When I was 14 (a year ago) I always thought that if I ever got into a relationship, I wouldn't be strong enough to make it work, or I wouldn't be good enough, or I wouldn't be able to protect my girlfriend. That sort of thing always haunted me so I never got into anything.
I'm now going on to college and only now do I think I could make it work. Maybe because I haen't got school holding me back and I can be myself more.
The thing is I wouldn't hold my opinion to much, I've never been in a proper relatonship. I suppose my reputation in school as a clown put girls off me. Don't get me wrong I hve plenty of girl friends, but none have acually ever been interested in me (to what I know)
Anyway what I'm trying to get at is that, with teenagers raging hormones, it might be that which is telling them to get a boyfriend/girlfriend, a sort of lust. Teenagers have never experienced this feeling before, so they want to try it out. The thing is most haven't matured yet so they most likely would never have anything serious. A few kisses, holding of hands, but actual love? I doubt it. Speaking as a teenager, I know how stressful this can be, and how desperate you can be for a partner. But that is mostly out of lust, not love for a particular person. Unless you have really strong feelings of course, there are always exceptions