I almost never shared my feelings with the object of my affection (way too scary!), but my feelings would churn and build inside, rendering me distracted and flustered whenever I encountered my crush of the moment.īut despite my in-the-flesh nervousness, there was no denying that having a crush made my day-to-day so much more fun.
I didn't really start dating until junior high (and I use the word 'dating' loosely-it was mostly just note-passing and hand-holding), but from the time I was in kindergarten, I always harbored at least one crush-usually a secret one, disclosed only to my closest girlfriends and usually my mom.