Your early years, young man, are a hodgepodge of formative experiences, slowly simmering the man-stew that is you into the delicious concoction that goes so well with beer that you are today. But few formative experiences can have the impact that the first girlfriend has. It doesn’t matter who you are, that first girl has informed every interaction you’ve had with girls since more than any other woman in your life except, possibly, your mamma.












