I recently discovered a bunch of old songs on my iTunes playlist. One of those was "Crush" by David Archuleta, a song that asks whether his feelings for someone are "
real or just another crush." Probably a good question, but I want to talk about a particular kind of crush - that is, first crushes.
When I was about 5 or 6 years old, my two-years-older sister came home and told me she had a crush on somebody. My mother made a huge deal out of it, and being the silly little kid I was, I decided that I wanted one too. The next day, I came home and announced that I liked somebody.
Of course, I didn't actually. I just wanted to be part of the club. Silly? Of course. But I was 5.
My actual first crush was in the 4th or 5th grade. I don't remember exactly, because it was so long ago. He was blonde-haired, blue-eyed and Australian, and I thought he was the cutest thing I'd ever seen. We hardly ever spoke, but I always chased him with my eyes. He ended up dating one of my friends after I moved away. Although I use the term dating loosely, since really, how do you 'date' in the 6th grade?
I think I saw him once, years later, in a store, although I can't be sure. I didn't say hi.
Who was your first crush? How old were you?
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I was in my earlier preteens. He was an older senior of an asian classmate of mine.
My first crush I had was when in middle school, this blonde haired blue eyes boy. We always fought and argued about nonsense. But in the end I thought he oh so cute.
I had a HUGE crush on my best friend, Richie, in first grade.
Funny thing is that he has the same last name as my boyfriend now, heh.
My first real crush...I was 12 and he was 18..Harvard bound and he drove a Porsche. His dad sent him away...because well, he should have.
I was in the 3rd grade and he was in the 5th....I was a little blonde haired girl and he was a lovely guy of Native American descent. He had long black hair and I think his name was Lakota. We exchanged many glances and I remember my mother taking a lot of interest in my elementary crush; but he and I never interacted beyond eye contact *sigh*
do fictional characters count? cause if so, then i think it was dixie kong.
if not, it was this girl i became friends with in 5th grade whose father was an nhl player. in 6th grade i started to have a really big crush on her. she was really popular (and good-looking, if my 5th grade taste in girls was okay), but i was really unpopular (kind of chunky and a huge fucking nerd). i told some close friends on our end-of-year field trip that year, and of course, within a week, they managed to get the entire 240-ish 6th grade class to know. and of course, my crush wasn't exactly returned.
in retrospect, that actually traumatized me pretty badly. i didn't trust anyone again for 4 years after that.
I had my first crush in second grade on a guy named Jacob Jones.
A boy in Safety Town. We were five. His mom taught kindergarten and his dad taught at the high school.
I had a "boyfriend" in kindergarten. We got in trouble for kissing on the playground. I kind of want to puke thinking about it. I have no idea what I was thinking.
From second grade on, I always had a crush on some boy or other up until I'd been with my husband for a few months.
My first crush was a boy named Michael in pre-school. Then Sean in first grade :)
I had a crush on this guy in like 4th grade, he was in 6th grade and we were the two oldest kids in Sunday school so his grandma just took us in the back and had us do stuff. I brought him candy all the time.
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when i was like 3 years old xD ofcourse 15 years ago he was younger lol but still.. wtf xD
I was 5 and would follow him and his pull string ducky toy around in kindergarten. He came out of the closet a couple years ago and we still joke about the good ol' kiddie days.
This post & these comments are the cutest things ever, hahaha.
My first "crush" was in kindergarten, I guess. I only remember because I told my friend that I liked a boy, and she told him... and I was so ashamed that I cried against the wall next to the plastic kitchen set.
Thankfully, I'm not so shy anymore!
My first crush....His name was Chris and Korean like me. At the time(1st grade), he seemed like the coolest kid in school cause he had dyed hair and knew bad words, but he was actually really sweet. I remember that we were the first kids at school and we had to climb over a fence for some reason. It was freezing and I was having a hard time, so he gave me his gloves. :) I never saw him again cause I moved to Korea after 4th grade, but now I go to the same high school as his cousins. Small world, huh?
Crush- Jennifer Paige >> so superior to Crush -- David Archuleta.
Mindy Quinn. White hair... not blonde, WHITE. Absolutely entrancing.
I've had crushes since I can remember. In the 1st grade I asked a girl to marry me. she had green hair. It was weird. Then something must have happened to my libido because I kind of skipped thinking about girls in the 3rd grade (Catholic school, you know). My real first crush happened in the 4th grade, and I've actually remained friends with her even now, though we never dated. Kind of like a sister to me.
My first crush was Shaggy from Scooby Doo. Never liked real life people. Still not too fond of them.
I feel like such a late bloomer reading the replies!! LoL Didnt get my first crush til I was 15....stunning blonde blue. He introduced me to rock and metal, his friend was in a garage band and theyd invite me over to hear them play, they smoked and drank, skipped school total bad boy.
Even the nerds teased me for being nerdy, pulled in the A's, girl scout and was in every geeky school club imaginable. But he was super cool, actually got to know me beyond how I looked and what I was into, and we became really close. We hung out so much everyone thought we were dating, and he didnt care if they thought that, even though we werent. We only knew each other for a year, but it was an awesome year.
I really think that he has a huge role in how I turned out..Ive never tried to fit in, either someone likes my quirky goofy self or they dont. And I guess since all his friends were in a garage band and accepted me without hesistating, I gravitate towards musicians and rock bands...I still dont ever fit in or dress like I belong when I go out to gigs, but none of my friends care about that.
Got me thinking about and missing my childhood crush now!
I had a HUGE crush on the most popular boy in grade 1, but I was a nerdy geek that everyone made fun of and no one, including him, paid me any attention. None positive anyway. Actually, now that I'm thinking about it, I remember he flipped me over on the playground and it knocked the wind out of me.
Fast forward many years and strangely enough, at the interview for my present company, I ran into his older brother who asked me for my number - at the interview waiting room!
middle school. josh. *sigh* loved that boy to pieces. he always gave me mixed signals though. he liked me but he didn't want to date me. he was so wishy washy. he turned out gay. which made me feel better because i always though there was something wrong with me. turns out he just wasn't into females! yay!
I was about 6 and it was my neighbor where I use to go for vacation for the summers with my grandparents. His name was Ethan, he had blond hair and blue eyes. I was head over heels for this kid I thought. He was so cool and we use to ride bikes together all the time. But he didn't give me the time of day even when I got older :( lol But I'm glad! Now he looks like some Ho-Bo with no life lol