The Untouched

I think a lot of teens and pre-teens enter high school with a certain hope in their heart for love. Those same teens and pre-teens leave high school with either a pieced together broken heart, a fulfilled one, or one that has gone untouched. The ones I refer to as "the untouched" feel cheated. They feel like something must be wrong with them because they didn't fall in love in high school. These are the type of people I just want to shake and point down the yellow brick road of hope.
High school, as I've said before, is NOT the end all be all for love. Most of those who didn't have any sort of romantic relationship in high school are too mature for it. They're the ones college was made for! You have to keep in mind that as mature we all like to think we are, we're still kids and that makes it hard for someone with an old soul to find new love in the hallways. I think that you should consider yourself lucky. You have (for the most part) avoided heartbreak and having to deal with immature and meaningless relationships. When you finally find that first love, it will mean more to you than you can imagine and that is a gift. So, keep the faith my friends. Love finds you when you least expect it.

Break-Ups

Break ups are hard. There's no doubt about it. Unless the break up is mutual, there will always be feelings hurt but the extent of the drama depends on how you handle it. So here are some tips.

1) STAY OFF OF SOCIAL MEDIA! Do not, under any circumstances, bash the other person on twitter, facebook, google+, etc. This doesn't help you feel better, it gives the other person ammo for the future, and it shows that you aren't handling it well. Also, remember that you don't have to answer any questions you don't want to. Once you make that relationship change, people will be picking it apart like buzzards. Beware.
2) Talk to someone. If you're having trouble coping, there is no reason to deal with it on your own. Find a friend, a parent, a councilor, find anyone who will listen and just let it out. You will be amazed by how much it helps.
3) Write a letter to your ex and destroy it. Say everything you've ever wanted to say to them. It can be as mean as you need it to be. Take your time and let it all out. Then burn it. It has the same effect as #2, a sigh of relief.
4) Don't let anything you ex does post-break-up affect you. If they're dating someone new; great for them. If they're bashing you; they're just proving that you're better off without them.
5) STAY POSITIVE and always look on the bright side. As cheesy as it is, there are other fish in the sea and this is only high school. You have the rest of your life to find "the one." Believe me hen I say, it is not the end of the world.

Bottom line, NEVER let a break-up or a relationship define you. You are your own beautiful person.
Love yourself unconditionally.