The Implications Of Teenage Dating

‘She hath not seen the change of fourteen years’, as Old Capulet says to Paris (“Romeo and Juliet”, n.d.). Juliet was barely in her teenage years; she was only 13 years old, while Romeo was not much older. There are two different views to their story: Some see two star-crossed lovers, destined to be together; both showered with joy and happiness in each other’s arms. While others see two irresponsible kids with terrible decision-making, mood swings, horrible behavior, drug abuse and tragic love. Early dating has become a much common term today. These relationships may start at the young age of eleven or younger. The mindset of the word dating today is vastly different from generations in the past. Relationships are not taken very seriously,

The boys tend to join in antisocial or deviant activities and use drugs and alcohol. The early-maturing girls have more emotional difficulties than their peers, including lower self-image and higher rates of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and panic attacks. Girls who begin seriously dating early are less mature socially, less imaginative, less oriented toward achievement, less happy with who they are and how they look, more depressed, and more superficial. There are some complications towards girls who do not date at all as well; they tend to have excessive dependency on the parents as well as feelings of insecurity. However, student with high academic goals were more likely to be late

Young people stay in contact via social media and cellphones, sometimes using these media for harassment and abuse. One quarter of teens involved in a romantic relationship are abused by their partner via cellphones or social media (Mann, 2012). Having to be connected to the world 24/7 is not easy. People are able to attack or criticize other people from any other parts of the world with an enter button. Adolescents that are experiencing violence in relationships may have different kinds of long-term effects, such as decline in hygiene and appearance, changes in mood and personality, decrease in self-esteem, withdrawn from family and friends, and teenage pregnancies (Sack,