Why Are Romantic Teenage Relationships Important

Over the course of adolescence, people interact with one another, forming relationships, whether they are healthy or unhealthy. There is a large correlation between the self-esteem of the two people, and the state of their relationship. The lower one’s self-esteem in a relationship is, the unhealthier their relationship is likely to be. Conversely, a healthy or unhealthy relationship can also raise or lower one’s self-esteem. In the 1999 film “10 Things I Hate About You,” the relationship between Kat Stratford and Patrick Verona is an example of how a healthy relationship can raise one’s self esteem, while the relationship between Bianca Stratford and Chastity Church shows how a low self-esteem can lead to an unhealthy relationship.

In a recent study conducted by Charlene K. Baker and Patricia K. Carreno, 39 high school aged adolescents were asked about their past relationships over a year’s span. All of these adolescents had experienced some kind of descent in each of their relationships. This study also shows the immense aspiration of adolescents to become involved in a romantic relationship. “Technology use among adolescents has added to this complexity as a growing number of adolescents are initiating relationships and communicating with their partners ‘online’” (Baker, 308). All of the results from this study show that these adolescents also used social media or other technology to initiate the breakup or was the main cause of

A teenager’s relationship with their partner will carry on in their memory forever. The relationship will show them the happiness it was promised with, the problems it comes with, and the heartbreak you’re left with. Some teenagers forget their teenager sweetheart. But the others, always have the scar imprinted on them forever. A toxic relationship is anything but good for someone. It slowly kills you and destroys you all together. The sad fact it is that these toxic relationships happen among this age group more often than it should. It has become common and it needed to be stopped. Among teenage relationships a relationship that becomes unhealthy needs to end because it puts a person in danger, there are consequences to forcing a toxic relationship to work, and it’s not physically and mentally right for someone.

Teenage pregnancy is a major issue socially, economically, and emotionally. Especially in the United states where rates are astoundingly high. In "Politicians, Teen's and Birth control by Nicholas Kristof "and "Teens and Sex in Europe from the advocates for youth organization" the issues surrounding teenage pregnancy was addressed. Comparison's were shown between the US and other countries' approach toward such a delicate matter.

The hardships teens face today are far different from the teen struggle back in the day. Nowadays we are constantly being forced on how we should be and how we shouldn’t. Not only society and social media I blame but I mainly blame the parents. It all starts in the home, your parents either support what you decide to do with your life or they either think the opposite and wants you

Summary: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy wrote the article called, “Teen Pregnancy Is a Serious Problem,” stating that teen pregnancy is an issue in todays’ world. There are many negative effects of being a teen mom. In the United States, teen pregnancy is seen as being “ok” because it is normal in today’s world. Adolescents don't know how quickly a pregnancy can happen. When they asked the girls why they became pregnant they said, “It just kinda happened.” Also, many teen moms have more than one child before the age 24. A recent study

However, teens should act responsibly and take issues into their own hands and do the precautions to avoid an unintended pregnancy. Teens know exactly what they are doing when they engage in sexual activities and they know exactly what they are risking; an unintended pregnancy or an STD. They should not expect their parents to be there every second and tell them what not and what to do (pathos). “Teenagers tend to believe that having sex is harmless and that the negative consequences they learn about in school will not happen to them” (“Partner Violence, Teen Pregnancy Linked”). This statement made by Victorious Nelson tells us that the teens do not take this seriously whatsoever. They think “that will not happen to them”, when it can easily can happen to anyone that does not take proper precautions; teenager or not (logos). “Becoming a teenage mom causes chaos and stress in the life of the young woman and her family. Most teenagers do not fully understand what they are getting themselves into when they engage in sexual

In the article “Teenage Births: Outcomes for Young Parents and their Children “the Schuyler Center touches on many important topics concerning teenage pregnancy and parenting. The foundation speaks on how teenage pregnancy is a global issue and explains why teens often get pregnant along with the hardships that come with it. Although, according to them “teen pregnancy rates are at the lowest level in 20 years. . . ” (page 3) it is very apparent that being a young mother will defiantly effect your education and your child future.

Bringing a baby into the world is seen as a blessing, but it can also cause many problems when the parents are teenagers. Teen pregnancy can be very damaging to a person. It is also easily avoidable by schools and parents increasing the education level on forms of contraception that are available to people. By discussing the effects of teen pregnancy with peers and adults, adolescents can take greater precautions in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Although the trend of teenage girls bearing children is is lowering, the rate of teen pregnancies in the United States remains higher than the rate of teen pregnancy in other developed countries. This is a serious issue that

Romantic relationships are one of the defining features of adolescence with nearly 50% of youth in late adolescence currently in relationships (Zimmer-Gembeck, Hughes, Kelly, & Connolly, 2012). Research on adolescent romantic relationships indicates that they are important to youth across the globe in terms of social and emotional development and creating a foundation for intimacy in adulthood (Connolly, Friedlander, Pepler, Craig, & Laporte, 2010). However, adolescent dating also presents a range of challenges that youth have limited experience with, including solving conflict with the opposite sex, intimacy pressures, and the struggle of dividing attention between a partner, friends and family. Unfortunately, many adolescent relationships

The United States holds the title of one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the western industrialized world. It causes many setbacks for the young girls and boys that have to take the role of being a teen parent. Becoming a parent is the lead reason that teenage females

Yes, absolutely there should be guidelines on dating. I think that when teens date it’s because they need someone to make them feel like they're loved, but some teens don’t realize that you're still a kid, somewhat, and when you’re a kid you can be very vulnerable. I have experience with friends going out on dates and getting the girl they like, but in some cases the girl or the guy might not feel the same way. Parents should never let their kids date at all in middle school, it just leads to disaster and texting is okay because i use texting mainly for school stuff though. Even if the parents trust their own child it still might lead to misconduct or some type of mistake. Remember though kids are

50% of teenagers in America have approached someone they are interested in by liking or messaging them on a social media app. Men in the 1950’s would approach a girl by calling them and asking them to go on a date. Some of the men who did not have phones would ask the girl out in person. The most a boy would do in this time is direct message a girl or text them. Nowadays, couples are not even dating they just call themselves a “fling”. The increase in social media has effected teen relationships because, no one goes on real dates anymore, most guys just like what they see on social media and girls are not treated the way they should be anymore.

Teens should be allowed to date who they want and parents should not be allowed to place a restrictions on it. Teens need to get out there and learn who they are and how to truly love, Not make a relationship based on

Teen pregnancy, it’s one of the growing problems in today’s society. Teens today have more problems than ever, and in many cases the parents mistake signs of the problems for mere puberty phase. Beginning problem, which often trigger the others, seem to be families. Deeply religious families are most often heavily strict, and that prevents the teenagers to be informed about real life and what are they getting into. When that kind of person gets in a situation where his or her peers are more experienced then them, the outcome is a pressure. During the puberty the teenagers, especially males, are having problems with controlling their needs. It is easy to get pregnant for today’s teenagers, because they face many