I was fortunate enough to become aware of this at a very young age. I took a trip to Italy when I was 11 years old and while wandering around a fountain on the Amalfi Coast, a girl my age approached me and said, in an accent I could never forget, “you are very beautiful.” She kissed me on the cheek and ran off with her friends.
And thus began my storied popularity with the opposite sex. A blessing and a curse, I can assure you.