February 11, 2021 by Patrice Nicholas · Connection

Love Lost and Found: High School Sweethearts Reunite Years Later

Oh, the power of love. Especially first love. This story of reunited high school sweethearts will have you daydreaming about the purity and passion of your own early romance.

Editor's Note: We're re-running this fabulous story, which is one of our top-read stories all year round, but especially at the heart-and-flower time of mid-February. Everyone loves tales of couples reunited, and we hope this one will make your romantic spirit all warm and gooey.

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For Dee Bynum, the smell of suntan lotion evokes strong feelings of nostalgia. She was 16 the summer of her first love. She spent hours hanging out at the pool with her boyfriend Doug, driving around in his red Datsun pickup, listening to the Bee Gees, Chicago, and Earth Wind and Fire.

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