Testimonies: First love for teens

by A. South

It never fails to irk me when my friends call me up solely because they are bored. It just makes me want to shout at them, "Well, I wasn't bored until you called me." The reason that it bothers me so much is because bore...read more

by Rose Bates

So many people don't believe in love as a teen, they call it puppy love, or other things. Yet, every teen that goes through it swears it is the real thing. I did the same myself, and I know now, as I did then, that it real...read more

by Bambi

Love is a beautiful thing. Do not underestimate or belittle it. I first fell in love when I was 16 years old. My first love was also my first boyfriend. He ended up being a lot of other firsts throughout our two and a half...read more

by Kateriscribe

When I was a young girl, first love was not as complicated as it can be today. Teenagers have so many different issues to deal with than a generation ago. I never would have had to deal with the type of situation that my o...read more

by Mizu

Third time is the charm they say. I'm gay, and meeting other gay males isn't easy, specifically those who don't just want sex. So when I met Brandon I thought it was love. It wasn't. So I kept dating around. Then I met ...read more

by Annisa Laksmintari

I think it was the second year of middle school when I found my first love. He was the new kid, all quiet and sullen. I was a cheerful girl with a twist of shyness. My first effort of contact was a childish address book, w...read more

by Sherri Manzi

I am a parent of two teenagers. They are always volenteering me for girl scouts, band mom, speech team, and anything else they can. My house is the local hang out for half the kids in our town. I am around kids through my ...read more

by Kate Archer

We may not be you,but we know what you are going through. Remember we went through the same thing when we were your age so this is not news to us. We know what it's all about. You think your in love,but your two young t...read more

by Tracy Forsyth-Lundy

I am a Mother of 3 kids, two of which are teenage boys. I have seen the Christmas gifts with "love" from their girlfriends on them, I've heard the "love you too" on the phone and I think that some parents freak out WAY to...read more

by Joni Lolley

Some might think that teenage 'love' is over-rated, silly, or immature. While it may be all those things, doesn't it seem that every teen at one point or another experiences that 'ushy-gushy' feeling? Haven't we all had ...read more

by Ruxspin

Teens, puppy love, and riff raff. My opinion is that it is all garbage. At young ages, being in love is just like saying their hormones are going crazy. I had girlfriends as a teen that I was in "love" with. Yeah, beca...read more

by Rebecca Nguyen

I'm a teen that go through this alot. Well its more of a status thing for most teens my age. Like when you "GO OUT" with a boy you declare to everyone you guys are boyfriend and girlfriend. My lame mom always jokes with me...read more