![]() Popular songs, films, and novels were just as confusing. Even so, we all knew that whatever love was, it was very serious (Hinkle, 2001). When love hits, you’ll know it.” None of this advice seemed very helpful. Parental words of wisdom ranged from “It’s as easy to fall in love with a rich person as a poor one” to “Don’t worry about it. ![]() The point was clear: one might fall in love with someone with whom marriage was inappropriate. A married cousin, perhaps speaking from experience, advised, “Never date anyone you wouldn’t consider marrying.” At times we felt certain that what we were feeling was love-only to decided, in light of the broken romance, that it was just “infatuation.” Occasional discussion with adults elicited a series of homilies about not letting the heart rule the head. We can remember as teenagers talking about love with our peers and wondering how we would know when it happened. ![]() ![]() For many of you, the words “I love you” flowed easily during high school dating experiences, but for others the sentiment was unspoken or virtually unknown. Do you remember the first time you gave any serious thought to the meaning of love? As a youngster you may have carved entwined hearts on a tree or scrawled them on a notebook. ![]()
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