Relationships

So many things could be comtemplated in this small space with an unlimited amount of characters. But what to write about?? How about... relationships. A big thing in high school, no matter where you are in the High School Hierarchy. But how can you really understand a relationship and all that goes with it? And how can you determine if a relationship is really a relationship after all?


Take my coauthor Shay, for example. She had, what was by my standards, a relationship. His name, for the cause, shall be Leroy. Well, she and Leroy would flirt often. He would hug her and flirt with her and even tried to get her to share his Rice Crispy treat with him. (I think it was his way of trying to kiss my friend.) He even wnated to sit with her on the bus and talk to her in 8th period. Ordinary juvenile love, yes? .... No. Not at all. The silly boy used my friend, then dated her best friend. (not me). She thought he really liked her. So that poses the question, how do you know if a relationship is really a relationship. Aren't "flings" reserved for summer camps and beach retreats??


Then, there's my story. I was in a relationship with a boy I'll call Tim. He and I dated, for what I thought was a significantly long time in comparison to previous relationships of mine. Little did I know that, well, we had broken up and he had simply not told me. How are we expected to know when a relationship is over if our partner never tells us???


Perhaps the real question is, if relationshipsare so hard to understand for us every day folks, then who are they for? Who can understand them? Maybe, they are for love gurus and self help books. Maybe, they weren't meant to be perceived as real things experienced by real people. Perhaps, they are just merely fiction, for the amusement of a higher power.


I ask that this be the question that be pondered: Does the story of love have the same amount of authenticity as the story of Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny?