Most books, movies, and even TV shows about high school have relationships as their main topic. However, this begs the question: “Is high school really like this?” How stressed do relationships make them? During my interview with Jillian Rose, a current high school senior, I learned that some groups of students place more importance on relationships, but most pay a lot of attention to them. This is supported by my survey data from nearly 80 teenagers, where they reported on average that their level of relationship stress had an intensity of around