It's funny...I have not posted once in this thread but have had a ball reading it. Personally, I am 24 and have gone on more dates than you can count on fingers and toes. And by dates, I don't mean meet at a bar, I mean dinner and a movie or just dinner. It's funny looking back on HS and knowing I had a similar reaction to "love" and girls. However, now that I am much more mature, I have a better understanding of "love."
Just like everyone else has stated, once you go to college you eventually realize how big this world really is, you begin to understand how small you once were in HS, and how small your problems were compared to your problems today. All I can say is enjoy life in general, especially when you are young and have less to worry about.
Also, I like Lisha's comment on going back to talking about cars, likes, dislikes, etc. I guarantee if we put a personal issues section on this board, it would be the most visited on the site. Why? Because people are interested in other people's lives. And I think we could all benefit from the info presented, just like I am sure a lot of us benefitted from this thread, in one way or another. Do you think a question on where to get an oil change would have generated almost 10 pages of comments.
Have a great week everyone