Myths

After reading the required pages in my textbook, I began to think about the myths being discussed. The myths about love, marriage and cohabitation especially. I wonder if some teenagers have heard some of these myths told and have taken them as fact. What an impact that could have on their lives, if someone doesn't correct the infractions. In my adolescent development class, we discussed a case of a fourteen year old girl who married a twenty-two year old after getting pregnant with his child. The state they lived in labeled it as rape, but the couple said that it was "true" love.  If teenagers believe that that feeling of "love" will last forever or that most marriages end in divorce and that cohabitating before marriage will help decrease the risk of  a divorce then someone needs to tell them otherwise.  I think that if high schoolers had a class on family relations, one that focused mostly on dispelling myths about love, the risks of marriage and cohabitation, that maybe we could see a decrease in issues like teen pregnancy, and cohabitation.  It is also possible that there will be no change, but I think that it is worth a shot!