KIDS ON THE 
SUBJECT OF LOVE 
Part 1
                    
        
 CONCERNING WHY LOVE HAPPENS 
BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PEOPLE
       
  
  "One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has
  freckles too." Andrew, age 6
  
   "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
  
           
 ON WHAT FALLING 
IN LOVE IS LIKE
       
  
  "Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life."
    John, age 9
  
   "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
  
 
  ON THE ROLE OF BEAUTY AND 
HANDSOMENESS IN LOVE
  
"If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already 
in your family, it doesn't hurt to be   beautiful." Anita C., age 8
  
   "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
  
                  
 REFLECTIONS ON THE
 NATURE OF LOVE
                   
 "Love is the most  important thing in the world, but baseball
 is pretty good too." Greg, age 8
  
               
 HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE
 TYPICALLY BEHAVE?

"Mooshy... like  puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their 
tails nearly as much."  Arnold, age 10
  
   "All of a sudden, the people get movie fever so they can 
sit together in  the dark." Sherm, age 8
  
               
 CONCERNING WHY LOVERS 
OFTEN HOLD HANDS
  
 "They want to make  sure their rings don't fall off because 
they paid good money for them."   Gavin, 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
  
                
 CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS 
ABOUT LOVE

   "I'm in favor of love as  long as it doesn't happen when 
'Dinosaurs' is on television." Jill, age 6
  
   "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
  
  
 THE PERSONAL QUALITIES 
YOU NEED TO HAVE
 IN ORDER TO BE 
A GOOD LOVER
  
  "Sensitivity don't hurt." Robbie, age 8 "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
  
     
 SOME SUREFIRE WAYS 
TO MAKE A PERSON 
FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU
     
 "Tell them  that you own a whole bunch of candy stores." Mike, age 6