LOVE, WHAT are people’s perspectives on love and why? There have been so many people who have always thought love is this beautiful thing and always wanted to be in love. But there are always many things that ruin people’s perspective on it, too. 

Savanna Braxton (12) says she has never been in love or had a boyfriend before. She says most people these days are very delusional about love and that everyone makes it seem like a fantasy they made up in their head.

Braxton said, “Everyone wants love. I think love is a great thing, but when it gets bad, it can get sad.” She says her thoughts on love are mostly good and doesn’t think it’s a bad thing. She says she thinks needing time for yourself or being long distance are good excuses to end things with someone.

Heidy Lorera (9) has been in love, and it changed her perspective in both ways. Still thinks love is mostly good. She says what ruined her relationship was communication and trust.

She says relationships are better since you get to know the person more and see their true intentions. In contrast, people in talking stages treat you well in the beginning, only to love bomb you at the end. Lorera’s overall thoughts about love were good. She thought she could trust anybody, and that later made her realize you can’t trust anybody. “Be more certain of who you trust, since they can still do you wrong,” she said.

She says she tried for someone, but was very draining to not receive the same amount and effort back, so it’s all one-sided. She says people can still change if they are mature enough and willing too or have good intentions. 

Anonymous (9) She says she has been in love and has gotten her perspective changed in both good and bad ways, since he would treat her right but would force her to do stuff. She says some people in this generation want to just use you for your body, while others want love and something real. 

She says that you should not break up with someone due to distance or needing time for yourself, but instead work it out and help each other. She says “if you love them you won’t end things”. 

Her thoughts on love are good if it’s with the right person and depending on the person if they treat you right. She does believe people can change if they really want to. 

She thinks talking stages are better than relationships, since people in relationships can switch up and mess with your mind and people in talking stages treat you really well in the beginning and don’t just do the bare minimum but actually try.

Anonymous (11) She says she has been in love which changed her perspective in both ways. She says “I always thought it was a waste, since people nowadays just lust and aren’t actually willing to commit”. She said what ruined her relationship with her ex-situationship was communication and distance, since she moved to a different state, but instead of her communicating and telling her how she felt, she decided to ghost her.

She says people in this generation just want to mess with you since she thinks there aren’t many people out there who are actually willing to be with someone. She says breaking up with someone due to distance or needing time for yourself is a bad excuse, “since the reason she and I stopped talking was due to distance. I don’t think it should be an excuse.”

She says if you really love someone, you should stay and figure things out, not just walk away like it wasn’t worth holding on to. Her thoughts on love have always been neutral since love can be both good and bad, even after she was done dirty, she still believes it’s good, and that it’ll never be a waste to love someone. 

She doesn’t regret loving her, but thinks the love she gave her ended up helping her out. She says she has never tried as hard with anybody as with her which is why she is scared she won’t be able to love someone as much as she loved her. In the end it was all one-sided, and only received lust.

She believes people can change, she says, “I never wanted to give up on her, because I knew she could change, just not for me. But I had hope”. She thinks talking stages are better since her ex’s situationship showed her more in just a short period of time, more than someone she was actually with and for longer.

Anonymous (10) says she has been in love. She says her thoughts on it are “stupid in a way”. She says she has been in a talking stage which ended up changing her perspective on love, which is why now she believes it’s not just good but has its own perks. She thinks breaking up with someone because you need space for yourself or because of distance is not a good reason to break up. She also thinks talking stages are better than actual relationships.