My 4-year-old has a girlfriend. I hear stories of other preschoolers having boy/girl friends all the time, but I honestly think it's different for Nick. He's had the same girlfriend, we'll refer to her as B, for over a year now! I find this fascinating. My preschooler is able to commit better than many adult men. I wonder if this is due to the lack of hormones at this age? It does require that he overcome the short attention span though. They, for whatever reason, have not grown bored with each other and seem to have a very strong (I hesitate to use the word, but I must) relationship.
Nick and B go to school together, for now anyway. She's a year older than he is and will be heading off to the big K in September, but for now, they see each other in school every weekday. I work directly across from her mother, so we are friends outside of school/work as well, which will come in handy should they remain as close as they currently are once they don't see each other every day.
I think this little romance is adorable! They hold hands as we leave the building and must hug and kiss (on the cheek only - at B's insistence) before we part ways in the parking lot. Nick's even gone as far as to demand that I call B from the car moments after we've parted ways because he forgot to tell her that he loved her. My little man even brought her a rose for her 5th birthday last month!
Even if this particular romance doesn't last forever, I'm very proud of the fact that my little man seems to have his heart in the right place when it comes to romantic relationships. So long as he continues to love with all he has and stays as loyal to those that he chooses to love as he is now, he will make someone very, very happy one day!
Until then, I will continue to enjoy the innocence of my son's first love and I pray that he is not heartbroken when she goes off to school in the fall.
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