RELATIONSHIP ADVICE
How to make High School Relationships work (even if they aren’t worth it)
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ADVISER’S NOTE: The advice provided by “Harley Quinn” is for entertainment purposes only. If you feel you truly need help with such issues, contact a mental health care professional.
Hello, and welcome to the new Relationship Advice column. I’m Harley Quinn, and if you have questions or need dating advice, this is the place to come.
Feel free to ask a question in the comment section below.
I am a little biased on the whole relationship thing, since I have been in several relationships, but I have been charged with giving the best relationship advice. I plan on doing my job as well as I possibly can!
Now I am just throwing this out there, but dating in high school is not worth the heartache and stress. So it is perfectly okay if you don’t date in high school. You aren’t missing out on anything.
“You should just go live alone in a cave,” said sophomore Jenna Merritt.
But I guess if you want to give it a go or are already going at it; here are some things that are important in making a relationship work:
- Communication
- Honesty
- Respect
- Trust
- Take care of each other
- If you mess up, you need to fix it
- Set a designated pace
- Communication
- Don’t push each other
- Lift each other up, don’t put the other down
- Recognize when you are hurting each other
- DON’T CHEAT
- And did I mention communication?
- DON’T HURT EACH OTHER! NEITHER PHYSICALLY OR VERBALLY! IF THIS HAPPENS, END THE RELATIONSHIP RIGHT THEN!
Those are just the basics of having a happy relationship. But you get the gist of it. If you have any questions, comments or concerns feel free to comment below.
If you want me to specifically address anything or if you have any specific questions about relationships also put them below.
Hannah Hawley • Nov 6, 2018 at 10:44 am
This is one of my friends who is having this problem, not me.
My friend got into a relationship about a month ago, and it has been going great for the two of them. However, their ex is now really jealous and clingy and keeps trying to get back with my friend or sabotage the relationship. My friend has already told their ex to back off or else, but their ex is not listening. What should they do?
Vin Cappiello • Nov 14, 2018 at 9:44 am
We will be responding forthwith to your inquiry.
Thank you.
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Brandon Lee Preator • Nov 6, 2018 at 10:27 am
When thinking about entering a relationship in high school, one should ask themselves, “Do I REALLY want to spend a lot of time, money and emotion on someone else’s spouse?”