Tweet All of my self-confidence when it came to dating was crushed out of me by the time I was 14 years old. By that time, I had spent more than a year pining away after a girl who wouldn’t even breathe in my direction if she didn’t have to. I had firmly settled myself… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Confidence Game
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Hump Day Crush: Fireworks
Tweet Having grown up on a steady diet of classic movies and old TV shows, I have been programmed to equate fireworks with kissing that special someone. As a hopeless romantic (no matter how much I try to fight it), I am forever in search of that perfect classic moment. Needless to say, I still… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Fireworks
Hump Day Crush: Hot for Teacher
Tweet It occurred to me that it’s been a while since I’ve posted one of my classic personal crush stories. Some of you may have heard this one before–I know I love telling it. So, without further ado… Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything that is beautiful: for beauty is God’s handwriting—a wayside sacrament.… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Hot for Teacher
Hump Day Crush: Those Next Few Moments
Tweet Those first few moments, when everything is just a fantasy inside your head, are all that go into a normal crush. “Moments” like that can last for varying amounts of time–anywhere from actual moments to years. I know I have silently crushed on people for ages without ever actually interacting with them. Or, at… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Those Next Few Moments
Hump Day Crush: Those First Moments
Tweet That first time she walks in through the door and catches your eye. Maybe you’ve seen her before, she seems familiar, doesn’t she? Or maybe not. It makes no difference. This is the first time you’ve seen her quite… like… that. Perfection. Or at least as close as humanly possible. At least as far… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Those First Moments
Hump Day Crush: Wrapping It Up
Tweet In the past month, I’ve thought about sex more than I usually do. Mostly because of the posts I was writing for here. The part that wasn’t covered by that directed thought is most likely due to the fact that I’ve been single and celibate for over eight years now. That often elicits a… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Wrapping It Up
Hump Day Crush: Floating, Like Vapor, On the Soft Summer Air
Tweet When you begin to talk about fantasy in the context of relationships, images of affectionate French maids, naughty librarians, buff pool boys and dashing bandits are immediately conjured. As far as most people seem to be concerned, fantasy is all about sex and eroticism. That’s the diet we’re fed by media going back generations.… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Floating, Like Vapor, On the Soft Summer Air