?

I know it sounds like I’m talking from an adult’s (not to mention a teacher’s) point of view, but I’m no stranger to the situation. I used to be a teenager too.

I could still recall my high school days and my take on the matter of romance. You see, I used to be infatuated with a girl too. I also thought I was seriously in love with her for the longest time until I just realized that I really wasn’t. Of course, I think it really helped a lot too that we never became more than friends… but even if we did, I’m sure it wouldn’t have lasted. I mean, I was never in love with her as much as I am now with andrea. And I’m glad I saved myself from a lot of pain by not going through a relationship that was doomed to end anyway.

But this is just me. This is my story. I can’t speak for those who have different tales or those still living their own tales now. Perhaps, it really is possible or maybe it’s not. I’m not so sure. But with all the couples I know who dated back in high school, none have ended up marrying their high school sweethearts. At least that’s the statistics I know. So for my high school students who are living a romance now, think again.