Teenage Dating Research Paper

Are teenagers able to feel love like adults do? As told by Dr. Dave Walsh, in Teenage Dating: Romance and the Brain, “Lots of teenagers can’t sustain relationships since they feel dull and less exciting after just a couple of months.” Teenage relationships do not last long, they only like them for the exhilarating feeling in the beginning of the relationship. There have been studies and questions on whether teenagers can truly feel love or not. Teens date as a result of peer pressure, or even for status. Others date when they see their friends dating and do not want to be the only one without a girlfriend/boyfriend, or they even do it for enjoyment. They say they are in love, although their “love” is just is a crush. They just date to fit in with their friend group or with peers. Teens have argued that what they feel is love.

“Young people first start having romantic feelings before puberty begins. The brain begins releasing a group of hormones called androgens and as the increase, children start experiencing their first crush. This first crush has similar ingredients to full blown attraction” (Walsh, Teenage Dating: Romance and the Brain). Before puberty is when children start “having romantic feelings”, they are not …show more content…
In the article Love and Romance, reviewed by D’Arcy Lyness, Ph. D., found in TeensHealth, the author states, “In our teens, relationships are mostly about having fun. Dating can seem like a great way to have someone to go places with and do things with. Dating can also be a way to fit in.” Teens do not date others as a result of being in love, they do it for the amusement. "For some people dating is even a status thing,” (Lyness, Love and Romance). Dating someone else while a teen is more for their status than for love. Teens don’t care about love they just care about fitting in with their peers, and their social