So, how many of you remember your first taste of love? Was it a sour spoonful? Or, was it simply delicious? Did you spit it back out & say never again? 

Most of us have this humbling & life altering experience in our teens.  Our relationship boundaries haven’t been formed, we haven't any baggage yet to carry.  And, I think because of this first love is one of the purest forms of love in existence....

I fell head over heels in love at seventeen.  It was the whole shot... love at first sight complete with trumpets sounding, bells ringing, whistles shrilling, stars twinkling, zone out day-dreaming, choirs singing; that sort of fanfare.  

I can remember the first time he called me on the telephone; lying on my bed, smiling up at a poster of Boy George (LOL) as I twisted the telephone cord around my finger (before the days of cordless or cell).  Then there was our first official date; taking hours to get ready, double checking my (feathered) hair in the mirror; my senses tingling and alive; instinctively knowing whatever this was I was feeling was new and uncharted territory.  I walked on air the day he dropped his class ring into my hand. 

His eyes were the color of the bluest summer sky.  He had an easy smile and a fun-loving personality.  He had curly, unruly hair never quite tame-able & an unquenchable thirst for fast cars that would later in life launch him into a successful racing career.  He made me laugh every day.  He was quick to smile; not easily angered.  Every time he handed me wildflowers or chased me around an old car he was restoring; I felt special; joyful; joined with another soul and less alone.

Most of the time first love is fleeting but it serves a purpose as most things do in life.

First love…..

Breathes love to life....

It sets the bar by which we measure love as we move into the future whether we admit it or not.  I believe subconsciously we search for something equivalent our whole lives.  Sometimes, if the ingredients are duplicated, we can find it again. 

Whichever it is for you, I hope that you don’t forget what it tastes like and settle for less.