crush and tell?
I had a dream the other night in which it was the norm that once people reached adulthood, they would somehow contact everyone they had had a crush on while growing up and let those people know. (!) In that in-between state of awakening, it really occurred like a logical, delicious idea. Imagine if you grew up with low self-esteem, or were really shy as a teenager and didn’t socialize much - it would really make your day to know that so-and-so used to like you. I often wonder who, if anyone, had a crush on me growing up; which boy (or girl!) watched me secretly, never telling anyone how he/she really felt. I have such a terrible memory image of myself as a teenager, it would be sweet relief to discover someone actually liked me during those years!
I was going to list my childhood/teen crushes here for fun, I mean, who cares now that we’re adults and have moved on with life? But then, I thought, it could be somewhat embarassing if an individual listed looks up his name in Google… Should I anyway?