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    14 Stages Of A Relationship According To High Schoolers' Analogies

    Quotes are original entries from Washington Post's "Worst Analogies Ever Written in a High School Essay" contest.

    1. How it all begins.

    2. When you get to know each other.

    3. When you're impressed by how smart they are.

    4. The way you feel when you hear her voice.

    5. The way you feel when you hear his laugh.

    6. How you know the love is real.

    7. When you get physical for the first time.

    8. When you meet their family.

    9. When you start to take note of sudden strange behavior.

    10. When you stalk their Facebook page for questionable posts.

    11. When you find out they cheated.

    12. When you wonder why they would ever hurt you this way.

    13. But then you realize they weren't that great anyway.

    14. And ultimately you decide that you're better off without them.