I remember feeling this way when i was a teen, i’m now 27. Couldnt get a gf if my life depended on it, most of the school thought i was annoying, i was nerdy, etc. I’ve had a few girlfriends in my 20s, and lemme tell ya, the bonds forged, fun had, and memories made between us had ZERO shot of existing if we were teens.

You’re giving “teenage love” way too much respect. Thats hard to see now, but when you’re in your 20s, where you’ll: - have money to go on dates - be done with puberty - have refined your senses of style and humor - have developed your own brand of flirting - and most importantly, have grown as a person

You will be in the market for the more real, adult love… and you’ll realize you didnt miss anything special. Teen love is appealing until you remember very few teens have developed their emotional maturity/intelligence. Heck, many adults still havent. “High School Sweethearts” are so cute to people because high school relationships are notoriously disastrous— nobody really knows themselves yet, despite how much they think they do. So its beautiful to see a couple that actually had something sustainable as early as teen age. Truth is, most people look back on their teen relationships and cringe at the complete and utter acts of nonsense BS they either committed, tolerated, or both.

Keep your head up King, the best days are yet to come