The Valentine Buzz

Boyfriend and girlfriend…girlfriend and boyfriend. Two words that you’ve probably heard a gazillion times over. Is he really going out with her? Did she really ask him for a date? These kinda questions are endless. Especially in school. You’re probably having lunch and it’s all peaceful. Next minute you hear this couple throwing up a tantrum about whose turn it is to shout lunch. Or, your math teacher gives you a 100-page assignment on addition (two words. Ea-sy.) You hear a giggle on the left of you and realize that one of your girlfriends received a text message. It’s a miracle that she doesn’t get her phone confiscated. Whether its arguments or texting, believe me, I’ve seen it all.
These kind of relationships usually start off with, what we youngsters call, a ‘hook up’. Your bestest of bestest of friends gather and start questioning your ‘love interest’. This part is a crack up, because the friends get all the juicy details (I should know this from personal experience) and then you deliver this news to your desperate, love struck friend. In T.C, they be delivering your secret Valentine a message for three bucks (Ripoff? No! Worth it? Yes!) You want to give them a little privacy eh? Trust me, you don’t want to be around them when they get hyped up.
The next stage requires money (without this, you don’t have a chance) courage (don’t want to faint in front of him, do we?) and lots of support, so friends are essential. Some of you will need pushing and your friends are just right for the job. Dating. That’s the fancy name for it. The Raro version is usually ‘going out’ or ‘koka’. Whatever you want to call it is up to you, I don’t care. The tane is usually the one who waits on the girl’s hand and foot, but since some of the guys are pretty much useless (girls, I advise that you avoid this kind) It’s mainly the girls who do the buying. Shame on you, fellas!
School is probably the place where couples can show their affection, not that it wants to be displayed in public. Yuck! Nah, I ain’t talking about the kissy-kissy-hold-hands-tight sort of affection 9although there’s plenty of that happening out of school…wink, wink) it’s usually swapping phones to Bluetooth items or exchanging books to help out with homework…oh, how sweet. Here’s a little heads up for the ladies. Beware the guys who avoid homework. They just might make you a homework slave or something. Totally uncool. Here’s one for the guys too. Keep an eye out for your phone. Your memory card might just decide to grow wings and “fly away”…
I’m not saying that having a relationship in school is a good thing. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. The rocky roads, the ups and downs; none of them are good for a kid who is still in school. Pregnancy is another thing to take into consideration. My advice to you is this: don’t get involved until you are past thirty years of age. Happy Valentine!

By Norma Ngatamariki

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