Oh Yeah, You Totally Want to be Crunched
If it hasn’t been made clear enough, I have a tendency to develop crushes fairly easily. Crushes, also known as puppy love (thanks, Wikipedia!) are often fleeting, yet they give me something to think and get excited about. They’re harmless. Sure, if any of my crushes asked me out, I’d probably be giddy with excitement, but let’s be honest, I’m never going to meet any of these people so it’s totally fine. Also, the thing with crushes is that you can form your own opinion of who they are in your head. You can make them datable and nice (if you’re looking to settle down) or wild and dangerous (if you’re looking for a fun time). That’s the point of a crush–it’s transient and fun. There are even songs written about the topic at hand–ranging from super pop to mellow rock to punk-ish (see below). Crushes happen to everyone, all the time.
What gets you in trouble is when you actually meet your crush and find out he or she is nothing like you imagined them to be. For instance, last weekend I met this guy who seemed to be perfect in that he met 10 or the 11 points of criteria for “my ideal guy” list. Yes, I have a list, deal with it. Of course, I crushed away and imagined our wedding and our life in Northern California with our four kids running around the backyard with our puppy while dressed in Crew Cuts. Then, I met him again and that’s when it all came apart. First Flaw: totally infatuated with my roommate. Second Flaw: he’s not as funny as I thought he was. Third Flaw: He didn’t like Arrested Development. Seriously? Buzzkill.
Moral of the story: Keep your crushes as crushes. The actual formation of a relationship never works out.
This entry was posted on July 14, 2009 at 12:32 am and is filed under daily crush, objectifying guys and i'm ok with it, servicey with tags crushes are fun, daily crush, donny osmond scares me, i may or may not have played david archuletta's song on repeat, i still like mandy moore, jennifer paige's song was my jam in high school, learn from experiences, there's a song for everything. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
A Blog of Two Cities 
July 14, 2009 at 1:45 am
dear mel,
i have a crush on you for writing this post — and i don’t even get crushes! also, this is the most expansive list of crush songs i think i have ever seen. soooomebody’s been doin’ their homework…
you forgot one though, “see you again” by miley cyrus
love,
thedith
July 14, 2009 at 2:05 pm
dear mer,
don’t try to be in a relationship with me. shit will get weird. let’s keep it cool for the sake of the blog.
also, good call on miley. the first time i freaked out, i started looking down, i st-st-stuttered when you asked me what i’m thinkin’ bout.
ohhh boy, the fact that i know all the words is a post unto itself.
hearts and butterflies,
melsanie