Speaking about high school crushes, one Reddit user created a thread asking community members to share how their sweethearts ended up in life. Well, stories vary from being incredibly sweet to terribly heartbreaking, so scroll through!
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“I think the transition that happens from high school to college is the time in our lives where we make significant personal growth, and we develop new interests, values, and goals,” she added. We may not be aware that we are not who we were when we met our partner first, so very often there is just an outgrowing that pushes people apart and breaks relationships.
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The dating and relationship coach also pointed out that when people come together very young, they often can have this romantic idea about life and love, and that all you need is love. “And then when you step out into the real world, you realize you need to make money and you need to, you know, show up and handle responsibilities, and often that can put strain on relationships,” she continued.
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However, she noted that she believes there is something to speak for when it comes to having courage and bravery, to be honest with yourself. “I think what’s important then is to be detached from the outcome. A lot of people share their feelings with their crushes to get a positive and that is the dangerous part.”
And do this for yourself. Do this to honor yourself, do this to honor your truth. Do this to be authentic with yourself. Do this to know that in the future, you will have no regrets and that you are honest and upfront about your true emotions. However, do not do this to get an outcome, because that can be really tricky.
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Clarity and closure is also really important. When you have all these uncertainties - ‘does he like me? Does he like me now? Does she like me?’ Just being able to express your feelings is so powerful. “Either you go ahead with that person because they reciprocate or you don’t. And you win either way by getting clarity and closure.”
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She added that another myth is that people often have the idea that true love is going to last effortlessly. “So if I met my person in high school, and we’ve known each other for a very long time, it’s just going to last. And that is so wrong,” she emphasized.
“No matter where you met your sweetheart and how you met them, and how young you were, and how well you know each other, every romantic relationship needs nurturing, needs attention, needs time and effort. So many people take that for granted when they’ve known somebody for a long time.”
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People tend to assume when you meet somebody so young, you are not mature, you don’t know what you’re looking for. And while there could be some truth to it, like we’re still in the process of maturation at 16, and 17, and 18, there are plenty of examples where people have found each other’s soulmates and people have found their soulmate at this stage of their life.
“Every relationship, no matter when you got together or how you got together, should be given its due chance,” pointed out Sami.
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And do you remember your high school crush? Share your stories in the comments below!
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