Love’s Languages’s Lost
(I am a Japanese teacher. I am presiding over homeroom. A female student, who had a pretty serious fight with her boyfriend in the hall before homeroom, is intently writing on a piece of paper.)
Student: “Ugh, I can’t do this anymore!”
(She throws down her pen and calls up to me.)
Student: “Love is too hard!”
Me: “Well, I know it always seems that way after having a fight. But, you know, people have disagreements all the time and work through them. Besides, you’re still young, and part of this age is discovering how to be in a relationship with others. I am sure he is just as upset as you are.”
(She looks at me quizzically and then holds up the paper she is working on.)
Student: “I meant trying to write it in Japanese for your homework.”
Me: “Oh. Yeah. That can be hard, too.”
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