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We were very much in love, but I broke it off because I felt like I had to date and experience the world. I was just too young. I ended it and bawled my eyes out for weeks afterward. Typical first heartbreak. More: 13 Things all happy couples do in their marriages. His name was Dan. He had long black hair, wore Metallica T-shirts and tight black jeans.

I loved him. I mean, I really loved him. I am 45, and I have never been more brokenhearted than that moment when Dan dumped me, standing there on my front lawn only a few months after I started back to college. Image: giphy. After months of soul-searching, my non-expert theory is this: First love will always be special because it is doomed from the start. April Masini of AskApril. Like most firsts, it will hold a place in your personal history.

Robin Buckley , cognitive behavioral coach for couples, love is addicting. Robin Buckley , cognitive behavioral coach for couples, tells Bustle. These "feel good" chemicals can cause you to feel euphoria and intense pleasurable feelings, especially when they're combined with physical touch. According to Buckley, neurotransmitter release is even more heightened when sex is involved. When you experience this during your teenage years, the brain's reward pathway is wired to be particularly sensitive to gratifying and intense experiences like falling in love and having sex.

Many times people experience falling in love for the first time in their teens. As Joseph Bordelon , principal practitioner and owner of Christian Counseling Austin, tells Bustle, adolescence is a period in which our memory and processing powers are at its peak.

These imprints can be intense and may elicit strong feelings when a memory is triggered. By Elissa Sanci Updated December 27, Wendy Liu. About the author Elissa is a year-old college student studying journalism in New Haven, Connecticut. Hailing from Long Island, she Falling In Love First Loves.

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