Exam season is fast approaching, and as it gets closer, the level of stress increases exponen- tially. Students turn to different things to help cope; some turn to food, or TV, or good simple studying. But as students get older, it becomes more and more common for them to turn to another person in the form of a boyfriend or girlfriend. As long as these couples are happy, they shouldn’t be judged.

It seems that most of the student body at FHN hates seeing couples in the hallway, but there isn’t a specific reason. The couple could be making out or just carrying on a normal conversation, but the students will complain about the PDA. Maybe it’s gross to see two people kissing, but if it’s really that repulsive, then burn the extra calories and look away.

It can be tough to go through high school, and for some, having a boyfriend or girlfriend is the best way to relieve that stress, especially around exam time, because they have someone to lean on. A relationship is an emotional connection, and being in a relationship with someone else gives a person the opportunity to unload emotionally, and to be supported through all of the hardships of high school. People shouldn’t be judged because they found someone who makes them happy. Those who are against high school relationships don’t have to have one, but they don’t have the right to hate or condemn the people who have decided that having a significant other makes them happy. If people are truly happy with being single then they shouldn’t feel the need to constantly talk about those who aren’t; they should live their life and let people in relationships live theirs.