Ah, the early 2000s. If you were lucky enough to grow up during those happenin' few years, you understand so many things that others never will — especially when it comes to falling in love for the first time. Like how burning a CD for them that had the most romantic playlist was a cornerstone in your young relationship. Or how driving around while listening to music was your favourite way to think about them when you weren't together. Or maybe it was giving them a shout-out in your outgoing voicemail message when that was still a thing (remember that?!).
First loves and first heartbreaks always stay with you, and if they happened in the early 2000s when technology was just starting to become part of everyday lives, you were able to enjoy the innocence of it all (we're willing to bet you saved all the notes you and your first love wrote to each other). Keep reading for 27 things you'll definitely understand about falling in love for the first time in the early 2000s, but be warned: you'll feel very nostalgic when you're done.