Kids views on Love, Romance and Relationships:
How can you tell if two adults eating dinner at a restaurant are in
Love?
"Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if
he's in love." -- Bobby, 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
Titles of the love ballads you can sing to your beloved
"'How Do I Love Thee When You're Always Picking Your Nose?'" --
Arnold, age 10
"'You Are My Darling Even Though You Also Know My Sister.'" --
Larry, age 8
"'I Love Hamburgers, I Like You!'" -- Eddie, age 6
"'I Am in Love with You Most of the Time, but Don't Bother Me When I'm
with My Friends.'" -- Bob, age 9
"'Hey, Baby, I Don't like Girls but I'm Willing to Forget You Are
One!'" -- Will, age 7
"'Honey, I Got Your Curly Hair and Your Nintendo on My Mind.'" --
Sharon, age 9
What most people are thinking when they say "I Love You"
"The person is thinking: Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he
showers at least once a day." -- Michelle, 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
Concerning the origins of love
"Cupid kissed God and that got the ball rollin'." -- Julio,
age 9
"One of the Greek lady gods got a crush on one of the Greek man gods.
He tried to hit her with lightning and thunderbolts, but he just couldn't get
her away from him ... After a while, they became the first married gods."
-- Robbie, age 8
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
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
"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down and they
don't get up for at least an hour." -- Wendy, age 8
"All of a sudden, the people get movies 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." -- Del,
age 6
"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