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Tell us a little something about your first girlfriend/boyfriend.

The very first?  Not the first true love, but the first boyfriend?  Okay, I was in the 8th grade, and we met at the skating rink.  He was the friend, or possibly cousin, of this very tough girl I knew, and she kept telling me he liked me.  I would catch him looking at me, but he never came over to say anything.  I don't remember if he was attractive or not, although I remember he had this blue collar vibe going even in the seventh grade - although he was my age, having been held back a year.  He had curly hair cut really close to his head, I think, and he was short and muscular and wore flannel shirts a lot.  Far more than I liked him, I was thrilled by the idea that someone, anyone, liked me.  So we were at the skating rink this one time and when the lights went down for the couple skate, he asked me to skate with him.  And I did!  We held hands!  The first boy hand I had ever held.  And it was sweaty!  And we ended up crashing somehow and I sprained my wrist - a very inauspicious beginning.  It didn't last long - I think we went to one movie together, when our respective parents dropped us off and picked us up. I don't think we even kissed.  I was embarrassed to be seen with him at school - not embarrassed by him in particular, just embarrassed about having a boyfriend and what other people would say - and did say.  Mortified is a better word.  We talked on the phone some and I ended up breaking up with him by writing a note.  His friend/cousin/whatever was really mad at me.