All of 8th grade I have been soul searching. Who am I and who would want to “love” me? I constantly think of settling for some guy, maybe not as tall, handsome, popular, or up to par with my prince charming checklist. I feel like I couldn’t do that. Maybe then the popular crowd would then discard me as a human being if they saw me with some choir geek. So, I have put on my big girl panties on and jumped into the piranha infested waters. I decided I was going to go for my Jr. High’s price charming himself.  He walks down the halls with  confidence as he passes every girl in the hall, he knows they wanted him. His perfect smile, his clear skin, his “rockin” bod. He has it all, looks, status, and poise. The one downfall is that Iam not the only girl chasing after this middle school hunk. I am in line with about 15 other girls who were much prettier than I. In all honesty I have no chance, although that negative thought zips around in my head a million times a day I still have to at least try. I have started dressing cuter, wearing perfume (to get his attention, cause maybe if he didn’t notice me by seeing me walk by him in the hall – at least he will smell me). We have started passing notes in my English class; this is when I started to have hope. He was making an effort!  Could he possibly like me?

-Young Lover

YOUNG LOVER, Young love is a beautiful thing. These years in your life are essential that you learn from relationships. You will have up’s and downs and if you found any guy HALF up to par with your standards in Jr High that would be a miracle! This guy probably does have a crush on you.. Boys at this age never concentrate on one thing for very long. So, I’m not going to predict that this lasts forever. But go for it! Learn, make mistakes, but be safe. Don’t guard your heart so much that no one is allowed in but don’t always let everyone in. Your heart is a sacred place.  Jr High I was in the same shoes as you. Even though I thought I had found my Prince Charming  I hadn’t. Maybe someday. But love is not rushed it’s cultivated, grown with care, and harvested.

- XO Sarah