Recently I have been hearing news of youths going into relationships.. in the youth lingo, it means "Get Attached". And amongst these youths, the youngest amongst them is only Secondary 1! It really boggles my mind alot, espacially when I see these young couples on the streets, cuddling and getting overly up-close and behaving intimately together! Now, what do they understand about relationships and love at such a young age? Why get attached so early?
Call me old-fashion if you like, but seriously think about it... There are concerns and dangers when youths get attached at such a young age. Firstly, there is the dilution in understanding the meaning of love... youths get attached more out of companionship rather than true committed love. I have counselled enough cases to know that none of these relationships ever last more than a few months.. after a while these young couples start getting "sian" and constrained by the relationship and they break up because they prefer to have freedom now. Now, that's getting attached for companionship sake!
I got attached with my first girlfriend at 17 years old, and I must confess, that really was out of companionship sake. I still remember it was during the preparation for A-levels examination days....... (to be continued)
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