Relationship - Good or bad?

I was kind of wondering if going into a relationship is a good thing for a teenager. Lets not talk about those problems like couldn't resists temptation and got into doing things that are stupid or the results for deteriorating.

I have a girl whom I love a lot and we were together for 9months. Her mum had forbid her to be together with me and that she tried to squeeze in her precious time to be with me. But she went on finding a new guy and that was when we broke off. I reckoned this is parts and parcel of life and I've learned to go on with it and had learnt my lesson.

My friend who have a relationship now is troubled because his girlfriend would want him to pay for her needs and wants and when he couldn't afford, she will be angry.

So is having a relationship a good thing or a bad thing since there's more corns than pros? I reckoned it's up to the individual on how you would want the relationship to be viewed. As for me, it's a good thing as I grew from it and mature.