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<p>I literally laughed out loud. </p>
<p>BillyMc is right – what’s the point of reproduction in high school? Just enjoy each other’s company.</p>
<p>Meh, people like to feel a sense of acceptance and having a special friend is one way to do so imo</p>
<p>^Lol that is true. Personally I feel that everyone is pairing up and I don’t want to be left alone. And once you become a pair you the other pairs accept you.</p>
<p>So like 609 said </p>
<p>Meh, people like to feel a sense of acceptance and having a special friend is one way to do so</p>
<p>They don’t really tend to last. But I guess for the experience? And because you are a reckless teenage rebel.</p>
<p>dante…we broke up after 2 days lol but now me and this other girl are officially ‘a thing’ which to me seems kind of ironic but w.e lol.</p>
<p>I dont date because I feel it will be a distraction I don’t need. And I also have sports and I NEVER date during pre-season or during the actual season. I need to be focused.</p>
<p>And not to mention Im very mature for my age, probablly to mature. I have never been attracted to guys I go to school with. I’m into guys 3 or 4 years older then me. I’m also afraid to tell my mom about me dating a guy in college because “there all the same” and only want “one thing” apparently. Which I disagree with.</p>
<p>Personally, I don’t like the idea of dating in high school. This does not stop me from gaining unreasonable crushes (the last two were on seniors when I’ve got two years left - so smart), and it does not stop me from rooting for my friends’ relationships. My cousin - who is my best friend - has been dating someone fantastic for her for over a year and a half. Someone asked me if I thought they would end up getting married (they talk about it themselves!), and I said I started skeptical; now I’m pretty convinced they can make it happen. My other best friend has been dating a guy for almost four months now; he’s a senior and she’s a sophomore like me, but I’m pretty sure they’re going to give it a shot, and I wish them nothing but the best.</p>
<p>My grandparents, parents, and aunt and uncle are all high school sweethearts. I wouldn’t be here if they hadn’t gotten together, so let that testify how unpointless high school dating can be.</p>
<p>@609 I’m sorry 
and lol that was fast…</p>
<p>Haha wow thats what i think… Like its just fun to party and be crazy…U have like urr whole life still</p>
<p>@dante Don’t be sorry. I never really liked her and now I’m seriously into this other girl and we’re having a good time talking to each other.</p>
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<p>You can both agree on not being fully committed in the sense that you don’t particularly HAVE to see each other/ text each other every second of the day every day of the week. But I guess if you have no self control then it will be a distraction</p>
<p>hmm I guess your right. Im not a clingy girl who has to know everything. I think its ridiculous when my friends over obsses about their boyfriends. But I also feel that were young and were suppose to explore our options and find out what we really like. Kids now adays are jumping into things way to fast.</p>
<p>Dating is NOT a distraction in school if you don’t make it one.
Example of a distracting relationship: not studying for finals because you want to hang out with him instead, ditching class with him because he asks you to, etc.
If anything, it will be good to prepare you for future relationships.
High school relationships are just test runs preparing you for working with your future life partner, but if you end up marrying your high school sweetheart and making it work, then that’s great.</p>
<p>When I met my boyfriend I had a GPA of 3.5 and he had a GPA of 3.3. We both didn’t care about our grades. Now we both have 3.9 and if we end up getting A’s on two of our finals, we will have 4.0’s. In our case we have inspired each other to be better. To do this, we make sure we get all our work done before we hang out on the weekends. If I come over to his house after school, we have to make sure we get everything done. In a way, it helps us deal with our procrastination issues.</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t buy into the “I don’t let myself date because I can’t let myself be distracted” excuse. It’s not like you’re trapped in a relationship once you start. If you can’t handle one, you can always opt out.</p>
<p>And I’d like to say that my boyfriend is one of the most insightful and mature highschoolers I’ve ever met. However, he still likes to party and is extremely social. He can’t stand being around two strangers talking if he’s not in the conversation. I’m pretty shy, so we really balance out and he helps me get out there. 
Don’t just assume that all guys want “one thing”, because I’ve been blessed to meet a guy that wants it but can live without it if he has to.</p>
<p>If harry Potter and <em>spoilers</em> could date in their 6th year, why can’t you?</p>
<p>maybe distraction was the wrong word to use then. but okay here’s the deal</p>
<p>I take sports very seriously, There’s no such thing as “off” season to me. I’m always training and wanting to acheive and do great on the field and court. I always felt that if I dated a boy he wouldn’t understand that. And I’m guessing he wouldn’t like not spending time with me because I would be doing things for sports. </p>
<p>I mean I have “talked” to boys before but none of them really capture my attention. And to be frank I don’t want to be in a realtionship and have to be tied down to one guy. Were young and suppose to be having fun. And like I said I haven’t found anyone I wanted to be with. No one wants me anyway because apparently I have a don’t talk to me kind of aura.</p>
<p>Perhaps this has already been said, but I don’t really want to read through 8 pages, so I’ll just point this out anyways:</p>
<p>While you probably will not marry your high school girlfriend for boyfriend, the experience in itself is very important. Sure, you can focus on your school work more if you aren’t in a relationship. At the same time, though, you miss out on an important opportunity to learn more about yourself, what you want in a partner, how to be in a productive relationship, etc.–you more or less miss out on a chance to mature and learn more about managing interpersonal relationships. That just means you’ll be behind many of your peers when you actually do get around to dating.</p>
<p>Also, a lot of times people mainly consider others with experience. Many of my sister’s guy friends, for instance, have commented that they wouldn’t date a girl who hasn’t had at least one serious relationship by the time she was a college sophomore. Personally, I wouldn’t feel comfortable dating a guy with little or no experience, either. It seems like there are just some fundamental principles of relationships that he wouldn’t understand as well, e.g. how to treat a girl well, how to respect each other’s space, etc. I’m not saying that guys without experience just categorically don’t know these things, but it does make sense that experienced guys would better understand how to apply them.</p>
<p>You know dating does not have to be a problem when my Val and rank ~5 are in a relationship. They strive to be better than each other which leads to better grades imo.</p>
<p>^^ LOL not necessarily, on the contrary. Most of the guys I know didn’t learn a ****ing when they were in relationships. Most guys date for only ONE thing. Also, while those skills can be learned from dating, people can also learn by observing other couples, getting advice etc.</p>
<p>^Not really. The way you act in a relationship can’t be learned from observing other couples, listening to other people’s relationship stories, or reading advice columns and whatnot. And although experience is not necessary going into a relationship, it’s useful to know that about yourself. </p>
<p>It sounds weird and I didn’t believe it either (until a few months ago), but it’s true.</p>
<p>You can’t learn from observing couples. Each couple have their unique subtleties. Its not a cookie-cutter thing.</p>
<p>For hedonistic reasons ;D</p>
<p>Nah, but if you go to college without any experience you’ll look like an idiot.</p>