There are those who think there's no way a teenager could know what love really is. But many a wise person, including William Shakespeare, would disagree. Juliet was more tween than teen when she fell for her Romeo. And while not quite Verona, Hayward's Ice Cream in Nashua, New Hampshire, has been the summer setting for the young and the smitten for more than 70 years.
Q. Do you think you know what love is? And if so, what is it?
A. "Absolutely," said Sam. "It's got nothing to do with age. It's any feeling which brings two humans together. Love is a connection. I know more about her than I do about myself. Love is literally everything." Hope also is sure that she knows what love is. "Love is Sam," she said without missing a beat. "When I first loved him as a friend, I thought he was perfect. Then when I started dating him I found out he wasn't perfect and I loved him more."
Nashua, N.H.
