Funny Fridays for Valentine’s Day 2009: Because it’s Better to Laugh than to Cry!

Children, ages 5 to 10, were asked questions about what they thought about love and marriage. Here are some of their replies.

Surefire Ways to Make a Person Fall in Love with You

“Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores.” Del, age 6

“Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs . . . and don’t worry if their parents are right there.” Manuel, age 8

“One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it’s something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me.” Bart, age 9

“Shake your hips and hope for the best.” Camille, age 9

Why and How People Fall in Love

“One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too.” Andrew, age 6

“I think you’re supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn’t supposed to be so painful.” Manuel, age 8

“Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me.” Dave, age 8

“No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.” Kirsten, age 10

How Can You Tell if Two Adults Eating Dinner at a Restaurant Are in Love?

“Just see if the man picks up the check. That’s how you can tell if he’s in love.” Bobby, age 9

“Lovers will just be staring at each other and their food will get cold . . . Other people care more about the food.” Bart, age 9

“Romantic adults usually are all dressed up, so if they are just wearing jeans it might mean they used to go out or they just broke up.” Sarah, age 9

“See if the man has lipstick on his face.” Sandra, age 7

“It’s love if they order one of those desserts that are on fire. They like to order those because it’s just like how their hearts are . . . on fire.” Christine, age 9

Kissing

“When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down, and they don’t get up for at least an hour.” Wendy, age 8

“Never kiss in front of other people. It’s a big embarrassing thing if anybody sees you. But if nobody see you, I might be willing to try it with a handsome boy, but just for a few hours.” Kally, age 9

“It’s never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you . . . That’s why I stopped doing it.” Tammy, age 10

“If it’s your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it’s a new person, you have to ask permission.” Roger, age 6

“I know one reason kissing was created. It makes you feel warm all over, and they didn’t always have electric heat or fireplaces or even stoves in their houses.” Gina, age 8

“The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn’t want to mess with that.” Curt, age 7

“The rule goes like this: if you kiss someone, then you should marry her and have kids with her. It’s the right thing to do.” Howard, age 8

(on seeing a couple kissing) “He is trying to steal her chewing gum!” Boy, age 6

How a Person Learns to Kiss

“You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls.” Julia, age 7

“It might help to watch soap operas all day.” Carin, age 9

“You learn it right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the better of you.” Brian, age 7

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Happy Valentine’s Day to my wonderful TLeC community! Be sure to give your loved ones loads of hugs and kisses today and every day!

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