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First Love
Most people will bitch and complain about losing their first love. Frankly, I think that kind of talk is for stupid people.
Oh sure, it's well and good to lament about the great times that you had, or the person that they were, once upon a time. But overall, you need to suck it up and move on.
My own tale of first love and lost is quite heartbreaking indeed.
Her name was Allison, and I was five years old.
Allison and I sat next to each other on the bus every single day on the way to kindergarten and first grade. We sang Billy Joel songs.
Then, one day she wasn't on the bus. And the next. Then the next.
Then, she was miraculously back next to me on Thursday. But she delivered devastating news.
Allison and her family were moving to Pennsylvania.
My world had collapsed on me. I cried for what seemed like a lifetime.
Thirty-seven minutes later, I was on the rebound and began to crush on Amy.
That pattern of short, uneventful romances continued for the next twenty years.
Seemingly, early experiences can set the tone for the future. And it continues until you finally decide to stop it.
But to dwell upon a lost love would mean dwelling on feelings that were present when I was six years old.
And I've never been one to linger in the past.
Oh sure, it's well and good to lament about the great times that you had, or the person that they were, once upon a time. But overall, you need to suck it up and move on.
My own tale of first love and lost is quite heartbreaking indeed.
Her name was Allison, and I was five years old.
Allison and I sat next to each other on the bus every single day on the way to kindergarten and first grade. We sang Billy Joel songs.
Then, one day she wasn't on the bus. And the next. Then the next.
Then, she was miraculously back next to me on Thursday. But she delivered devastating news.
Allison and her family were moving to Pennsylvania.
My world had collapsed on me. I cried for what seemed like a lifetime.
Thirty-seven minutes later, I was on the rebound and began to crush on Amy.
That pattern of short, uneventful romances continued for the next twenty years.
Seemingly, early experiences can set the tone for the future. And it continues until you finally decide to stop it.
But to dwell upon a lost love would mean dwelling on feelings that were present when I was six years old.
And I've never been one to linger in the past.
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