E.g a crush on a teacher, someone much older than you, a coworker, maybe even a cousin? A friends’ significant other?
Go into as much or as little detail as you like.
At school? A good friend’s girlfriend. We were all in an orchestra together - always struck a chord with each other but, alas, taken. There were a couple of these, two of them are married now, so it’s funny to look back at that - there’s sometimes a “what if” thought but I just enjoy those for what they are as notes from a point in time.
There were a few others who were unobtainable because I was a sheepish and awkward (and religious) young man; a tall redhead south African, a girl from my religious studies class, etc. etc. but that’s just being flush with hormones and was certainly just a one-sided crush.
Since then there have been plenty - a girl I interned with after university would have been up for pretty much anything I suspect but at the time I wasn’t single. I got.dumoed shortly after so I genuinely regret not seeing where it could have gone.
As an adult? A few colleagues have stirred things in me but I don’t put anything into them as far as “expectations” go, and just enjoy the tension without putting anything on it. The best things in life exist in shades of gray, and I’m certainly not getting involved in anyone I work with, or is unavailable.
I have a crash with a player from the local team. She plays defense, and she plays amazing! When I watch the match, I look at here more than I follow the game. I don’t know if that counts.
