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First Love

Looking for David Addison

Claudia Zelevansky | Posted 04.30.2013 | TV
Read More: Growing Up, Boyfriends, Bruce Willis, First Love, Romantic Comedy, 1980s, Romance, Dramedy, Classic Television, Banter, Teenagers, TV News
Claudia Zelevansky

David Addison was my most serious boyfriend of the fantasy variety. I had a warm-up flirtation with a few others -- namely Remington Steel, whom my mother loved and who was exceptionally handsome. I liked Alex P. Keaton, in all his sweet contrarian nature.

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Starter Marriage, The Serial: Part 1

Susan Orlins | Posted 05.28.2013 | Women
Read More: Marriage, The Sixties, Relationships, Divorce, Young Marriage, University of Pennsylvania, First Love, Romance, Flings, Disillusion, Starter Marriage, Women News
Susan Orlins

1965. One of my least evolved relationships was with Saul, my first husband. His dimpled cheeks and large, almost bulging eyes gave him a perky Jiminy Cricket look. His mother claimed his I.Q. was at the genius level. My mother thought he was nice.

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My First Love Was a Sexual Predator

Angelica V. Hernandez, Ph.D. | Posted 05.18.2013 | Crime
Read More: Adolescence, Underage Drinking, Mick Jagger, To Catch a Predator, Underage Sex, Bff, Rod Stewart, Sexual Predator, Internet, Duran Duran, 1983, Mtv, First Love, Teenagers, 13, Crime News
Angelica V. Hernandez, Ph.D.

I noticed him leaning up against the door jamb as I entered the kitchen. He was tall, wore a white t-shirt and Levis and had his left ear pierced. He told me it was his 29th birthday. After a guessing game of how old I was, I revealed that I was 13.

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Social-Media (Amongst Other Things) Kills (Youth) Relationships

Daniel Fein | Posted 11.11.2012 | College
Read More: High School Relationships, First Relationships, First Love, Young Relationships, College Relationships, Young Love, College News
Daniel Fein

The ideal model for a relationship has nearly vanished. Things seem like they're harder now than they had been in years passed.

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The Crucial Lesson A Childhood Crush Taught Me About Love

Leigh Flayton | Posted 09.15.2012 | Women
Read More: First Love, Young Love, Tomboy, Summer Camp, Tiger Beat, Lessons From Childhood, Summer Love, 1970s, Women News
Leigh Flayton

I met Gary on a sticky summer morning in 1979 when I boarded the minibus for my first day of camp. He sat alone on the Naugahyde seat, looking like a grade school Clint Eastwood.

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A Very Blind Date

Randi Miller | Posted 08.01.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: First Love, Love and Relationships, Dating, Romance, Relationships Communication, Lesbian, Gay Voices News
Randi Miller

A long time ago my friend from church decided to set me up with a friend of hers from college and invited me to a small gathering where we would have the opportunity to meet, but I found myself completely bored with the object of the setup and totally smitten with Dana, our hostess.

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The Person Who May Threaten Your Marriage Most

Anne Vitiello | Posted 05.01.2012 | Divorce
Read More: High School Sweetheart, Internet Cheating, Divorce, Infidelity, Childhood Sweetheart, First Love, Divorce News
Anne Vitiello

If I could, I would now time-travel back to my 2008 self, shake her by the shoulders until she chipped a tooth, and command her not to take one more phone call from the guy.

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When Love Came for Me

Nicki Richesin | Posted 04.15.2012 | Home
Read More: Heartbreak, Valentine's Day, Relationships, Love and Relationships, Love, Video, First Love, Young Love, Home News
Nicki Richesin

If I could offer words of advice to my brokenhearted, 16-year-old self, it would be just this: Trust with your whole heart and don't hold yourself back from life even if all hell breaks loose and take the flying leap, come what may.

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"I Could Forgive Him, But Not Her."

Erin Mantz | Posted 12.27.2011 | Women
Read More: First Love, Facebook, Friendship, High School Reunions, Frenemies, Facebook Etiquette, High School, Forgiveness, Women News
Erin Mantz

It happened 25 years ago -- so why am I still thinking abou it today? "C" just sent me a friend request on Facebook.

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The Man With The Long Black Hair

Dori Hartley | Posted 01.23.2012 | Women
Read More: 1970's, Retrospective, Glam Rock, Teenage-Romance, First Love, Greenwich Village, Fire Island, Redroom, Punk Music, Memories, Women News
Dori Hartley

As the years went by, I thought less and less about him. Until a few days ago, when he wrote me.

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Young Love A Precursor To Depression?

YourTango | Jenna Birch | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: First Love, First Love Depression Signs, First Relationship Depression Signs, First Love Depression, First Relationship Depression, Healthy Living News

Researchers at the University of Maine performed a psychological study which brought to light a new first for kids in love, and it has nothing to do w...

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Central Park ... A Performance in Four Seasons (Autumn)

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Diana, First Love, Ancient Playground, Central Park, Harlem Meer, The Dakota, New York City, Mad Hatter, Grand Army Plaza, Alice in Wonderland, Catskill Mountains, Plaza Hotel, Sherry Netherland, Hermann Hesse, Umpire Rock, Autumn Equinox, White Rabbit, Delacorte Theater, New York News
Jack Schimmelman

Bow Bridge by Arienne Davey In a moment of time in a moment of space, the park is greeted fully by Diana, her silver orb shrouded in mystery. The ...

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Yams vs. Sweet Potatoes

One For The Table | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Sweet-Potatoes-vs-Yams, Home Cooking, First Love, Healthy Living News
One For The Table

I fell in love on February 1, 2009. Two days later we got into our first and only fight. About root vegetables, specifically yams.

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