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High School Sweethearts

High School Sweethearts

Date: Dec 19 2008

Themes: Romance, School

Grammar: Third Conditional

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The first time we fall in love can feel the most powerful, because it’s such a new, intense experience. But the puppy love that we feel when we’re very young often doesn’t last. Some people marry the person they fall in love with as teenagers. Most high school sweethearts eventually grow apart, move away from each other, or find that their love can’t last in the real, adult world. Listen to Marni tell Amanda about what happened with her high school sweetheart.

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Marni

Marni

Amanda

Amanda

Marni:  Did you have a high school sweetheart?

Amanda:  I did. Don’t we all?

Marni:  Well, yeah, but I made the mistake of marrying my high school sweetheart.

Amanda:  You’re one of those?

Marni:  I’m one of those.

Amanda:  You’re that girl?

Marni:  Totally. What a cliche, huh? Yeah, we went to prom. We had dated on and off. And then finally my senior year of high school we were totally together, and we ended up getting married…And then it didn’t work out.

Amanda:  So in hindsight, looking back, would you chalk it up to just puppy love, and not being the real, genuine deal?

Marni:  No, I think it was. We just had problems that, you know…When you’re in love and you’re in high school, they’re really charming. And when you get older…Not so adorable anymore. So…we stay in touch. We’re friendly now.

Amanda:  That’s good. Do you think that you guys would’ve maybe stuck together, had you not married so early? You know, grown together…

Marni:  Maybe.

Amanda:  Yeah…I still think it’s very touching that you married your high school sweetheart. I thought that only happened in movies.

Marni:  No, it happens in real life. And so does divorce.

 

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Discussion

Many people have high school sweethearts, but few marry them. Marni married hers, but unfortunately, her marriage didn’t work out and she and her husband got a divorce.

Amanda asks Marni if she thinks her marriage ended because the puppy love she and her husband felt in high school was not genuine or strong enough to last. Marni feels that their love was the real deal, but their relationship had some problems that became more challenging as they got older and their lives became more complicated. Even though the marriage didn’t work out, Marni and her husband don’t have any bad feelings toward each other. They continue to stay in touch.

Did you have a high school sweetheart? Is it wise to marry your first love? Can puppy love be true love?

 

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mr ishaq

mr ishaq

Malaysia

in my place we call it 'monkey love'..

why both English and Malay use animals to describe that kind of love??

07:39 AM Dec 20 2008 |

sadegh.ghasemi

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

Puppy love is a symbol to represent first love , I think first love is beautifules love between together , two lover that cant see anything except thing about their future . come down and look to new problems

only love cant solve all of their problem , they must sit an advice their life

Love is good and has you bigest energy , bigest hop , and you can see thak your are happilly , it a susscess .Smile

09:43 PM Dec 19 2008 |

Angely

Colombia

puppy love is an awesone feeling while it lasts and its wonderful to enjoy it. As we grow up, we realize that its not a mature love, because love is not just a feeling, love is a decision you make.

07:53 PM Dec 19 2008 |

BereNice

BereNice

Mexico

i don konow,i think the poppy love its unreal, coz when we're yung sometimes we cant see theconsequences

06:48 PM Dec 19 2008 |

Takiro

Takiro

Mexico

The First Love can be a bad experience!

05:21 PM Dec 19 2008 |

elespectador099

Mexico

Well, it's hard to say what's going to happen with a puppy love. I'm 23 and in recent years I've seen how most of my great friends have break up  their very very old relationships afer 4 or 5 years of being together. Most of them had gotten joined since high school… I think some of the most difficult things to get over are the cliches…

04:49 PM Dec 19 2008 |

iskierkax1991x

Poland

To my mind puppy love can be very truly, deeply and honest. You love sb who loves you and it’s beautifull because of your careedreeness. You don’t think about the future you siply love. I don’t have my sweetheart because I concentrate on my education firstly and then I will think about love and beside I don’t see anybody who could be suitable fot me.Unfortunately.

01:36 PM Dec 19 2008 |

gahara08

gahara08

Philippines

high school love or puppy love is not matured enough for lovers.. so mostly people who did this thing  are having problem in their relationship because they did'nt know yet each others what thing their like or dislikes in each and every one… s 

01:12 PM Dec 19 2008 |

Roger_Jin

China

Yes, now, more and more young begin puppy love, I think its an important experience in your life, maybe you success, or failure, just as a good memory I think.

12:36 PM Dec 19 2008 |

izzy5999

izzy5999

China

    i don't agree the puppy love is a true love    because most  young people fall love for the attraction not the feeling of love

    i didn't have a high schoool sweethearts for i don't  believe puppy loveFoot in mouth

12:20 PM Dec 19 2008 |

alooos

alooos

Saudi Arabia

it is nice to get ur experiance of the first love

 I gess if it is a puppy they have to wait before

get marriage ,, I mean if they continue with a perfict relation after high school ,, they could get marriage

we don't get that thing at our country

12:14 PM Dec 19 2008 |

Superior Lord

China

I am still too young to talk about puppy love in senior high school for I am still in junior middle school . Though , i think love in school is just a strange curious of people of the opposite sex who is at the same age as you . When you get a few years older , you will lose your interest . So getting married with your High School Sweetheart is very silly.

 

11:46 AM Dec 19 2008 |

lilyroot

China

Smile I agree with you!

11:02 AM Dec 19 2008 |

SUIXIAO

China

I don't know what's poppy love either.

But I had my first love when I was in college. I don't if it's early or late. Because I know that you're talking about the sweatheart in high school. But my husband is 29 already. But I'm his first love. I don't know why. I think it's too late. And he said because there was anyone who was appropriate for him. I don't know if it's true.

I think that it's OK to marry with your sweatheart in high school. And I think it's true love. Because I think each love is true except that when you grow up and be reality and you get married just for money or other porpuse. That's not true love.

 And the sweatheart in high school of course if your true love. Because at that time you were so young. You only know you like him and just wanted to be with him. And you didn't know more for example, the family or money or….. So it's true love. You can marry him only if it lasts long and you can face anything in your future lives together and conqure them all.

So the problem is not if your love is your sweatheart in high school but anyone you love. Because in any time you will meet many hardness in your life, for exaple, other people who attracts you or you love others. Only if you really love your lover and he really love you. You both won't give up. And then you will be together and get married or in the marriage you won't divorce.

It's depend on how deeply is your love whoever he is.

Best wishes for anyone who is loving or loved and best wishes for me.

09:58 AM Dec 19 2008 |

forgetsky

China

puppy love is no good for growing up~

09:13 AM Dec 19 2008 |

anahita mass

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

very good

07:59 AM Dec 19 2008 |

hazel26

hazel26

Philippines

puppy love – innocent, sweet love; love you feel when you're very young… it has a definition . just click the word puppy love and you'll find it.

07:09 AM Dec 19 2008 |

柳淑艳

柳淑艳

China

miss school life

06:54 AM Dec 19 2008 |

Nikos

Nikos

Greece

cute

06:30 AM Dec 19 2008 |

wuqijialiu

China

Chance given , I would have experienced puppy love with my beloved girl, which I believe genuine and romantic. Adolescents can abtain much pleasure from puppy love both physically and spiritually and the happy period of enjoying the puppy love will become unforgettable memory that is ever-lasting throughout persons' life.   

05:20 AM Dec 19 2008 |

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