Have you ever wondered who had a crush on you in the past, or even in the present?
Some friends and I were having a conversation about this while sitting on their back porch chain smoking. We were talking about wondering if people had crushes on us, and about telling people that we had crushes on them. There are a whole lot of people I've wondered about, but I'd never ask, even if I was wondering if someone liked me ten years ago. I also rarely tell people that I have and/or had a crush on them, because it would almost always lead to some sort of awkwardness. I get crushes on people I work with. BAD NEWS, DUDES.
My friend told a story about telling this junkie fuck guy that she'd had a crush on him for years, just as we were about to graduate from high school, and it made his day. Of course they were both in relationships at the time so she wasn't persuing anything, she's just that kind of person. And that was a situation that would lead to minimal awkwardness, since they were about to never see each other again.
It probably sounds conceited (but oh well, I'm a bit conceited and I'm okay with that), but I'm relatively sure that there have been quite a few people who liked me that I never knew about. It makes me wonder how my life could have been different if some person had said something or done something.
Actually, a couple years ago I got this random phone call from someone named Mike I think, saying that he had a crush on me in junior high or something like that. But he wouldn't reveal his last name, or any defining characteristics. I'm pretty sure my life is no different knowing that this person had a crush on me 10+ years ago.
So this is something I've been thinking about since last night. I even looked up the love of my pre-pubescent life on myspace, to no avail.
Some friends and I were having a conversation about this while sitting on their back porch chain smoking. We were talking about wondering if people had crushes on us, and about telling people that we had crushes on them. There are a whole lot of people I've wondered about, but I'd never ask, even if I was wondering if someone liked me ten years ago. I also rarely tell people that I have and/or had a crush on them, because it would almost always lead to some sort of awkwardness. I get crushes on people I work with. BAD NEWS, DUDES.
My friend told a story about telling this junkie fuck guy that she'd had a crush on him for years, just as we were about to graduate from high school, and it made his day. Of course they were both in relationships at the time so she wasn't persuing anything, she's just that kind of person. And that was a situation that would lead to minimal awkwardness, since they were about to never see each other again.
It probably sounds conceited (but oh well, I'm a bit conceited and I'm okay with that), but I'm relatively sure that there have been quite a few people who liked me that I never knew about. It makes me wonder how my life could have been different if some person had said something or done something.
Actually, a couple years ago I got this random phone call from someone named Mike I think, saying that he had a crush on me in junior high or something like that. But he wouldn't reveal his last name, or any defining characteristics. I'm pretty sure my life is no different knowing that this person had a crush on me 10+ years ago.
So this is something I've been thinking about since last night. I even looked up the love of my pre-pubescent life on myspace, to no avail.
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joscelyne:
I don't wonder that as much as I used to (which was a lot, sadly)...but yeah, every once in awhile.
trevallion:
Hey, if I remember correctly you have been to a Star Trek convention, whereas I have not. So...hah!