u/Appropriate-Gear-358

im about to let go of my teenage in about 3 months and i am so unhappy about how it went- i havent had a boyfriend yet, in fact, never even touched a guy, no sweet romantic experiences from school and the way college is going i might not have one here either. i have literally zero romantic experiences to speak of. idk why is that

My unhappiness is not entirely out of fomo but also out of the fear that since i didnt date enough when i was growing up, i would not take prudent decisions in my adult dating life (if that ever exists, lol). i mean, you got to have some experience to know if a guy is lovebombing you, gaslighting you or manipulating you?

is my concern stupid? idk. but i feel its a little unfair that i never got to experience young love like other people did :'(

the conversations about mars lip liner here led me into avoiding buying lip liners because people would say the affordable ones like mars and swiss beauty give you intense pigmentation. I couldnt splurge on the high end ones either so ive stayed off lip liners entirely. but someone gifted me the swiss beauty lip liner in the shade fruit punch recently and im in two minds about using it.

what are the lip products these girls in the show are using? i swear the shades are soooo beautiful and the gloss and the lipsticks looks so amazing

Im 19F from a tier 3 college, going to start my second year in a month. I want to crack the google step internship this year but heres where the laughable reality sets in- i actually have nothing as of yet, no programming languages, no projects nothing. Its already june and i think the application window starts in November? I got a 8.8 in my first sem and a 9.1 in the second.

Am I aiming too high? is it impossible? pleaseee guide me.

the way they took down Derek oh god the queens these two are. 😭 i love them so much and i hate the show for making them fight over stupid men.

peyton equating her sneaking around with lucas while they were fully sober multiple times and falling for her friend's best friend TWICE to brooke sleeping with nathan while she was out-of-her-mind drunk AFTER they had broken up is so petty. Besides, peyton and nathan barely had any emotional connect whatsoever while peyton knew how much brooke loved lucas both times. 😭 this just shows she isnt truly apologetic for what she did to brooke. I cant believe lucas of all people is trying to speak sense into her 😭

WHY IS THIS SHOW TORTURING PEYTON SO MUCH? IS HAVING LUCAS FOR A LOVE INTEREST, LOSING TWO MOMS, HAVING AN ABSENT FATHER, BEING ATTACKED AND HARASSED, ALMOST R#PED NOT ENOUGH? WHAT DO YOU MEAN SHE CONFESSES HER LOVE TO LUCAS ONE MOMENT AND THE NEXT MINUTE HE ALMOST DROPS D€AD? give her a fucking break for gods sake.

1. Peyton Sawyer - granted that i havent watched the whole show, but i dont know why there's sm hate around her. My heart goes out for her. I know she's had her bad moments but its not because shes a bad person. It just her issues because of the many ways in which life has been unfair to her! In fact, shes so strong to have weathered so much and survived. She has grown from the brooding girl in s1 to being more cheery and smiley in s4 and i love that for her! (Also, hilarie burton is stunning. I think i have a crush)

2. Brooke Davis- Thats the love of my life. I love her so much. Her whimsy, her courage, her strength, her loyalty, her big heart- i love her so much. Shes not perfect but she tries, and thats why i love her. I love how she has come far from s1 and begun to see her own potential. I personally think she is what blair waldorf thinks she is.

3. Haley J. Scott - I love how simple and forward she is. I love how she knows how to stand up for herself and give it back to people. I was mad at her for the whole chris keller scenario but i now understand that she is just a teenager- she was chasing what she thought was the one singular shot at her dream. She is an amazing friend and wife. I just know she will make a good mother too!

4. Lucas Scott - I kind of keep flip-flopping when it comes to him. 😭 At times, i think hes really hot and at times i want to smack him. The hot part mostly comes from the fact that i have this weird fondness for characters who are jocks and can read too ( and he says some real butterflies-inducing stuff sometimes). I think he would have been the brother for me had the writers known what they were doing with him. He is kind of had a really sad life as well- with his dad absent, his heart condition, keith being taken away. So my sympathies with him. He may be a sub par boyfriend but he is a great brother, son and friend. In fact, I think haley's the only girl he has treated right in the show.

5. Nathan Scott - I love him 😭 I cant believe this is the same guy i wanted to punch so badly three seasons ago. The character development, albeit rushed, is so endearing. Him breaking the generational curse and stepping up to be the man his father and his grandfather couldnt be is everything to watch. But what bothers me is, we barely get to see him being a teenager. He is always worrying about finances, college, haley and stuff. I feel like the character development has sort of isolated him from the rest of the show. maybe that is why the early marriage wasnt the best idea.

Also so far, i ship Naley, brucas(RIP) and jeyton (RIP).

i mostly like brucas for the potential they had instead of how the writers wound them up. Sunshine cheerleader x brooding jock? with sophia and chad's chemistry? ooff. Also, "I'm the guy for you brooke davis" and the rain sequence? i was so floored i almost forgave lucas for his past sins. They could have been so much better had the writers known what to do. There was a special way lucas would light up in, when brooke was around.

I was rooting for leyton in s1, not because of the chemistry but mostly because it was heavily implied luke liked peyton too much. But i dont know, after 3 seasons, i am not really thrilled about them. I love them as friends but idk about the idea of them as a couple. Maybe ill just watch further to see if they work together.

[ i hate to give this disclaimer but the leyton fans here are sorta rabid and rude so please do consider the importance of respecting people's opinions. if you dont like mine, just scroll right past]

deb just walks into nathan's classroom like that and asks him for her pills? THEN CHOOSES THE PILLS AND WALKS AWAY😭 what was this scene even

why and how did peyton fall for lucas again? the only times they have been interacting for the past season and a half are clearly for the plot, to make brooke insecure and have brucas overcome those insecurities together. Lucas is in love with brooke and is all about her and does not give a fuck about peyton if its not friendly 😭 why are they doing this to brucas for no reason

s3×16. im horribly traumatized

i CANNOT take his misery anymore 😭 he is a 16 year old who has been nothing but kind to everyone- its unfair that hes suffering so much. i just wish he could be with peyton and jenny and live a normal, peaceful life 😭

im on s2 and what do you mean haley is mad at nathan for sleeping with her sister way before they were a thing when she herself has kissed chris TWICE during their marriage and considered running away with him? what the fuck.

P.S. i know she is a teenager, but still.

same as title. please help