While putting together Bustle’s weeklong inquiry into the pleasure and pain of crushes, we noticed a few things. First, some of you are low-key freaks. Second, talking about crushes can bring people ...

I don’t think he sees me that way, and I’m afraid bringing it up could ruin our friendship. But staying quiet is starting to ...

But why do we go so insane when we have a crush — and is it, as some people claim, really getting worse?  The physical ...

My first crush was in preschool with a boy named Cody. He told me he liked me and we held hands all day. The next day, I expected things would be the same but found him holding hands with another girl ...

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I am kind of in a difficult situation with a student right now. I am a 22-year-old female history teacher and my student is 17. He has made it apparent that he has a crush on me. I don't know how to ...

Q: I started a new job recently, and I swear something is going on between my boss and me. We get along really well, he’s easy to talk to, and I find myself wanting to chat with him all the time. Our ...