As graduation approaches, a student struggles to let go of a relationship that never even began. This individual had spent months pursuing a girl. According to friends close to the situation, the feelings between the two seem somewhat mutual. Despite the mutual feelings, the pursued individual has made it clear as day that she does not want to begin a serious relationship at this point in life as they both transition into something bigger. Regardless of this, the student holds on to the possibility that things could work out. Friends describe this situation as frustrating, in some cases, even delusional or far-fetched. Jayden Juday summed up the situation bluntly when he was asked about his opinion on the relationship. He quotes, “As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly.” While the statement was mostly sarcastic, it perfectly describes the pattern that many friends noticed. The student had a stubborn love of returning to the same emotional state, despite al...
One relationship changed a longtime friend group and left several students wondering what happened to the person they used to know. For many students at school, friendships are a major part of daily life. Lunch tables, weekend plans, and after school hangouts are often built around close friend groups. However, those friendships can quickly change when someone enters a serious relationship. One senior’s sudden absence from his friend group has become an example of how quickly priorities can shift. Over the past year, one student who was once heavily involved with his friends abruptly stopped spending time with them. According to several classmates, he began declining invitations to hang out, stopped attending group events, and became distant from many of the people he had known for years. Instead, he now spends nearly all of his time with his girlfriend. What used to be daily conversations and regular hangouts turned into complete silence. Jayden Juday (12), one...