Infatuation!
When someone speaks of having a crush or when you think of having a crush, do you think of something innocent although maybe frustrating or do you think of something not so innocent?
Usually I think of innocent flirtation.
Do you distinguish between crushes and other feelings of attraction or infatuation?
Infatuations are usually not based on reality, but on "wishful thinking". The most romantic and handsome man in the world can turn me off in a nanosecond... by being a total slob at home.
The next question is what qualities tend to make you or those you know have crushes on someone? Do you fall for a certain "type" or have you had these feelings for all kinds of people?
My "type" has always been something between a cowboy rogue and a yuppie. Go figure. Maybe that's why I'm still single? *chuckle*
Are you more likely to have a crush on someone that you know in real life, or are you more likely to have a crush on some public figure that you know through the media?
I've only had one serious crush in my life .....and it truly opened my eyes. I fell for a guy in high school that I dated for a year. He moved about 600 miles away after he graduated and I never saw him again.....UNTIL a few years ago. We found each other on classmates.com and set up a meeting. We talked for a few hours and when I left......I thought "OMG......WHAT did I EVER see in him????". This is a guy I pined for over 20 years. The good thing about that meeting is that it destroyed all those fantasies of "what could have been". The bad thing was......it took me a long time to get him to quit calling. *chuckle*
The most romantic and handsome man in the world can turn me off in a nanosecond... by being a total slob at home
I'll never qualify as the most romantic and handsome man anywhere, but I'm afraid that I am a total slob at home. LOL
I'd like to see the cross between a cowboy rogue and a yuppie. Are there any characters on TV or the movies who come close to meeting that description in your mind?
I've never run into any woman on whom I'd had a crush long ago. I can't imagine how that would feel.
Bill