i agree with Squall above me (painmaster) growing up, my parents told me the same thing, they said if i need a guide to beat it, i was too young to play it, and i wasnt haveing that!
I have BEAT every zelda game without a guide, but have never 100% a zelda game without a guide. it was really frustrateing seeing empty holes in my inventory on ALttP when i was younger, and didnt 100% the game till about three years ago. But thats just how i roll. i refuse to use a guide on any zelda game before i have beaten it at least once. i started in the NES days, and feel i think like the dev's now, and if im stuck.... i try every item in my inventory till i get it. takes a lot of time, yes, but its well worth it, to use the guide the second time and see everything so simple that you missed.
Welcome to the world of zelda as well as the forums Hexone4life. always happy to see a newbie! and dont worry there is a pattern to these games, you will be blazeing through them in no time!