Comments on: The Delicate Anatomy of a Crush

By: Jamie Favreau

Jamie Favreau — Tue, 04 May 2010 18:31:36 +0000

I had to bring this up again due to certain circumstances not related to the guy I was complaining about before. Great stuff and totally explains how I feel.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:22:40 +0000

I have a ginormous crush on my roommate right now. It’s been going on for several months and driving me nuts, but also putting me in a pretty awesome mood;) I know he digs me on some level, and I think he’s The One… But what if I’m only “crushing”, seeing things how I want to see them, etc?

Great post, and great comments too. I’m glad to know I’m not alone in this craziness!

By: Lorrin

Lorrin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:25:30 +0000

fantastic! I only believe and see what I want to. I’m stuck in a vicious circle of crushing. But hell, you are so right when you said “You can’t believe they didn’t want to marry you after your first encounter. You’re fucking awesome. They should know that by now.” that’s so me=)

By: Kelly L

Kelly L — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:11:32 +0000

Absolutely brilliant.

By: ashalah

ashalah — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:05:58 +0000

LOVE this post. It really hits home with me since I seem to go from one crush to the next very quickly but when I’m in them? It’s consuming. And like Elisa, I always see them how I want them to be, not as they really are. Ah, crushes. They can be fun. And they sure as hell can be frustrating.

By: Sydney

Sydney — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:26:51 +0000

The problem for me, you see, is that at the time of the crushing, I am almost convinced that they’re the one. The one that will last beyond that week, two-week, three-week period. I’m always SO SURE of it. Not necessarily the one like THE ONE, but the guy that will capture and hold my attention beyond the default one week time period.

Beautifully written. As usual. Now I’m off to write about crushes. I love when your posts inspire me.

And I don’t have cable. And I hate cats. So, looks like I’ll stick to crushing.

By: Elisa

Elisa — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 01:17:15 +0000

Social media is TOTALLY the bane of my crush existence. I actually had a situation happen where I updated FB with a note about waking up in the morning with a smile. Within the next day or so my crush updated his FB picture to be an icon of a smiley face. And I was convinced for approximately 1 week that it was OBVIOUSLY because of my update. Umm…hello?! Aside from conceited that’s just a little crazy.

When I’m crushing I ALWAYS see things as I want them to be, not as they are. Pretending things are there.

By: /gradster(1)/

/gradster(1)/ — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:29:14 +0000

I think it’s definitely possible for love to spring from a crush. It just depends on who you are and who they are. If you get lucky… Things turn out wonderfully.

By: JenRem

JenRem — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:48:26 +0000

Is it horrible that I haven’t had a full blown “butterflies in the belly” crush in a long time? All the boys I’ve been meeting are duds. Or maybe it’s me. Either way, it sucks.

By: Sam Karol

Sam Karol — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:51:12 +0000

I love this! It is the perfect description of something everyone has felt in their life. Delicate anatomy is a very fitting way to describe the inner workings of a crush and the effect it has on us.