We waited until 18
Our families moved into the completed houses just about 2 weeks apart. Gwen would be the only kid my age in the neighborhood. Gwen and I became fast friends over the next several years. Since our birthdays were a day apart we celebrated them together with cousins, other family members, and friends from other neighborhoods. We spent our summers mostly with each other. It was never a boyfriend, girlfriend relationship, but were best friends. We occasionally went to the movies together. We ate...