In order to be in a teen relationship and make it work, both people have to be honest. Trust in any relationship is also an important key to success together. Trust is something that must be built into a relationship, and it needs to be valued and maintained, according to life coach Jonathan Wells.

“You need trust in a relationship, because if you don’t trust someone it makes you insecure when you’re with someone you can’t trust,” said junior Lauren Faitz.

Communicating with each other is something that teens are going to have to be able to do to make a relationship work. Teenagers can communicate by texting, but over-communicating can be disastrous for relationships.

“Communication has to go both ways,” said Community Resource Specialist Tammy Slauson. “It can’t be one sided in a relationship.”

Friendship is also a key to success in teen relationships. When teens are friends with the person they are in a relationship with, their relationship will be a lot better because they will be able to trust each other and be honest.

“I think it is good to be best friends on top of your relationship because then you can be yourself, and you will have that connection, and your relationship is just there on top of that,” said Faitz.

Teens who are controlling and dishonest in their relationships are the ones who are going to end up heartbroken in the long run. Relationships that start in high school have been known not to carry out of high school.

“Lack of communication, dishonesty, and inability to communicate are just a few reasons that relationships get ruined,” said Slauson.

Teens are staying connected through social media, however Slauson said that it is one of the worst things out there for teen relationships.  Social media affects the way people look at others, especially in negative ways, depending on what both people Tweet and post.

“Things people say can be misconstrued. Nothing can replace good old communication, talking face to face with somebody,” said Slauson.