My son is 3 years old and he says he has a girlfriend. Not a girl his age, but one of his pre-school teachers.

And I'm pretty sure he's talking amorous affection -- at a 3-year-old's level, of course.

Since he was a toddler, he has had an affection for women. Often, my wife would come back from the grocery store or mall and have a story about how she caught him staring at women. It was to the point where many of the women would notice. A "flirt," they'd call him.

Since he's been in daycare and pre-school, he has had female admirers his own age. But he never paid them much attention. He'd rather play cars or wrestle with the other boys, which is pretty normal.

But the other day, as my wife and I were asking about his day at school, he mentioned one particular teacher. "She's my girlfriend," he offered out of the blue.

The next day, my wife told the teacher. She laughed, saying, "You know, I've caught him staring at me sometimes."

Perhaps I'm reading too much into all of this. But I have to admit, as a father and husband who considers himself a romantic, I'm very proud. His admonition of love gave me one of those "That's my boy!" moments.

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