Back when I was that age, they called it “puppy love.”
“Puppy Love” is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time. Anka’s version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #33 on the UK Singles Chart. Twelve years later it was revived by Donny Osmond. It was released on February 19, 1972. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 1, 1972. It peaked at #1 in April 1972 on both the Canadian RPM singles chart for three weeks and the UK Singles Chart for five weeks the following July. Billboard ranked this version as the No. 67 song for 1972. The song was also covered by British pop group S Club Juniors in 2002. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.
I tried a long-distance relationship when I was 17. We met during our summer jobs at a restaurant while he was spending his summer with his older sister. I lived in NH; he lived in MA. We wrote to each other once a week (it WAS 1981/1982, after all). It came to an end when we decided to go to his prom instead of mine, but he didn’t tell me the date of his prom until a week after it was over, and he went with someone else. Yeah, it takes a special kind of person to make long-distance work…and I guess I wasn’t it.
I proposed in order to maintain mine through grad school. Our 29.25th wedding anniversary was last Tuesday. Granted, I don’t think we’ve been apart more than a month (more than a week only once) since graduation.
Not Me over 7 years ago
you can tell this is a re-run. What kid would email today?
VTX1800F over 7 years ago
long distance relationships do not work.. and if 11 never.
Flash Gordon over 7 years ago
Back when I was that age, they called it “puppy love.”
“Puppy Love” is a popular song written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, whom he was dating at the time. Anka’s version reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #33 on the UK Singles Chart. Twelve years later it was revived by Donny Osmond. It was released on February 19, 1972. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 1, 1972. It peaked at #1 in April 1972 on both the Canadian RPM singles chart for three weeks and the UK Singles Chart for five weeks the following July. Billboard ranked this version as the No. 67 song for 1972. The song was also covered by British pop group S Club Juniors in 2002. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on March 24, 1972.
Sabrejack Premium Member over 7 years ago
They’ll always have Paris
Wren Fahel over 7 years ago
I tried a long-distance relationship when I was 17. We met during our summer jobs at a restaurant while he was spending his summer with his older sister. I lived in NH; he lived in MA. We wrote to each other once a week (it WAS 1981/1982, after all). It came to an end when we decided to go to his prom instead of mine, but he didn’t tell me the date of his prom until a week after it was over, and he went with someone else. Yeah, it takes a special kind of person to make long-distance work…and I guess I wasn’t it.
gcarlson over 7 years ago
I proposed in order to maintain mine through grad school. Our 29.25th wedding anniversary was last Tuesday. Granted, I don’t think we’ve been apart more than a month (more than a week only once) since graduation.
gcarlson over 7 years ago
Being 25 and 30 at the time also helped.