Griffin

This I Believe is Love or What Love Used to Be.

In my belief, there is no meaning for love to teenagers. They just use that word to get what they need in life whether it is the popularity, the reputation in school that they’re the “Cool One” or the experience, both sexual and relationship experience. As you grow up you will discover the true meaning of love and when to use the word love. In this essay on what I believe love or whatever that word is means from a personal experience to me. In 8th grade I was head over heels for this one girl whose name I won’t mention, but she told me she felt the same way. I remember that every time I said that word love to her, I meant it and really felt like I did, but I guess she didn’t feel the same way because she went to school the next day and just started dating some guy “for the fun of it” she said. For three straight days I did no work and sat in class like a zombie, as if I hadn’t seen it coming. I knew it was going to happen sooner or later because of the type of girl she was, she was the type that would have one emotion one day and the next change completely. I guess you could say she was kind of bipolar. But then a similar occurrence happened this year. This time it was with the other girl’s best friend. She told me that she was really into me and I had felt that same way since I met her in 6th grade. I thought it was going to be really easy to see her since she lived literally, across the street. We even started dating and we’d go for walks after school together, do just about anything together, but then she got back together with her ex. When I went up to her and asked her what that was about she said she only loved me as a friend, which is pretty much the main thing this essay is about, misusing that word “love”. They happened 2 weeks ago and since then this girl has been with 6 different guys, and I couldn’t care less. I don’t care what she does anymore, I used to look out for her like a brother but since she hurt me I don’t care what she does, if that makes sense. This whole essay is about what love should and used to mean, and two examples of why teenagers couldn’t even begin to believe what love really means. They abuse the word and use it when they shouldn’t. They’ll tell people that they believe they love someone but they really just want to be known as “That guy” or “That girl” around school. Teens should really pay attention more to who they say they love and why, and before you say it, think “will I ever marry this person or even date them for longer than a week” because that would stop half of the drama in their worlds.