Jenny+V's+Op-Ed+Article

**Guys, Grow Up!**
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Want to know one of the most annoying aspects about being a high school girl surrounded by high school immature boys? It is the fact that SOME high school boys seem to be trapped in their “little childish world”. First of all highs school boys tend to be overwhelmed by the amount of girls that attend their highs school. Seriously come on, get over it, yes girls have boobs, yes girls have a butt, yes girls are beautiful, yes girls know how to make your testosterone level rise up. But get a grip; we don’t like to be led on. If you are trying to be in a relationship with a girl, tell her face to face that you like her. Have her wake up with a “Good morning beautiful,” and make her fall asleep with a smile on her face by saying, “Goodnight Sweet dreams”. But then do be one of those douche bag guys who suddenly stop talking to the girl after two weeks. Girls are not your x-box or play station sets; we don’t like to be played around with. Girls are sensitive, girls have feelings, girls fall for those sweet words you tell them, girls take the words “I love you” serious, girls feel special when you take the time to miss a day being with your friends and decide to be with her. Guys don’t play around with girls by letting them know you like them and a week later her number seems to disappear from your phone and she suddenly become into somebody you use to know. Girls pretend like they’re okay. We are good at faking like the world is perfectly aligned for us, but take the time to sit down and have a deep conversation and you’ll realize the struggles we go through, and the behind our smile, there’s a story. Guys stick to ONE girl. Why do you want to be known as the “manwhore? What is so great about talking to like four girls at a time cause in the end when at least one of those girls finds out she will never speak to you again. Guys can pretend to not care at first, but inside we know that at times when you are alone, spacing out while sitting on your room, with your phone by your side, your hoping the next text message you receive is from her. Guys stop trying to put an image. Stop trying to be the next “John Tucker”. Grow up and be mature. Toughen up. You’re in high school not middle school. Treat girls with respect, because in the end you don’t want to be known as the jerk back in high school. Girls remember EVERYTHING. We never forget, call a girl bitch and in five years when you try to talk to her at a party you both seem to be at; she will walk away from you leaving you standing there like an idiot wondering what the heck just happened. Be the type of guy that girls love to talk to. Don’t let your lower half of your body do the talking, talk with the brain inside your skull. It will be worth it in the end, trust me.