Way Too Young For This.

     You know what I don't get? If you're with someone for a long time in high school, it should be great, right? Think again.  I know my fair share of long term relationships and seeing them as a third party has really put me in perspective.  Most of the relationships I see are a good 75% fighting after the first five-ish months.  The one sentence that screams at me every time one of my friends tells me about their latest fight with their significant other is this: WE'RE NOT EVEN UPPERCLASSMEN YET...WE'RE TOO YOUNG TO BE WASTING OUR TIME FIGHTING! Honestly it's just ridiculous! I don't care if the 25% of time not fighting is greater than anything you've ever experienced, I don't care if you think he's the love of your life, and I really don't care if "you're not like the other couples out there" because you're wrong.  Whether you're fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen, fighting instead of enjoying yourself isn't worth it.  You're only young once, you're only in high school for four years, you're only a teenager for 7 years, you don't have time to waste.  Any moment spent fighting when there's an easy solution is a moment you will never get back.  The cold hard truth is almost all high school relationships don't work out and if you refuse to believe that you're part of the majority I have news for you: the divorce rate is over 50%.  Somethings aren't worth fighting for and a petty high school relationship is definitely on that list.