Like many other adults, he does not believe most teenagers who claim they are in love, especially boys. As teenage boys grow older and more mature, Walstein believes, they will realize the true meaning of love, which does not equate to having sex. Boys will eventually understand,' he says. Junior Jean Li simply doesn't believe in love. Especially for teenagers.
Teenagers just grow dependent on each other.
Advanced Placement Psychology teacher Eliot Applestein cites the theories of developmental psychologist Erik Erikson in explaining love. Love, according to Erikson, enters the scene during the young adult stage, which is roughly between the ages of 20 and 40. Young adults have found their identity. The love discussion opens its wings to include half a dozen members of the English department. They sit around a table, laughing and blushing in memory of their teen years.