Last year, I watched a documentary on Dicovery Science channel. It was a scientific exploration of hormones, etc. It talked about teen love and teen emotion. Apparently, chemicals in the brain actually cause teens to experience deeper feelings of emotion than adults. So, when teens think losing their boyfriend of 3 weeks is the end of the world, the ACTUALLY feel like it is the end of the world. So, while I don't believe teen love is the same emotional, mature bond of adult love, I do believe it exists and causes deep happiness and pain in a young person. Puppy love, for lack of a better term, is very very real.