When someone likes someone else a lot, they may refer to the someone else as their
crush. Crushes are interesting because of their varieties. I’d like to offer two different types of crushes for now.
Little
crush. This first
crush is on someone the crusher doesn’t know well. It could be infatuation, appreciation of appearance, a desire to be friends mislabeled, or simply an admiration of the idea of someone rather than who they are. When the crusher learns more about this person, they may lose their
crush, reaffirm it (see the second type) or discover the
crush was mislabeled. Instead of specifying a different type of
crush for mislabeled platonic wanting-of-friendship, it’s included in type one because typically the cause is the same: The crusher doesn’t know the
crush well or is unfamiliar with separating these feelings. Even if this little
crush feels intense, it still is considered little because there is little to go off of.
Big
crush. When the crusher knows the
crush well and has developed a crush or previously had a little crush on them. Feelings are more fleshed out here, as there are reasons behind the way the crusher feels, even if they can’t name it. However, the crusher should be able to point out specific things they like other than appearance that they like about their crush like actions, hobbies, opinions or little things. Someone with a little crush can do this too, but they don’t know the person as well.
What’
s the name of that blonde guy in our class? I think I have a little crush on him.
Marco loved the way his
crush, Jenna, skated around school. She was so cool!
After getting to know Jenna better,
Marco’s crush on her got even bigger.
I have a crush on my best friend and she doesn’t know. She’ll never know all the little things I notice, like the way she holds her hair up when she’s mad, the way she talks faster and less coherent when excited and the passion she has for human rights.