When I read that title I immediately picture a product marketed by Fisher-Price. But this is the story of how I ended up in my first relationship with a girl. Of course in my immaturity I had little to no concept of what was actually happening, or what to do. But I was happy I got a girlfriend.
I met her for the first time when I was in year 10 at school (making me 15 at the time), at a Lutheran youth group. I’m not Lutheran, in fact I’m hardly religious at all. I was christened a Roman Catholic, but am effectively a practicing Atheist. I’m not sure how you can actively practice Atheism, but I’m pretty sure I do. I went to the group’s weekly gathering because I’d been invited by a girl called Charlotte over msn. She was a friend of some mates from school, so I thought why not.
While there, I had a bit too much caffeine from the local deli, and went a bit stupid. I hadn’t learned to cope with caffeine like I do now, so having a two litre bottle of coke to myself wasn’t the smartest thing at the time. I jumped around, laughed at everything that happened (funny or not…but I always do that). At some point I ended up wearing a dress too, with the peaks of two caps being used to simulate breasts. I was quite the pillar of maturity back then. It was an overall fun day/night, and I came back for the event each time over the next couple of months. Skating and the like was pretty fun, even though I couldn’t do much other than ollie (and hey, I ended up being able to heel flip, I consider that an achievement!). I didn’t really talk to Charlotte much in person, but when we spoke via msn or text messaging we talked a storm. She was a great laugh and was really cool too. I really liked her and she was easy to talk to.
Then while at home one day, I received an unexpected text message, of course from a number I didn’t know. In it, the person confessed to being one of Charlotte’s friends and she was asking me out for Charlotte. I of course, accepted gleefully. And that was the start of my first relationship, throwing me into what would be the first relationship of my life.
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