My 8-9 year old stage
When I was 8 (2017) I always had attractions to my valuable items. I had this stuffed toy of Tuxedo sam, (Sanrio) and I always sort of makde pretend relationships with it (lol). Thats basically when I started to feel a little bit more confident with girls and boys.
When I was 9, (2018) my friend would come over to my house sometimes, and we would play with the toys we had. I brought Tuxedo Sam, He brought Dear Daniel. Now when we used to roleplay with the toys, I used to make sure Dear Daniel and Tuxedo Sam end up married at the end. And leave out the females.