Parents and Their Teen's Relationships

You've read the stories and seen the movies that show the classic battle between parents and their child's relationship. Mom or Dad doesnt approve of their son or daughters love interest because of wealth, status or the love interest's past actions and troubles. But most often today, parents dont approve of their teen's relationship because of the dislike of personality of the boy/girl their son/daughter is dating. This could be a problem for many teens in relationships, or maybe isnt even a problem at all for some. In my opinion, parents should support and encourage teenagers to have relationships for many reasons. Having a relationship with someone helps a boy/girl figure out what they look for in a person, what personality type they like/can easily get along with and they get a chance to know what its liked to feel loved / wanted by another human being. In my opinion, parents can sometimes be unsupportive and they dont approve of the decisions their son/daughter makes when choosing a boyfriend or girlfriend. Even if the parent does not personally like the person their teen chooses to have a relationship with, they still should make an effort to get along with the person their son/daughter is dating. Being teenagers, we're at an age to know well enough what kind of person we want for ourselves and the personality qualities we like the most. We practice getting along with others everyday, and we build friendships based off of similarities in character and hobbies. So for our parents to disapprove of who we choose to be with is not fair. Teens make their personal decision on who they choose to date, and they may see something in the person they're dating that no one else can see. We're at the time in our life where practing relationships and all the other factors that come with it is most important. Having high school relationships help set standards and create a solid foundation for our relationships in the future. Everyone has the opportunity to choose who they want to be with, and if their parents dont approve/understand then they are missing out on helping their teen in one of the most crucial dating experiences of their life.