Investigative series: Payton Vincent – Dating in high school, is it worth it?

Name: Alex Brown Grade: 11 Who are you dating? "Veronica Vincent." How long have you been together and when did you meet? "We've been together for four months, and [we officially met] in June. We hung out and I took her to get ice cream at Frosty Boy, and then we went and talked at the park, but then it turns out she doesn't like ice cream so I guess I took her to the wrong spot." ...

Name: Kaylin Scheuneman Grade: 12 Who are you dating? “Tyler Poth.” How long have you been together and when did you meet? “Three and a half years; it was eighth grade, and I was twelve when we met.” How do you think being in a relationship has affected your high school experience? “It’s given me a best friend I can go to if ever need anything, and it’s caused me to...

Name: Abbie Glass Grade: 10 Who are you dating? “Micah Meadow.” How long have you been together and when did you meet? “Over three years [since we met] in seventh grade.” How do you think being in a relationship has affected your high school experience? “I feel like it has changed what I do, like the activities that I do; I spend more time with him, and I think more about r...

The desire to have a companion often blinds teens to the effects that romantic relationships will have on them at a young age.  Although some high school relationships end with a happily ever after, not all relationships end like a fairy tale, and the potential break up can weigh down their future. It’s not necessarily a bad idea to get into a relationship from ages fourteen to eighteen, but how...

“How do you give the best advice when you have never been in a relationship?” This question has popped up in conversations with my friends many times before. It always seems that the individuals most knowledgeable about relationships are the people who have never actually been in one.  When my friends start to rant about who they are dating, I just say what I think would be the most logi...

High school romantic comedies have always been my favorite type of movie. Whether it was a Disney Channel Original I watched when I was a kid or the plethora of Netflix films I add to my list on a daily basis, I have always been enthralled with seemingly flawless romance and happily ever afters, but unfortunately, these movies set me up with unrealistic expectations. As I grew older and approached my freshman y...