Love: a blessing or a curse?
When it comes to relationships, people think they have everything under control, but sometimes things just don’t work out. The problem is accepting it and learning moving on.
I know, I know, you’ve heard it all before, “You’re too young to fall in love,” “There’s a million fish in the sea.” Adults can say it all they want, but our teenage years are when we fall in love, when we make all our mistakes, and when we’re the most vulnerable. Which makes us more susceptible to heartbreak…
The truth is, there isn’t much a person can do for heartbreak. You could sit around and cry over what was, but the best way to move on is to accept the fact that not everything is going to work out, and maybe good things fall apart so even BETTER things can fall together. If people can’t stick around long enough to work things out, it really is a loss on their part. “Heartbreaks are like cuts,” says junior Sharlene Toussaint. “They will heal over time, but it will leave a scar.”
I know sometimes it seems like there is no one else out there, but look beyond the four walls of the classrooms we sit in everyday and realize there is a whole world outside of high school, and we have a lifetime to fall in ‘love.’
For those of you who honestly think there is no way to move on, THINK AGAIN; that is your first mistake! In order to move on, you have to accept the fact that you’re GOING to move on. You just have to learn how to let go.
“Go out!” says sophomore Jessica Hughes. “Burn everything you have of them. Delete them if you have to.”
Remember that everyone deals with breakups differently; sometimes your ex might want to be your friend, or maybe you’ll get the cold shoulder- OR EVEN BETTER- the trash-talker. When you break up with someone is normally when you see him or her for who they really are.
One of the hardest things about breaking up is realizing that you SHOULDN’T GO BACK! If people don’t work out the first time, chances are they won’t work out the second time. Just because you like someone, doesn’t mean they are right for you.
After a breakup people tend to think back to all the good times. The problem is people need to focus on the difficulties you faced, or the fights, or the flaws! Stop focusing on what you have lost. Think about the reason you brokeup and the things about them that you looked past just because you loved them. Maybe you’ll realize its more their loss than yours, and it really isn’t you, IT’S THEM!