Most middle school students don’t realize that there is a significant difference between the words “like” and “love”. There are many different areas in life were this could take place even in a teenagers life.
One area that this could happen is with dating. Everyone understands that middle
school dating is not the same as normal dating where you might actually go out.
In middle school they don’t really go out they just text and give each
other looks in the hallway. So how does the word that you choose make a
difference? Well for one thing people are used to hearing the word like in
middle school and the word “love” with their parents whom are most likely
married. So especially in middle school when you’re going through changes in
your attitude, hearing the word love can set off an alarm. Once that alarm goes
off there is no stopping it until you move on to a different person. This is
often the first time a teenager will feel that feeling of insecurity in a relationship.
On the other side, however, when they hear “I like you”, they feel good about
themselves and they feel like there is one more person who cares about them in
the world. They feel like they are in a good place, even though most the time
they don’t know what that feels like anyway.
school dating is not the same as normal dating where you might actually go out.
In middle school they don’t really go out they just text and give each
other looks in the hallway. So how does the word that you choose make a
difference? Well for one thing people are used to hearing the word like in
middle school and the word “love” with their parents whom are most likely
married. So especially in middle school when you’re going through changes in
your attitude, hearing the word love can set off an alarm. Once that alarm goes
off there is no stopping it until you move on to a different person. This is
often the first time a teenager will feel that feeling of insecurity in a relationship.
On the other side, however, when they hear “I like you”, they feel good about
themselves and they feel like there is one more person who cares about them in
the world. They feel like they are in a good place, even though most the time
they don’t know what that feels like anyway.
Another area that this could happen is with food. Many people can say that they like a
food but if you really like it then you could say that you love that food.
There is a significant difference there. If you say that you like a food most
people will take that to mean that you enjoy it but would not like to eat it
often and don’t think about eating it often. But if you say that you love the
food that means that it is something you want all the time, and for special
occasions like your birthday. It also is the kind of food that when you get
home from school you can’t wait to eat that snack. This applies a lot to a
teenagers life because as we all know, teenagers love to eat (not like, love)
and eat a LOT!
food but if you really like it then you could say that you love that food.
There is a significant difference there. If you say that you like a food most
people will take that to mean that you enjoy it but would not like to eat it
often and don’t think about eating it often. But if you say that you love the
food that means that it is something you want all the time, and for special
occasions like your birthday. It also is the kind of food that when you get
home from school you can’t wait to eat that snack. This applies a lot to a
teenagers life because as we all know, teenagers love to eat (not like, love)
and eat a LOT!
I can see this applying to Eleanor and Park because it says in the blurb that
they are different and not seen together well but fall in love anyway. There
could also be an argument in the book about the two words we have been
discussing and that could lead to the “break-up” part of the book (most love
stories have them).
In conclusion I think it is better if we all think about the weight of our wordsthey are different and not seen together well but fall in love anyway. There
could also be an argument in the book about the two words we have been
discussing and that could lead to the “break-up” part of the book (most love
stories have them).
before saying them and what they could mean to each other.
