The Lost Love Chronicles: Reunions & Memories of First Love
Why are people from our past, especially from childhood and adolescence, so special, no matter how much time has elapsed between visits? These compelling connections are the result of shared roots during the formative years. Our childhood friends and teenage sweethearts experienced with us all the wonderful, horrible, boring, and embarrassing moments that helped to make us who we are today, creating a bond like no other.Yet parents often question the ability of teenagers to know what love is, and they seem to forget what a crushing blow it was when they lost their own first loves. They might try to comfort their teenagers by assuring their teens that the pain will soon pass and be forgotten, or encourage them to date someone new.Extensive research on rekindled romances, by Nancy Kalish, Ph.D., indicates that the pain of the breakup certainly does subside, but for some, the love can stay buried and dormant for decades... until, perhaps, the first love returns. This is Kalish's second