Kid Talk - Love

Kids talk about the role of beauty in falling 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

Kids talk about 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

Kids talk about why love happens between two 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

How do people in love typically behave?:

"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

"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 movies fever so they can sit together in the dark."
-- Shem, 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 to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long."
-- Glenn, age 7

Reflections on the nature of love:

"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too."
-- Greg, 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 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 hide from it. I have 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 the 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

How can you tell if adults eating dinner in a restaurant are in love?:

"Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if he is in love."
-- Bobby, age 9

"Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold... other people care more about their food."
-- Bart, age 9

"Romantic adults are usually 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's on fire. They like to order those because it's just like how their hearts are---on fire."
-- Christine, age 9

What most people are thinking when they say "I Love You":

"The person is thinking: Yeah, I really 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 eat."
-- Dick, age 7

How was kissing invented?:

"I know one reason that kissing was created. It makes you feel warm all over, and they don't always have electric heat or fireplaces or even stoves in their houses."
-- Gina, age 8

How a person learns to kiss:

"You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls."
-- Julia, age 7

"You learn it right on the spot when your gooshy feelings get the best of you."
-- Brian, age 7

"It might help to watch soap operas all day."
-- Carin, age 9

When is it okay to kiss someone?:

"When they're rich."
-- Pam, age 7

"It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you... that's why I stopped doing it."
-- Tammy, age 7

"If it's your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new person, you have to ask permission."
-- Roger, age 8

"I look at kissing like this: Kissing is fine if you like it, but it's a free country and nobody should be forced to do it."
-- Michael, age 8

How to make love endure:

"Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work."
-- Dick, age 7

"Don't forget your wife's name..that will mess up the love."
-- Erin, age 8

"Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash."
-- Dave, age 8

"Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind... Love isn't like picking which movies you watch."
-- Natalie, age 9