Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2006, Page 32

Description:	LOV6■X- :the AirBy: Dani BearschAs Billy Crystal said in When Harry Met Sally, When you realize youwant to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of yourlife to start as soon as possible. So it seems everyone dreams of growing upand entering a heaven of eternal love. Is this trulythe case? Not everyoneperceives relationships in this optimistic way.High school is a time to explore relationships, dating, and the phaseknown as talking. Some relationships in high school end up as shortterm flings, while others have true meaning.Some would say each phase of the dating game is based onhow long the relationship lasts and how much chemistry is present.Junior Franz Gottschalch defined dating as being together for at leastfour weeks. You have to get to know the person, and then you decide ifa relationship is going to work out or not.Those with status in the dating world say that time is not a way tomeasure the significance of a relationship. Junior Brian Klarich explainedwhat constitutes a relationship. A relationship takes compromise andcommunication for sure. Youve got to be comfortable in front of the person.You shouldnt have to change yourself, who you are, what you wear or yourfriends to impress the person.Sure, everyone has different opinions on topics such as this, but is itfair to say that people become partial to their opinions based on their ownexperiences? After all, its only human nature to draw conclusions based onthe past. Freshman Jargal Battulga, for example, lacks a bit of know-howwhen it comes to forming an opinion about dating. Its something that mostof the time I just dont think about, she said.But not getting involved in a relationship can have its advantages. Aperson who is not in a relationship has a good opportunity to avoid gettingwrapped up in something that was probably not worth the time. But, aperson in a relationship has an opportunity to find someone that they canreally click with. So, I dont really think theres a negative to either side, juniorKyrie Shepley commented.Maybe destiny does play a role in the high school wonder years, butno matter what your bonding experiences might be, it can also lead us into adynasty of love beyond the doors of South._ett) sophomore EmilyColman discusses somethingwith North sophomoreRoss Higgins at a Southbasketball game. With Northand South High Schools soclose together, inter-schooldating was common.ISHoHF(Above) Senior Matt Jensenand junior Sejin Bai enjoya bite to eat and a laugh atlunch together. The coupleenjoyed participating inactivities such as orchestratogether, along with otherclubs.Love at SouthAcc^ H^■■SHBI^HHBiccording to a BloomingtonSouth survey of SRTs:14% of female South students havenever been kissed, while 13% ofmale students have virgin lips.Only 6% of South students haveheld relationships for more than 2years.Roughly 2% of South girls thinkthat guys should not pay on dates.Lucky for the ladies, the averageamount a South boy would spendon a date is $27. Its better thannothing, right?51% of girls haveasked a guy out.tcStudent Life
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