Boy meets girl. Boy likes girl. Girl likes boy. They both live happily ever after. Makes life sound sweet and simple right? Well, in real life situations like this scenario are far more complicated, especially with TEENagers. There are lots of things that come up in relationships between young males and females that could cause the union to be less than enjoyable for one or both parties.

TEENage asked a couple TEENagers for the things that they dislike most about the opposite sex when they are in relationships and the top five things from each sex are as follows.  

Boys on Girls

1 Being jealous and/or clingy. Boys are said to be the more needing of their independence of the two sexes. They like to be free and want to be seen as 'a big man' or a 'boss'. So, when a boy has a girl who wants to control all his time; argues whenever he talks to or looks at another girl; and is frequently checking his phone/s, he becomes less interested. Brian from Calabar High School revealed, "I believe that my phone is for me and me alone. I had a girlfriend who would always check my phone when she was with me and call almost 24/7 to know what I was doing. It was really annoying because I really liked her and was not cheating. If I did not answer my phone after she called three times I was accused of being up to something. I could not stand it for long and ended the relationship with her."  

2 They do not talk straight. Girls seem to expect a lot from their male companions. Yet, they seem to not be able to state what it is they want clearly. Micheal from Kingston College shared. "Girls expect us to be mind-readers. For example, I was making conversation with this girl so I asked what she likes. She said that she was not going to tell me, I must find it out for myself. Now, I am not sure how she expected me to do that. So, I ended the conversation then and there."  

3 They do not understand sports. If you ask most girls what type of guys they like most will say something along the lines of 'an athletic guy, with a toned body and nice abs'. However, if you ask these girls something about the sports these males indulge in to achieve these 'hot bodies' most will give you a clueless stare. Alex from Campion College said, "As an avid sportsman, I find it hard to be with a girl who knows nothing about sports. I had a girl who always would say that she is watching football, but when I asked her any of the game's statistics she could not tell me. All she could tell me: who the 'hottest' guy on each team was. It was really annoying."  

4 They talk too much. Now let us face it. Between teachers, parents and other random members of society telling us what we should do and telling us stories of their time, all TEENagers can agree sometimes we just want time to just chill. What better way to do this than with your significant other? Sounds good, unless your girlfriend decides to tell you about every second of her day and is trying to get you to tell her everything about yours. Adrian from Jamaica College said, "When I was doing CXC, I was under a lot of stress with studying and SBAs and when I got home I just wanted to talk to my girlfriend to take my mind off school. But this never materialised, because she kept talking about school, asking about school (even when I told her not to) and just talking, talking and talking!"  

Girls on Boys

1 Sex, sex, sex! Boys seem to have this activity on their mind a whole lot. Some may argue this is typical of a healthy TEENage male but often times a boy can make his girlfriend extremely uncomfortable with heavy talk of this topic. Keriesha from Holy Childhood said, "I hate it when guys are in a relationship and they make sex the main focus of it. Sometimes after they get it [sex with you] they will end the relationship. I hate that."  

2 Always trying to 'go 'round girl head'. Boys seem to feel they always need to be one step ahead of their female counterparts. So what the girls get left with are elusive, confusing responses that leave more questions than answers. Alexandria from the Pre-University school, who seemed most annoyed at this point said: "I wish guys will stop using their Star Wars Jedi mind tricks and just talk straight. I am tired of having to decode this hidden language that boys seem to always speak. Just say what you mean and move on."  

3 They give in easily to peer-pressure. Have you ever been out with your male friend and everything is going really great, then one of his friends shows up and all of a sudden Mr Sweet and Caring becomes the total opposite. Most girls seem to can attest to having had such an experience. It seems that there is a stigma attached to being too gentlemanly to a young lady. Guys must always exercise a dominating stance in a relationship, especially in front of 'the boys'. Gillian from Excelsior confided, "I hate that guys don't want to show their soft sides around their friends. Like the other day I went out with my boyfriend and he did not want to kiss me in front of his friends. He is beginning to come around though.'  

4 They like to womanise. In keeping with the giving in to peer-pressure, most boys seem to love to have many girls at one time. Most boys will confess to having a 'wifey' and one or more "mateys" because they feel this is the norm handed down by society. Justine from Immaculate Conception High School said, "I had a boyfriend who had lots of female friends. Some he seemed to be closer to than others. Sometimes when I noticed something "too close" I would ask him about it but he would always say that she was a best friend or an old friend and that's just how they interact. I believed him until one day I met one of his 'best friends' and she said. "Oh, you are his 'best friend'!" I was so hurt and felt stupid for believing it. So, I cut off the relationship and him altogether."  

5 The one thing that both genders seemed to fully agree on is the issue of flirting. Whether it be a wink, a 'too tight' hug or the body language with a member of the opposite sex that is not the significant other, problems may arise that may affect the trust in a relationship. Continuous display of this habit may even have far-reaching effects and may bring an end to a relationship.

Christina from Campion College confided, "I've experienced a relationship where a guy kept flirting with his ex-girlfriend behind my back. My friends kept telling me. It got annoying after a while and I thought, "Boy, are you still stuck in the past?" He kept flirting with her and other girls, till the point it had me wondering what else was he was he doing when I was not around .So I gave him an ultimatum, flirt with them or stay with me. His flirting days were then over."

Dwayne from Wolmer's Boys' School shared, "I had a girlfriend who was always flirting with my one of my friends. I asked her about it, but she insisted that they were just good friends. They, however, ended up having sex when I went away so I ended the relationship with her. To me flirting is just as bad as cheating as it may serve as a predecessor to it."