As we grow, we all go through phrases where romantic relationships mean different things. As children of ages nine, ten and eleven we may have giggled and passed notes with "yes" or "no" checkboxes. Sometimes kids can have a whole "dating" relationship with someone and barely speak to them the whole time. When we get into our teenage years, we become increasingly aware of appearance. How many high schools pair the star quarterback and the head cheerleader? Is that not the natural order of things? We enter college and then we find we have this wonderful feeling when we are around our special … [Read more...]