High School Couples

There are different types of high school couples and many different labels, but for today's purposes we'll only talk about three: the Inseparables, the Never-Touches, and the Out-of-the-Bag Friend Zoners. Most couples can be classified into these three areas and put into different subcategories but let's just focus on the bigger picture here, shall we?

The Inseparables

"[A relationship] is when a man and woman become as one...” -Unknown

These couples are practically melded together; and in effect, for all intents and purposes, have become One Being. These are the couples that can't possibly survive being more than six inches away from each other for longer than ten seconds. These are the couples that know exactly how long they can hold their breath because it coincides exactly with how long their last record breaking make-out session lasted. These are the couples that are never heard to complain about spending too much time apart from each other, as they never come up long enough to get the words out.

Inseparable couples are often at the butt of jokes made by those of us who are single; the couples are so intertwined, however, that they cannot be bothered by their intense scenes of gruesome intimacy becoming the laughing stock of many others.

The Never-Touches

"Subdue your appetites…and you've conquered human nature." -Charles Dickens

This category is the polar opposite of the Inseparables. This ultimate show of abstinence from touch is a great sacrifice for both parties and may stem from a multitude of ideas: big on religion, not really being into the relationship, or a phobia of touch or getting pulled too far in. To be a Never-Touch relies on how much PDA (and unPDA) a couple willingly participates in. Couples put into the "Never-Touches" category most often consist of religious persons but it’s definitely not a requirement to be placed into the division- it does help to get you qualified though.

Sometimes the not touching is brought on by not really being invested in the relationship. These types of Never-Touches may have started out as Inseparables- or something in the middle of the two- but then one or both participants no longer care enough about their involvement and then the two grow apart. Physical contact is the first to go. But the deterioration of relationships is a whole other topic.

Another reason for a Never-Touch coming into fruition is the fear of physical touch or becoming too entangled in the relationship. The phobia of touch can come from different situations like abuse and such or the misgiving at entering too deep into an affair from a bad break-up experienced long ago. Those afraid of emotional scars try to keep a physical distance between them and their partners.

The Out-of-the-Bag Friend Zoners

".. He does everything a boyfriend would do- without the benefits." -Gina B.

The friend zone (or Justfriendistan): a desolate, sad place to be. Most "couples" -the word being placed in quotation marks as the pair cannot be appropriately associated with the term- start as friends, as most are apt to do, and then evolve into something else as one of the two start to feel more for the other while the other would like to remain just friends. Being placed in the friend zone is usually experienced by the male but females enjoy it from time to time also. These pairs are often touchy-feely but not as much as the Inseparables.

Friendzoners often feel a security in the coupling they don't often find in a normal relationship; hence, they never allow the association to progress in order to keep that security untouched and away from jeopardy. Friendzonees find it very hard to get themselves out of the situation they have become embraced in. They can't really pull themselves out and come to be something more- boyfriend or girlfriend- to the other and they can't totally let go of the relationship either because they still have feelings for them. The friend zone is not an easy place to be.

Relationships are a hard thing to examine (and achieve) but understanding how they work can be made easier if they're categorized into groups. General groups such as Inseparable, Never-Touch, and Friendzoners are a great way to start the studying of associations of two people. To distinguish different aspects of a relationship is easier if it can be compared to a generality of all couples.


 Sources Cited

B, Gina. "What's so bad about the friend zone?." Chicago Tribune. N.P., 2007. Web.

Dickens, Charles. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. Chapman & Hall, 1839.

Unknown. "Marriage is when a man and woman." Photoblip. N.P., n.d. Web. <http://www.photoblip.com/pictures/20721/marriage-is-when-a-man-and-a-woman-become.html>.