Love in the Mind of a Teenager

As a teenager, being “in love”, or in a relationship, or just getting over someone is pretty difficult. For me, getting over someone is the hardest part to recover from. Others tell me I deserve better, but I think otherwise. Teenagers only accept the love they think they deserve because some are scared to get hurt and others see only their flaws. Some see their flaws and that’s all, they begin to believe that they don’t deserve much. And me? I’m one of those kids. I don’t see anything others see in me. All I notice are my flaws. They’re on my mind so much, I believe that’s all there is to me. Yes, I’m a nice and sweet kid but, I don’t think I deserve any better than what I’ve got. I’ve been played, cheated on, and used, most likely because I deserved it. Teenage love is probably the most complicated thing in our lives. We can start off being strangers, become friends, become something more, then go right back to being strangers. It’s the most difficult process to be put through, especially if the feelings of being “more”, stick around. Having to move on from the fact that what was once there, isn’t anymore, is quite a lot to handle. I’ve been through it. To forget something that once meant so much is hard. I constantly pound myself on what I did wrong, what I could've done better. I find myself putting all the blame on me, even if it wasn’t my fault. I’ll find ways to blame myself, I hate that I do it, but I can’t help it. Some people can change others for the worse. But never did I regret being with or liking someone. No one should regret anything, whether it was something they chose to do or someone they ended up liking because at one point it was exactly what they wanted. Teenagers have these perfect images in their head about what love is, some from romance novels, some from movies and cute, posed pictures of couples. Hopes are set so high just to come crashing down. Girls want the sweet, loving guy like Romeo or to have their own Prince Charming.