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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

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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shichanghao

China

I agree with u

Ina Wong

China

Is any difference between calf love and puppy love?

I wondered…...

minw

China

and so what ?

amjad123

Pakistan

I think puppu love so sweet than we are in young but its not work out for long and lasting relationship

because if we have love in immature age , in that age decision could not gain some possible result as we

desired.somtime it real geniuen deal so love all one make dear one in your life without this the life is so

rough and rage. love make world peace and calm.

LiuJianqiao

China

So what about people who don't have a high school sweetheart, huh? Maybe just forget it. Puppy love is not real love, though. But in another way, many youngsters in China haven't experienced puppy love due to the pressure from school and parents and it's a kind of losing something.

ivy.young

China

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China

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Daniel_Sam

Colombia

personally i think that puppy love is one of most awesome experiences in lifetime, you know all about ..love at first sight , find out the significant other-~~so then you think you have found the perfect one which you want to be the rest your days~~-~~—but actually you have made a mistake if you think something like that~~——i know that everything is perfect when you are young , but as you grow oder everthing turn into a challenge like put a barricade, nohing is perfect now, you want to meet other womans, live other kinda stuffs, be your own way in you life, ...in my opinion the real significan other is the last one , not the first one.

imaginary-sj

Uzbekistan

Excellent

imaginary-sj

Uzbekistan

Excellent!

miffoo

Slovakia

yes, everyone have your own puppy love and when people is older they like remember is that love story

miffoo

Slovakia

sweet remembering

Marcelolic

Brazil

I believe that people should live their lives,many experiences,as possible before they want to have something serious ;) So,alive,alive alive!

Marcelolic

Brazil

I had many pupil loves in my student life hehe…But today I hindsight that it is very important to build our personality…Pupil love can to become true love,but not always it happen…

karen xi

China

puppy love is very nice.you don't wrroy about the reality.

you only know that you are in love.

minw

China

i agree,i did keep myself free from love till i entered my Uni,me and my bf were high school classmates,we are still stay in touch ,but i am not sure we will marry or not,i believe we would never know what would happen to you,as i am in uk now,so we can not stay together all the time…