Often, even if we know the object of our desire, the crush makes us idealize them, and it’s often the idealized version of that person we can’t get out of our head, rather than the living, breathing, ...

Why kids have crushes A crush is in its own category of relationships, separate from friendship or dating. Sometimes crushes are for people we know, and other times they are for fictional characters.

I recently asked my third grade son about crushes in his class. After two years of having limited interaction with human beings, I had to turn to him – the only person in our house who regularly ...