best loves
a curated list of our favorite stories
Tom, 22 / 15 at first love, Washington.
“If you love someone, you’re there for them all the time.”
Annie, 27 / 19 at first love, Illinois.
“It’s like this adrenaline rush, that you can just survive off of this feeling.”
Rachel, 22 / 5 at first love, Texas.
“I climbed the backyard fence every single day trying to catch a glimpse of him.”
Jason S., 22 / 7 at first love, Georgia.
“Whenever I see somebody in a Braves hat I always yell ‘Go Braves.’”
Kirby, 29 / 4 at first love, Louisiana.
“…there was a direct relation between him being fat and me too.”
Annie*, 21 / 17 at first love, California.
“I should be really embarrassed about some of this… It’s all just so high school.”
my first love was my great-grandmother
Aleisha, 22 / birth at first love, Indiana.
“She’s in every beat of my heart.”
my first love was sophie*, my french teacher
John*, 23 / 17 at first love, Illinois.
“…we ignored the boundaries and became closer and closer friends.”
my first love was my son
Kim, 18 / 15 at first love, Illinois.
“I was too young to be having a child, but pregnancy really matured me.”
my first love was my red truck shirt
Nathan, 19 / 5 at first love, Texas.
“I wore that shirt until there were holes in it.”