Like brutha Pan......
My first love WAS a true love.
I truly loved that girl, but my love faded and I moved on.
We carry the same emotions in adulthood as we did in our youth; they just get more complex, intense, and usually we're better able to express them....but they're still the same.
Even little children can fall in love.
Even if for the silliest of reasons, it's still love.