Talk:Vampire/@comment-125.168.155.153-20141001062822/@comment-50.156.175.196-20141016213840

A "mate" is usually defined by a physical relationship or bond in nature. The equivalent to this in people would be "spouse". But these vampires aren't human, so it seems appropriate to classify them the other way if they are devotedly involved and in love with someone else. I'm so sorry if I sound rude, but if you don't know what a "mate" is, you're not going to get a fraction of the things that go on in these books. I'd wait until I was a little older if I were you. I made the same mistake when I read the series at age 12.. A lot of the details were missed, because I didn't understand much of the vocabulary. I reread them at 15 and I was AMAZED.