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Has anyone noticed that American teenage life is not how it's portrayed so commonly in the movies?

First off, I never had a meet the parents of the girl you like scenario ever in my life and I'm 18, then again I never really had a gf to boot. Next off, I never really had any fun with friends after school like portrayed in the movies. Infact, I never hung out with any friends after any of my entire high school career I always just went straight home to play video games/ or more commonly, go online. I don't text. I don't call friends on my cell. I only have a prepaid one. I only communicate with friends via online from at home. Instant messager, myspace, email I got all that. I just can't relate with how so many movies paint out high school to be. I never once went to a party, drank, or did anything rebellious. Never once got in detention or anything. It's not like oh you must be very scrawny and weak- No not really, I have a wide-build. People used to always think I was stronger then I really was in 9th grade but they caught up to me by 11th grade. I probaly just had an early growth spurt. I did have fun experiences but all of them were online with my role-playing buddies. Like that one time we met that troll who talked about free love and sex. Or that one time we all made fun of this one kid for being British. All of these people were real people, but from all different states across the country. We didnt know eachother in person at all. So you could say I have a LOT of virtual memories from the first time I met Patrick online to noticing how awesome Tylers webpage looked, I met a LOT of virtual people although I was never popular in either the virtual or real world. People thought I was quiet online to evidently haha I know EXACTLY what your going to say, I'm not stupid. Your going to perhaps say this was unhealthy and you need to make a bond with real actual people and I do. I understand everything completely, I know the cause of why I did this to, I was just always naturally shy, not very confident of myself and all that. It's no mystery to me and No I don't think there is anything wrong with me. So yeah I just want your opinion or whatever and tell me how your high school life has been. Don't call me a loser, if you think I am one, then okay that's your opinion. If I am one, then I'm the coolest looser you'll never know ;D

Public Comments

1. omg it's 23:18 here and it's going to take me an hour to read this. so.........................
2. I thought you said the Secret Life of an American Teenager at first. Never mind. EDIT: Film makers/media like to exaggerate things. I haven't actually been to high school yet (4 days until Orientation) but a lot of my peers are like high schoolers, but not as bad as the media portrays.
3. well then you're defiantly a hermit. go outside and get some friends.
4. You're weird, not the movies.
5. well no offense but... that's not really an interesting subject for movies. and you'd have to be pretty creative to turn that into a good movie/plotline. which, incidentally, no one in hollywood is. :) good point though.
6. well.... this isn't mean to be offensive but you aren't the "average american teenager". teens portrayed in movies don't usually play virtual cames online and stuff. but that doesn't mean anything bad. your just unique. and also TV companies like to spice things up. although I do hafe to say thay my friends and I can relate a little to the TV and Movie portrayals. sometimes. just not the partying (with beer and drugs) and pregnancy...
7. I think its protrayed okay. Wellll maybe its not like that for you but to alot of people, including myself, that is how it is. Hanging out with friends, talking on msn and partying. There's nothing wrong with how your living your life, but real friendships in person are essential. So goodluck with finding some(and no thats not to be mean).
8. Of course real life is different than in the movies...I don't know many people who would pay for tickets to go to the movies and see Real Life.