On the Subject of Crushes

[outlier_lynn]

Yesterday (for some value of days past), one of my Objects d' Crush told me it was weird to read about herself in my journal. Hope it isn't too weird.

But I started thinking about "crush" as a word to describe what I feel about people. The dictionary (once you get past all the definitions about destruction) says it is slang for a "usually short-lived infatuation." It's the "short-lived" part that is the problem.

I mentioned to the Object d' Crush that it feels something like what I remember of being 7 or 8 and being in love with my teacher. Now days, there is a mild sexual flavor tacked on, but the basic feelings are the same.

I want a good word for it. Maybe I'll go back to puppy-love. Although that suggests way more hormonal content than exists.

Comments

[lizetta.livejournal.com]

not too weird at all. Weird might even be the wrong word. People seem to have the idea that weird=bad. Not to me, I like to feel things that are outside of my comfort circle. I look for them in my life, that should explain Rocky Horror.


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