Tweet Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, I’m getting back in touch with people from high school I haven’t spoken with in about 15 years. That brings with it a rush of memories, old anxieties and, of course, pictures we all look at and wonder “What was wrong with us?” Among those pictures, some… Continue reading Senior Prom, Class of 1993
Category: How to Crush
Hump Day Crush: Ask Yourself Why
Tweet The important question is “Why?” Why are you interested in getting into a relationship? Why are you in a relationship now? Why do you stay in this relationship? Is it for her? Or him? Or you? Is it because “that’s just what people do?” Why do you do what you’re doing? If you can’t… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Ask Yourself Why
Four Tools of the Trade
Tweet Once you’ve decided that you want to learn more about yourself by taking your crushes to the Grown Up Crush level, there are four major tools you’ll be using: Self Control, Imagination, Introspection and Action. Self Control Without Self Control, there’s no way other than dumb luck that you’re going to keep from falling… Continue reading Four Tools of the Trade
Hump Day Crush: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Yourself
Tweet The first step in taking control of your crushes and making them useful as well as fun, is getting to know yourself. By taking a few minutes and answering five questions–the first of many you’ll eventually be asking yourself as the process goes on–you can discover a little bit more about where you’re starting… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: 5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Yourself
Hump Day Crush: Personal Limits
Tweet When exploring, there are two main things you need: a starting point and a rough idea of what you’re looking to do. The starting point gives you somewhere to gauge how far you’ve gone. It gives you an anchor point and, in a worst case scenario, a port of sorts to return to. The… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Personal Limits
7 Signs of a Crush Gone Bad
Tweet At one point or another, you’re going to have a crush that goes from light and fun to downright dark and destructive. It happens to the best of us, no matter how well we know ourselves, no matter how hard we try to keep it form happening. It’s just part of the process. The… Continue reading 7 Signs of a Crush Gone Bad
The Big Game
Tweet The first Super Bowl party I was ever invited to happened when I was in high school. The invitation itself was a surprise. The geniality of the other people there–people who generally didn’t have a lot to do with me in school–was even more surprising. I don’t remember who played, let alone who won… Continue reading The Big Game