'Among young people across cultures, important reasons for breaking up are likely to be a lack of closeness, shared interests and romantic time spent together, as well as a lack of trust and honesty, and the feeling of not being treated well by the romantic partner,' she explained. What causes relationship breakups in high school? Teenagers are just starting to figure out what relationships are all about.

They have to wade through all the crap that pop culture, family, and peers have taught them about relationships and decide what to keep and what to jettison. 10 points for answer with most reasons (legitimate reasons) Some of us, anyway. Number one reason? The participants are immature and inexperienced. Just wondering might cause a couple to break-up (a high-school couple).

This is probably going to earn me criticism from my peers, but honestly, we are not the most mature bunch. Another reason high school relationships fail is due to the fact that to the people who are in them: teenagers.