Mi Primer Amor -

After all, you wouldn't know how to love the way you do now... if you hadn't loved them first. ¿Y tú? What do you remember about your first love? Drop a memory in the comments below. Let’s be nostalgic together. 💬

I would say: “Stay. Feel all of it. Let them break your heart a little. Let them show you the stars. Because one day, you will love again. And the second time, you will be wiser. But you will never be this innocent again. So stay.” Mi primer amor was not my last love. It was not my best love. But it was my first love.

And there is a sacredness to the first of anything.

April 17, 2026

That first love is the anvil upon which we forge our future hearts. You learn what it feels like to give too much. You learn what it feels like to receive too little. You learn that love does not automatically equal understanding.

So tonight, raise a glass to yours. Whether they are still a friend, a stranger, or just a beautiful memory tucked away in a dusty corner of your mind. Thank them for the lesson.

For that, I am grateful. If I could go back to the sweaty-palmed, nervous version of myself standing at that locker, I wouldn’t give them a warning. I wouldn’t say, “This ends in tears, so run.”

That was mi primer amor .