Is dating in high school good or bad

Teens Are Better Off Not Dating in High School

Graphic by Angelina Guhl. It is like the plot of any romcom: from gossiping about crushes to blushing at every small interaction, your first movie date makes for a groundbreaking journal entry, and prom night seems like the most magical occasion of your life. While many parents, teachers, and peers make high school dating seem like a big waste of time, healthy relationships in adolescence can actually help shape identities and prepare teens for more positive relationships during adulthood. Dating in high school is how you figure out how to handle all the guys and girls that life throws at you: the players, the teens who are too cool to have feelings, the womanizers and manizers and the ones who are actually decent. Knowing how to establish and maintain healthy romantic relationships can be an important way for adolescents to develop social skills and grow emotionally. Being in a relationship also takes you out of your comfort zone, offering a different perspective on high school. From school dances to dates, intimate relationships can create fond memories for you to look back on, allowing you to make the most out of your time as a high school student. For the first time in life, you may face the fact that you get to know a person completely inside out.

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A study says not dating in high school results in teens being more social and less depressed compared to those who do. Here's a case for holding off. We all had those friends in high school — or we were one of those friends — in a serious relationship, struggling to find balance. Even though dating caused drama back then, it was always seen as a rite of passage for teens — and it still is today.

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However, only one-third of these teens claim to be in a steady relationship, Education. Many teens face strong pressure to date by their peers. Most romantic relationships among toyear-olds last less than five months, Education. There are some, however, that last longer. One of my best friends, junior Anna Bransford, and her Monterey High senior boyfriend, Antone Russo, have their one-year anniversary on Feb. Dating can be one way to learn cooperation skills, socially appropriate behavior, manners, interdependence and companionship, compromise, empathy, sensitivity and how to develop an intimate, meaningful relationship.

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We all know that one friend who fell so deep in love with their partner that they forgot all about you… and then three weeks later you had to console them after that whirlwind relationship came to a bitter end. Yet the question remains: are they worth it? High school relationships can be valuable opportunities for personal growth, but most are not, largely due to a culture of romantic hype.

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