Teen Love- Is it real?

I think it can be. But I do believe that teenagers are much more likely to be infatuated and lust after people ("puppy love"/"school crush") than older people who have matured past this point. Plus, it seems like teenagers often throw around the words "love" like nobody's business.

It's rare but not impossible. The main thing is that in order to really know you're in love you need to really know yourself, your feelings and know how to differentiate all the nuances of attraction. It's extremely common for teens to mistake infatuation for love as they have very similar "symptoms" so to speak. Another thing is when a teen will say something like "we've already been together a year, so how could it not be love!" Well, the infatuation phase can last up to nearly two years and even after it's gone many young people rely on the comfort of the relationship because they're afraid of being alone or admitting they were wrong. This is simply the majority, there are some teens who have a pretty good idea of what they are feeling. However even then there is the loophole that teen relationships are very different from adult relationships just by their nature. For lack of a better phrasing, "you'll understand when you're older". But I will say this, I met my first boyfriend when I was 16 and it was love at first sight. I fell utterly head over heels in an instant and we are still together now, 7 years later.

I think that there are different types of love. And what teens call "love" is one type of love. It's more about their understanding of love, than it is about our definition of love. I think that this is what it really is about.

I do believe that there is different levels of love. There is the "I love my mom and dad" love, also there is the "first crush" love. Then there is the " marrage" love were you would do anything to be with that person. Were your heart starts to hurt when you cant be with that person. Also when you feel very light and not in reality, just when you hear his voice. I'm a teenager too and i had felt them all. If I were you don't ever let go.