Are high school gfs worth it?

[Vashist D.]

This may seem corny and irrational but are the ROI for relationships in high-school and post graduation worth it? The time, effort, money, and drama involved in a relationship worth the experiences and pleasure? I'm a sophomore and all everyone talks about is who is with who, and I don't find much interest in it but many girls are friends who want relationships. And so far whenever I give attention to them they don't like to talk and often don't want to hang out, but when I ignore or ghost them they come back to hangout. Is it really worth it, or should I focus on becoming the best version of myself?

[Doug Pretorius]

@Vashist D. Well I'm going to buck the trend here and recommend against it. Nearly all of the girls and women I found attractive throughout my teens and twenties would have been absolute nightmares to be in a relationship with. Also your options in high school are extremely limited, basically you can only date someone who's within 1 year age difference and has almost the exact same background as you. All of my friends who dated at that age have been through more broken relationships and marriages than I can count.

It took me until 32 to find the right one and I have zero regrets. She's damn near perfect, I wouldn't change anything about her, and we've been happily married for 10 years now. A relationship can actually have no drama at all. We've literally never argued about anything. When other couples talk about the struggle of staying together we just look at each other and shrug.