take a chance on me, I'll take my chances on you.
Hello children, and welcome to today's lesson.
Tonight we will be learning about: crushes
You both like sports, have similiar tastes, and eat ice cream with chocolate chips. How could anyone else have so much in common? She has the coolest hair, and she is so funny, but every time you see her, you feel shy and embarrassed. He's so cool and cute, but you feel nervous whenever you see him. Your face feels hot and your cheeks get red. If a girl or boy is making you feel this way, you might be wondering, "What is going on?" Well, it sounds like you have a crush.
You can't choose your crushes. Sometimes they sneak up on you and - wow - who was that?
You might find yourself writing the name of your crush over and over again in a notebook or telling a good friend about that special person you like so much. Crushes might last a few days, weeks, months, or longer.
When you develop special feelings toward someone, it can change your world. You might want to talk on the phone or ask your crush to your birthday party, or a school dance. As you get older, and your feelings change, you might be ready for your first boyfriend or girlfriend, and even your first kiss! But for now, you might just be friends with your crush, if your crush wants to be friends with you.
When you have a crush on someone and you find out that he or she likes you, too, it's a wonderful feeling. But sometimes it doesn't work out that way. It's hard to find out that the person you like doesn't feel the same way about you. You might feel sad, disappointed, and rejected. That sad feeling is called heartbreak, even though your heart isn't really breaking into pieces. If you feel heartbreak, those feelings can last for a while, but they will fade.
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Ahhh, few things in life are as exhilarating as the promise of a new relationship. It can be frightening and anxiety provoking while at the same time lifting your spirits and renewing your outlook on life. While the initial attraction is rarely love, what it has is the promise of love to come and that can be intoxicating. So how do you move from the admiration phase to the dating phase? The answer is not simple. First you have to be ready to put your heart (or at least your ego) on the line by letting the other person to know you are interested. This can be done in an obvious or subtle manner but it is an essential first step. Start with some innocent flirting and if your crush seems receptive dive on in! Ask him or her out. It can be something simple like, "lets eat lunch together today" or something more substantial like, "do you want to see a movie with me on Saturday?" Once you have put yourself out there you will soon know if the other person is interested as well.
If they say "no" it is pretty obvious that they aren't in to you the same way that you are in to them. This is OK, and unfortunately it is the risk we take in asking somebody out. But chances are really good that they will say "yes" and then you will have a chance to get to know them better. The bottom line; if you want to date somebody you have to ask. Sitting around sending put signals is game playing and very few people get far in love by playing games. Take a chance, at this point you have little to lose except the happy feeling of having a crush, and you have everything to gain including, maybe, love!
P.S. I almost forgot to mention that I did not write this stuff^...that's important.
And that concludes today's lesson. Good luck! and have fun being dissapointed..*cough*..ahem..I meen..finding true love...ya.
Tonight we will be learning about: crushes
You both like sports, have similiar tastes, and eat ice cream with chocolate chips. How could anyone else have so much in common? She has the coolest hair, and she is so funny, but every time you see her, you feel shy and embarrassed. He's so cool and cute, but you feel nervous whenever you see him. Your face feels hot and your cheeks get red. If a girl or boy is making you feel this way, you might be wondering, "What is going on?" Well, it sounds like you have a crush.
You can't choose your crushes. Sometimes they sneak up on you and - wow - who was that?
You might find yourself writing the name of your crush over and over again in a notebook or telling a good friend about that special person you like so much. Crushes might last a few days, weeks, months, or longer.
When you develop special feelings toward someone, it can change your world. You might want to talk on the phone or ask your crush to your birthday party, or a school dance. As you get older, and your feelings change, you might be ready for your first boyfriend or girlfriend, and even your first kiss! But for now, you might just be friends with your crush, if your crush wants to be friends with you.
When you have a crush on someone and you find out that he or she likes you, too, it's a wonderful feeling. But sometimes it doesn't work out that way. It's hard to find out that the person you like doesn't feel the same way about you. You might feel sad, disappointed, and rejected. That sad feeling is called heartbreak, even though your heart isn't really breaking into pieces. If you feel heartbreak, those feelings can last for a while, but they will fade.
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Ahhh, few things in life are as exhilarating as the promise of a new relationship. It can be frightening and anxiety provoking while at the same time lifting your spirits and renewing your outlook on life. While the initial attraction is rarely love, what it has is the promise of love to come and that can be intoxicating. So how do you move from the admiration phase to the dating phase? The answer is not simple. First you have to be ready to put your heart (or at least your ego) on the line by letting the other person to know you are interested. This can be done in an obvious or subtle manner but it is an essential first step. Start with some innocent flirting and if your crush seems receptive dive on in! Ask him or her out. It can be something simple like, "lets eat lunch together today" or something more substantial like, "do you want to see a movie with me on Saturday?" Once you have put yourself out there you will soon know if the other person is interested as well.
If they say "no" it is pretty obvious that they aren't in to you the same way that you are in to them. This is OK, and unfortunately it is the risk we take in asking somebody out. But chances are really good that they will say "yes" and then you will have a chance to get to know them better. The bottom line; if you want to date somebody you have to ask. Sitting around sending put signals is game playing and very few people get far in love by playing games. Take a chance, at this point you have little to lose except the happy feeling of having a crush, and you have everything to gain including, maybe, love!
P.S. I almost forgot to mention that I did not write this stuff^...that's important.
And that concludes today's lesson. Good luck! and have fun being dissapointed..*cough*..ahem..I meen..finding true love...ya.