6 Love Lessons You Learned in Kindergarten

Long before the complications of school dances, party make-outs, and schoolyard crushes (much less dormcest, friends with benefits, and long-distance romance) we were all taught the most basic rules of love—we just didn't know it at the time.  So put down the latest Cosmo, stop psychoanalyzing your relationship, and revisit the love lessons you've known since you sucked your thumb.

1. Share
Share your apple juice! And when time is a commodity hotter than a prime carpet square on the reading rug, make sure you're prepared to both give and take your partner's time.  I get that you have three midterms and your friend’s birthday and the pile of laundry on your futon is starting to smell, but make time for a date with your partner… not just your activities and schoolwork.  And remember to share him with his friends, family, school, clubs, gym, jobs, and pillow; don't throw a tantrum when he needs ten minutes to himself.  Then enjoy the times you have him all to yourself! (Na na na boo boo.)
 
2. Play Nice
Coy. Hard to get.  Playing the game. Call it what you will, just don't do it.  Remember how your parents didn't care whether cutting off your sister's ponytail was an act of friendship or hostility (for the record, it was friendship)? Well I don't care if ignoring his texts is a strategic move in your game of love... it’s just not nice.