first love

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Each is centered around her first love: her hometown of Tijuana, and its essential place in her journey.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Riakporhe, 36, only started boxing aged 19 and says football was his "first love" when he was growing up in south-east London.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

But I also think “Wuthering Heights” made it OK to be weird and raw in romance, to dig into those strange animal feelings that first love can conjure.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Kehlani grew up in Oakland, California, raised by her aunt, and was forced to abandon her first love, dancing, after a knee injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

But she had been his first love and five years later when he got back from his voyage, he thought about her again.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman