Crushes Can Be A Safe Way To Learn About Love

Crushes from afar can sometimes be helpful. Many teens admire musicians, actors or athletes. Chances are, you will never meet the star you dream about. However, you may learn to adjust to the strong feelings you have. You may become comfortable with the feeling of being
attracted to someone. Then you can set your sights on someone you really can meet or may already know.

It also is normal to have a crush on someone close to you. For example, you may have a crush on someone in your class or office. It can be fun to imagine what relationship would be like with that person. You may choose to keep your crush a romantic dream. Maybe you want to try to get to now him or her. Sometimes getting to know the person destroys the dream. Other times getting to know someone is more fun than a dream.