Suggested by the inveterate romantic, Mr. Shakes: How old were you the first time you fell in love?
Shakes: I was 16. I don't know that it was being in love in the way I think about being in love now, but it was the first time I experienced something quite close to it, and I suspect the boy in question would say the same. I hope so, anyway.
Mr. Shakes: I was 25, which sounds rather old, and of course, there had been crushes and so forth prior to this, but since none of them were requited, I don't feel I can call them love. It took me a long time to be able to open myself up to the opportunity to be loved, which is sort of a big part of falling in love.
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