HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE TYPICALLY BEHAVE?
"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell ... That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular. Mae, age 9
"I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful." Manuel, age 8
"If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long." Glenn, age 7
"It isn't always just how you look. Look at me. I'm handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet." Brian, age 7
"Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a long time." >> Christine, age 9
"All of a sudden, the people get movies fever so they can sit together in the dark." Sherm, age 8
"They are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony thing." John, age 9
"Love is foolish ... but I still might try it sometime." Floyd, age 9
"Yesterday I kissed a girl in a private place ... We were behind a tree." Carey, age 7
"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." Dave, age 8
"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough." Regina, age 10
"One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills." Ava, age 8
"Shake your hips and hope for the best." Camille, age 9
"Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry if their parents are right there." Manuel, age 8
"Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love." Alonzo, age 9
"One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me." Bart, age 9
"Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold... Other people care more about the food." Bart, age 9
"Romantic adults usually are all dressed up, so if they are just wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just broke up." Sarah, age 9
"See if the man has lipstick on his face." Sandra, age 7
"It's love if they order one of those desserts that are on fire. They like to order those because it's just like how their hearts are --- on fire." Christine, age 9
"Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are glad that they finally got it out and said it and now they can go eat." Dick, age 7
"You learn it right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best of you." Brian, age 7
"It might help to watch soap operas all day." Carin, age 9
"It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you ... That's why I stopped doing it." Tammy, age 7
"If it's your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new person, you have to ask permission." Roger, age 6
"I look at kissing like this: Kissing is fine if you like it, but it's a free country and nobody should be forced to do it."
"Don't forget your wife's name ... That will mess up the love." Erin, age 8
"Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash." Dave, age 8
"Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind ... Love isn't like picking what movie you want to watch." Natalie, age 9