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Tell us a little something about your first girlfriend/boyfriend.

My first girlfriend was a Finnish exchange student I met my junior year of high school.  She was very Finnish with blond hair and blue eyes.  Being Jewish in a high school full of Jewish girls, her shiksappeal was off the charts.  Needless to say, I fell hard. 

She was in the circus back in Finland and was a damn good juggler.  I had some meager juggling skills myself, so I used that to get my foot in the door.  Juggling doesn't sound like the most romantic way to meet someone, but it worked.  We were together for 6.5 months until she had to return to Finland at the end of the school year.  In that time, my juggling skills surpassed hers, we went to the junior prom, and I fell in love for the first time. 

We talked every Sunday for 2 years after she left.  I was supposed to visit her in Finland after my Freshman year in college.  I called to tell her my flight info and she told me not to come.  I took that as a hint and finally moved on.  I got a new girlfriend who will probably come up in another QoD.  A few months later, my Finnish ex called to tell me she was in America.  I was still a little burned from my cancelled trip to Finland and I had my new girlfriend, so things weren't too good between us.  I remember the last time I saw her, I told her that we'd probably never talk again and gave her a big hug.  She told me that I was wrong. 

We haven't talked since that day.  Back then, it was by choice.  Now, it's not a possibility.  I have no clue where she is or what she is doing.  I wish her well.