First Innocent Crush

[SEVERUSMAX]

Okay, this IS the kiddie, purely mushy stuff. It seemed only right to add this companion thread.

For me, at age 5, a wholly innocent interest in a girl who later became a high school classmate: Heather Vance.

 

[impressive]

The bad boy in 2nd grade ... along with my 2nd grade teacher. She disciplined him.

 

[Belegon]

Debra Stansbury. Ringleader of the girls who chased the boys to kiss them in 2nd grade. I let myself get caught .

 

[OhMissScarlett]

When I was in second grade, this little boy named Cory used to walk with me to the babysitter's house after school. I was so totally crushed out on him.

He was the most hilarious person I'd ever met at that age. Cory used to tell me how he would dress up in his mom's dresses sometimes and sing like Cher. It didn't occur to me that this was strange at all, since I did the same thing.

I'd never really been around any boys before, not any that were nice to me. We would always hold hands when we walked home and it felt a little illicit. Sadly, he moved away and I never saw him again. I don't even know his last name. So, whenever I see a drag queen dressed as Cher, I always wonder if it's Cory. *swoon*

 

[amicus]

Patty Anne at age four, cousin, first kiss, cute lil dark haired girl...

amicus

 

[zeb1094]

Music Teacher in 8th grade. She was a hottie.

 

[Guest]

About 5 or 6, little Greek girl down the street.

Funny this came up, thoughts of her lead to my Holiday Story (see signature--unscrupulous self-promotion).

 

[NoJo]

By the time I had a crush on a real life girl it was no longer an "innocent" one -- I was about 12. But I had a crush on certain film and TV actresses (mainly the leather-clad ones), as a little kid. Guess that wasn't innocent either. Shit, all my crushes have been guilty crushes.

(edit -- just seen there's a "Sexual Crush" thread. I guess this post should have been there)

 

[Stella_Omega]

If I ever had an innocent crush, it might have ben for Robin Hood, or possibly Batman...

 

[Guest]

Peter Pan in the 1953 Disney film. I was 6 or 7 (depending on the month). Pan is probably why I have a thing for slim, androgynous white men. Really.

(Though I don't know from where the Slavic allure comes ).

Perdita

 

[rgraham666]

I was 12. Her name was Joan Patterson.

She was not thrilled to be the object of my affections.

 

[Stella_Omega]

I was 12. Her name was Joan Patterson.

She was not thrilled to be the object of my affections.

Did you throw things at her? I've suddenly remembered the boy who liked me- and showed it by following me all the way home, shauting "Hey Stella, watch!" and doing stupid stuff like throwing himself into mud puddles

 

[SEVERUSMAX]

I was 12. Her name was Joan Patterson.

She was not thrilled to be the object of my affections.

Rather unfortunate. I know the feeling, having been rejected a few times. Once, about 2 years ago (of course, this interest was of the adult variety), the girl in question said something VERY stupid "It's not a rejection." Yeah, well, what would she have called it?

 

[Guest]

Did you throw things at her? I've suddenly remembered the boy who liked me- and showed it by following me all the way home, shauting "Hey Stella, watch!" and doing stupid stuff like throwing himself into mud puddles

I knew 20-something males that did that.

Perdita

 

[zeb1094]

Did you throw things at her? I've suddenly remembered the boy who liked me- and showed it by following me all the way home, shauting "Hey Stella, watch!" and doing stupid stuff like throwing himself into mud puddles

Was that you, holy crap, I completely forgot about that!

 

[rgraham666]

Did you throw things at her? I've suddenly remembered the boy who liked me- and showed it by following me all the way home, shauting "Hey Stella, watch!" and doing stupid stuff like throwing himself into mud puddles

No, I was just your standard tongue tied and inarticulate.

But when I was in school, I was an untouchable. Girls reacted to my interest the same way they would react to that smelly bum on the corner propositioning them.

 

[Stella_Omega]

No, I was just your standard tongue tied and inarticulate.

But when I was in school, I was an untouchable. Girls reacted to my interest the same way they would react to that smelly bum on the corner propositioning them.

Who the hell can fathom? Not me.

 

[Guest]

I knew 20-something males that did that.

Perdita

But they are at least drunk when they are that way.

 

[Munachi]

When I was maybe ten or eleven years old, a circus came into our village. One of the very cheap variety that doesn't even have animals except for some ponies, and do more of a music show than anything else. They were very common back then, but I have the impression they have disappeared since.

One part in the show was a ten year old boy - the son of the owner, I think - who had dressed up as some famous singer, and did a kind of dancing show. I didn't like the music, but somehow I found it really cool, that a kid my age was dancing in a circus in front of all those people. And that he lived in a circus, traveling from one small town to the next, seemed very romantic to me, it was the life I sometimes dreamt of.

As I was sitting quite far away from the stage, and as they had also put quite a lot of make up on him as part of his dressing up, I didn't even get a real look on the boys face, but still, I kept imagining later on, that by coincidence I would run into him while the circus was still in town, and that he would ask me to come travel with them.

After the circus had left, for months I would look at all the posters any similar circusses stuck to the walls to advertise their shows, hoping he might return...

 

[NoJo]

Did you throw things at her? I've suddenly remembered the boy who liked me- and showed it by following me all the way home, shauting "Hey Stella, watch!" and doing stupid stuff like throwing himself into mud puddles

That would have bedded me for sure. In fact it probably would still turn me on now.

 

[Guest]

Munachi, that was a lovely story of your circus boy. It called to mind for me one of James Joyce's Dubliners stories, "Araby". I think you might enjoy it.

Anyway, I enjoyed your vignette so much so that I am filled with the mood of it. I feel as if I dreamed it myself. It's a bittersweet mood, but full of delight. I thank you for posting it.

Perdita

 

[Munachi]

Hello perdita, i am glad you enjoyed it... as for araby, i don't remember for sure right now, which one that is, but i do very much like joyce. so i just decided once i unpack all the boxes my books are currently in i will reread dubliners...

 

[Stella_Omega]

That would have bedded me for sure. In fact it probably would still turn me on now.

It would work on me now- but I was only seven then...
And a young seven, at that.
Mostly, I was worried that he would splash me.

 

[togitc]

Well since I haven't posted in who knows how long, this seems good.

I was about five years old and she was 18. Her name was Tamomi and she was a Japanese exchange student living with my family.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

By the time I had a crush on a real life girl it was no longer an "innocent" one -- I was about 12.

I didn't have innocent crushes either. I always wanted to do something nasty with them, even if I wasn't sure what it was--maybe have them play Doctor with me.

I was obsessed with the girls in the skating chorus line of some Holiday On Ice show my parents took me to. They wore green-sequined bathing suits and had green eathers in their hair, and I used to fantasize about finding one tied to the railroad tracks as I drove my roller-coaster jet-train. I'd stop and rescue her and bring her inside and nurse her back to health.

I don't know what happened after that but it was my favorite fantasy, her walking around in her bathing suit and skates and admiring the way I drove that train.