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First date, first love, first adventures… who shared your big teenage “firsts” with you?

My firsts were not milestones in my life. In fact, I can’t remember many things that happened and when they did, they were usually cloaked in secrecy or I didn’t talk about them with anyone.

My first real kiss came from a much older man. I was 15, he was 21. Not something you go running around telling people. He wanted it to be a secret (and now I understand why – but I didn’t then).

I’m still waiting for my first love. I’ve had lots of crushes but not so much love.

Adventures, I had many. But during high school, I was that quintessential good girl. I didn’t go on adventures until I got to college and then I went crazy.