Monday, September 24, 2012
How Teen Drinking Is Influenced by Romantic Partner’s Pals
The article I read about teen drinking is called “How Teen
Drinking Is Influenced by Romantic Partner’s Pals.” This article was published
on September 29, 2011 of last year. I have found this article online on Time
Magazine website, http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/29/how-teen-drinking-is-influenced-by-romantic-partners-pals/#ixzz26yNd2zHe.
Basically this article was informing us about how teens start drinking and
their behaviors toward it. Studies show that teenager’s second-degree
relationships are the cause of starting to drink rather than close friends.
When teenagers have a new dating partner, he or she will most likely start a
drinking habit due to their boyfriend’s/girlfriend’s friends. This is crazy but
they tend to be friends that are like them in terms of lifestyle and values,
then when they start dating, they make friends that are different from them
based on their lifestyle. This is something new that I had heard about, never
really thought this could be one of the problems. This answered my curiosity
question because it states why teenagers start a habit of drinking and who
could be the ones to affect the person. I found this article very informing and
gave me a lot of information to read about. Although, I’m still not really sure
how dating a new person could cause someone to drink in the first place. What
do you guys have to say about this? Think it’s true, could you add more to this
research or you just don’t agree with what this article has to say.
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I know a few people who did the same thing, drank and smoked to fit in with a new crowd. Its a little sad how that works. In my opinion I think you should be yourself all the time and not need to feel like you need to impress anyone.But that takes some time to get that comfortable with yourself, and most people will be anybody but themselves. So yes I agree with your article and it was an easy read, something I would follow along with, no problem. When you said your not sure why people drink for the person their dating, its could be because they want to look cool for the new person. I know it just sounds nutty but most people don't really even think about what they are doing, they just do it.
ReplyDeleteI think it is true because people will do anything to stay with their boyfriend/girlfriend so they won't lose them. When reading this artilce I didn't know some of the things you said in the article until I read it. This was a pretty intersting article that people would do crazy things just to stay with them. I think that's how some people change and things start to happen. I don't think I would change for a guy or friends. When others see friends drinking I think that they I think that their cool and they just want to be like them. When reading this I think teenagers now days think drinking solves everything and that's what makes them friends. I knew some people who did that so they could fit in or stay with the person they love. I really didn't know that people would really do this but I guess they would. Do you think if it was the other way around if the person didn't drink and they we're dating someone who did drinks, do you think they would stop or just keep on drinking? I think people should just be theirself around others and if they don't like it who cares find others who would like you for yourself and don't have to change at all.
DeleteI have to agree with both of you, some pretty good opinions that I would have never really thought of. But yes, I don't see why these teenagers need to change in order to stay with their boyfriend or girlfriend. I guess they just want to look cool while holding that drink in their hand. I actually experienced some of these stuff with friends but never really questioned it, didn't want to offend them or anything so I just left it.
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