At some point during her best years, every girl has been deeply infatuated with a boy.
That boy might have had a melancholy air, with slender fingers that could play enchanting melodies. He might have been a passionate, sunny, warm-hearted young man whose smile could keep out the winter chill, even on the coldest day. Or he might have been a complete idiot, standing beneath her dorm window in the pouring rain at the start of spring, just waiting for her forgiveness. You don't know if it was love. You only know that the moment he stood there, he captured your every glance, and that those were the most beautiful, innocent days of your life.
So even if your paths diverge, in the lonely days to come, you can open up that brief memory in your heart. The day you parted will feel as if it were only yesterday, and that memory will become a source of encouragement and comfort.
Then you can keep going, taking steps that are firmer and more determined than before.
Only when you meet the person who will accompany you for the rest of your life, sharing every hardship and joy, will you realize that what you felt back then wasn't love after all...
