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[Alexine]

I went to an all girls high school in my youth (well, it was a good few years), but there was this period of a bunch of girls swapping guys like lunches. Even creepier was the "boyfriend trading" amongst the groups...

But I agree, it is not restricted to males or females, teens or adults. It all depends on the person.

Modifié par Alexine, 31 janvier 2011 - 11:29 .

[Fiery Phoenix]

Suprez30 wrote...

Teenager fall in love with love.

[Beerfish]

I think you will find the 'trophy' part of this thread is every bit as prevalent at older ages than just teens.

[NvVanity]

Captain Cornhole wrote...

I think a better question to ask is do girlfriends treat their trophies like teenagers; that and asking how I survived the battle of the Khe-Shan.

You were at Khe-Shan too? Same here. How'd you survive?

It's hormones and the social heirarchy having to do with this. Highschool society seems to have a hierarchy where the men who have the most girlfriends and have unlimited access to their parent's credit card are at the top and enforce their status quo to the "lower cliques" of highschool and any who dare to defy said hierarchy are punished.

Insecurity also has to do with this as by showing off your boy/girl friend as a trophy apparently enforces something whether that is your reputation, emotional state or just trying to show you're a good boy/girl friend I don't know.

[Gecon]

Stupid people and people of low self confidence always behaved that way, even back when I was teenager.

[Gecon]

slimgrin wrote...

What a retarded thread. Really, can I ask if Rice Krispies are frakking awesome or not? Can I make a thread about it on the Bioware forums?

You know what? Before the advent of online forums, we somehow grew up and dealt with personal issues. If the op can't manage this, maybe he should try counseling...

No offense, but that sounds to me like YOU need some counseling.

[Gecon]

Thief-of-Hearts wrote...

psst, here's a secret.

chicks do it too.

Why is that a secret ? Its pure maths. Boys cant do it on their own, you know.

[Chuvvy]

Hormones man, there telling you to **** everything you see because in eight to ten years your ass is a corpse. At least that's what our bodies think. Not true anymore, but it takes us awhile to evolve that sort of primal stuff.



The bragging about it is also primal. Hey look at me I'm the biggest toughest male so I get all the ******.

[Gecon]

randumb vanguard wrote...

teenagers are horrible.
I can say that because I am one.

I can say that because I was one.

The interesting thing is, when you grow older, teenagers STAY horrible. While older people turn out to be more reasonable.

Daewan wrote...

"These days"? "Teenagers"? Where have
you been? Throughout history certain types of humans have always
treated their significant others like trophies. Age does not
matter.

Age doesnt matter isnt true there, you learn a lot about feelings in general and love in special when you grow older.

Stupid people might not learn it, though. But even they cant get as many "chicks" as before when they age.

angel-of-death wrote...

Its mostly the girls not the guys

Sorry, but again: maths. They cant do it on their own.

Crippledcarny wrote...

Not sure why so many people feel
this is restricted to teenagers. There are enough broken families out
there to show that even adults have a hard time understanding that love
of not being alone is not the same as being in love with the one who
takes away loneliness.

 Err I'm sorry but thats not "collecting girlfriends like trophies".

[Hayllee]

I would not know from first-hand experience considering I am that person in high school who merely observes socialization and does not take part *sighs*, but from what I've seen it's much more on the girls side. Girls will break up with guys because maybe they want to do something that doesn't involve them, or maybe they talk to other girls aside from them. This might be biased since I'm a girl, but I've yet to hear a guy brag about how many girlfriends he's had, but have heard girls do it plenty of times. Relationships in high school are a mess and completely pointless. Sometimes I'm glad I don't have to deal with any of it.

Modifié par Hayllee, 06 février 2011 - 09:50 .

[Haasth]

Suprez30 wrote...

Teenager fall in love with love.

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I've always been a tad annoyed by how my old 'classmates' used to 'trade in' boyfriends and girlfriends every two weeks or so. Sure, you could say they were just kids.. but so was I, and I still thought it was ridiculous. 

Teenangers.

[Funkcase]

Ain't just men, women do it too. And it ain't just teenagers, some adults do it too, hence where the term ''trophy wife/husband'' comes from.

[Moondoggie]

I think lots of adults are in love with being in love. It's why so many people end up in unhappy marriages because they just settle for anyone who'll have them since the are scared to be alone.

[vometia]

Moondoggie wrote...

I think lots of adults are in love with being in love. It's why so many people end up in unhappy marriages because they just settle for anyone who'll have them since the are scared to be alone.

What gets me is how little time such people actually spend together.  You see it quite often, they hit retirement without ever having got to really know one another and then decide they don't like each other much.  In fact it only took a few weeks' illness for an acquaintance of mine to realise that actually she couldn't stand her boyfriend of a few years, but in that time they'd barely spend any time in each other's company to find out before.  Maybe I'm weird in that I actually like to know who I'm living with!  (Okay, we still get on each other's nerves, but that's another matter... )

[Moondoggie]

vometia wrote...

What gets me is how little time such people actually spend together.  You see it quite often, they hit retirement without ever having got to really know one another and then decide they don't like each other much.  In fact it only took a few weeks' illness for an acquaintance of mine to realise that actually she couldn't stand her boyfriend of a few years, but in that time they'd barely spend any time in each other's company to find out before.  Maybe I'm weird in that I actually like to know who I'm living with!  (Okay, we still get on each other's nerves, but that's another matter... )

Yeah i've known people who have been together a few weeks to move in together. They don't realise how big a step it is to go from seeing each other now and again to sharing your living space. And it always ends in tears, It's why we have so many short marriages now. People get married too quick., Realise they hate each other then divorce whithin 18 months. Living together alone takes a strong relationship to work nevermind marriage. And it's normal to get on each others nerves it's funny the ammount of annoying habits you find out about when you are living with a person. They tend to fade into the background later on but the first year is hell!

[vometia]

Moondoggie wrote...

... And it's normal to get on each others nerves it's funny the ammount of annoying habits you find out about when you are living with a person. They tend to fade into the background later on but the first year is hell!

Actually, with enough determination and effort and the right sort of imagination, you can still be annoyed (and cause annoyance) many years on.  We're still annoying each other with our various irritating habits after more than a decade - you can make it work too!

[Moondoggie]

Haha oh the other half finds various ways to annoy me usually involving prodding and mauling me when i am working on my laptop and my attention is being demanded >.>

[Morbo]

What is it with people and wanting to live together? I already get on my own nerves badly enough, adding another person to the mix would most likely only lead to a meltdown.

But then again I live in a flat where the walls are basically made out of paper, meaning that most of the time it seems I'm living together with all of my neighbours. There's certainly not much that I can't hear very clearly.

Modifié par Morbo, 07 février 2011 - 03:48 .

[Moondoggie]

Morbo wrote...

What is it with people and wanting to live together? I already get on my own nerves badly enough, adding another person to the mix would most likely only lead to a meltdown.

But then again I live in a flat where the walls are basically made out of paper, meaning that most of the time it seems I'm living together with all of my neighbours. There's certainly not much that I can't hear very clearly.

First year of university i lived in halls and had that very same problem. Didn't help that the girl i lived next door to was a super **** and was screaming the place down on a nightly basis. I made friends with my ear phones that year.

As far as living together i guess one day you just meet somebody who becomes your best friend and you enjoy being around that person and you decide to live together. I don't recall having any doubts about it when it was bought up and i wanted to do it. Though a few doubts set in after finding out abouty a particularly annoying personal habit i grew to hate.

Modifié par Moondoggie, 07 février 2011 - 03:53 .

[vometia]

Moondoggie wrote...

Though a few doubts set in after finding out abouty a particularly annoying personal habit i grew to hate.

You can't just leave it there without telling us.  My nosiness is killing me!

[Moondoggie]

vometia wrote...

Moondoggie wrote...

Though a few doubts set in after finding out abouty a particularly annoying personal habit i grew to hate.

You can't just leave it there without telling us.  My nosiness is killing me!

Well my other half has this really annoying toe picking habit. I despise feet as it is so watching somebody pick fluff out from between their toes and pick at their toenails is vomit material.