As Drake has said, "We live in a generation of, not being in love, and not being together" and looking at it, he is not wrong. Our generation looks at love as a myth and you can't blame us. The divorce rate is 50/50, so why even try? If at the end of the day we are going to end up in our rooms crying and watching endless episodes of "Friends" while eating pounds of ice-cream, why do that to ourselves? It's great to learn to be independent and not rely on the love of someone to love ourselves. Love yourself first but what is so wrong with being in love?
Even though love is painted in a bad light by our generation, it actually has a lot of bonuses. Being in love actually helps mental heath, it can help fight diseases, it can also help with your immune system and so much more. Love helps with our bodies in so many different ways and just for the simple fact of us being in love with someone.
The best part about love is that it doesn't hit you at one specific age. You can even find your soulmate in middle school and not even realize it. Young love is often joked about or look at badly by peers. If you have a relationship young, it's okay. Don't worry about your friend saying that its stupid and it will never work anyways. Why not try? At the end of the day you might have your heart broken but you might also be with your soulmate, no one knows. Even if you do get your heart broken, it is a lesson learned. You'll never know unless you try.
Be young, dumb, and in love. Nothing is better than waking up knowing you have someone that loves you back. The feeling of warmth you get all over your body when they compliment you. The look they give you that just fills your stomach with butterflies. Love is great even though we look at it as a horrible pass time myth.
I'm not saying that it will always be easy or that everyday is going to be rainbows but it can be the best thing that ever happens to you. Yes, the divorce rate is 50/50 and only two percent of high school relationships last but you can be that 50 or two percent. So be in love, doesn't matter what age you are, or if people think it's dumb. How are you suppose to find your soulmate if you never bother to try? At the end of the day love is what makes the world go around.
