Ah, the early 2000s. If you were lucky enough to grow up during those happenin' few years, you understand so many things that others never will — especially when it comes to falling in love for the first time. Like how burning a CD for them that had the most romantic playlist was a cornerstone in your young relationship. Or how driving around while listening to music was your favorite way to think about them when you weren't together. Or maybe it was giving them a shout-out in your outgoing voicemail message when that was still a thing (remember that?!).
First loves and first heartbreaks always stay with you, and if they happened in the early 2000s when technology was just starting to become part of everyday lives, you were able to enjoy the innocence of it all (we're willing to bet you saved all the notes you and your first love wrote to each other). Keep reading for 27 things you'll definitely understand about falling in love for the first time in the early 2000s, but be warned: you'll feel very nostalgic when you're done.
You probably had a contest going to see who could write more notes to the other person. You also still probably have a lot of those old notes in a box in your room.
The curated love playlists AND the messages written on the CD were from your heart. "Happy 2 months. I luv you."
"No, you hang up first."
In addition to constantly calling each other and writing notes, you wanted to also be able to chat via the very cool walkie-talkie feature on the Nextel phones.
Every single song made you smile and feel giddy.
You totally related to the love triangle revolving around "StePHEN!" You also frequently said "It's DUNZO!" when talking about your own latest breakup (before you inevitably made up again).
Once you chose "your song," you played it for them all the time, burned it onto every CD, quoted its lyrics in your notes to each other, and requested it at school dances to dance to together.
Homecoming, turnabout, prom — no matter the occasion, you always went all out.
Were they mad at you? Did they have a crush on someone else? You. Needed. To. Know.
"Hey, can't come to the phone right now. Leave your digits and I'll hit you up later. Also, love my boo!"
*"My Boo" by Usher and Alicia Keys blares from your phone*
*Major* butterflies when they held your hand under the blanket. And *major* buzzkill when your parents kept checking on you every 10 minutes.
You definitely promised each other your childhood love would last because of this movie.
During home games, you wore their away jersey and were so proud to rock their number.
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