We all remember our first crush, right? Mine was on a boy named Ryan who cruelly checked the “no” box on my “do you like me, yes or no?” note in fourth grade. His “no” and the fact that Jordan Knight of the New Kids on the Block was too old for me were the twin heartbreaks of my young life. No, Jordan, I’ll be loving you forever. I love a good crush story, so I asked some of my friends to share their first memory of love and got some totally sweet stories. And one super creepy one. #15 — you’ve been warned! Click on for all the details. Image via ABC We were in school together K-12, and later in high school I remembered my 5-year-old crush on him and got super shy and embarrassed around him. And we were still seated by each other all the time. I looked him up on Facebook recently, and he is still pretty cute! (Or handsome? Maybe 36-37 year old men want to be called handsome and not cute?)" — Tracy R. I was sure he was super religious, so I wrote this story about waiting till marriage for sex and mailed it to him, and I get super embarrassed just thinking about how stupid that was. I never heard from him and we didn’t go to the same school so it was easy to avoid him, thankfully." — Christina O. Meanwhile, Steve never acknowledged my existence. It never mattered; I was happy to adore him from afar. S.S. + M.H. 4EVR" — Marieka H. First real crush was in second grade. Tony R. It was the freckles. I remember playing tag around the playground and skidding on the baseball field and falling down. And I have this memory burned into my brain of him standing over me, hands on knees, asking if I was okay. And the teacher showing me no pity as we walked back to school, blood streaming from my knee." — Autumn H. More from CafeMom: These Texts People Wish They Had Sent Their First Love Are All Too Real (PHOTOS) He was a blond kinda sickly looking kid with ‘plaque-y’ teeth (they stains easily?). For my ’80s ladies — he looked like a one of the younger kids in the movie version of Flowers in the Attic." — Megan M. I started listening to INXS to impress him. Around that time my mom convinced me to chop my hair off and get a mullet-style haircut; I was convinced that ended any chance I had with Nick." — Alice S. He was the fastest boy in the grade, and I was the fastest girl, so one would assume we would have been brought together by the joy of running quickly on our skinny 8-year-old legs across the playground asphalt. We also were in plays together as kids and teenagers and spent a lot of time together. Funny enough, he is still one of my best friends since we went to school together (second grade through high school) and also the same college. And I just realized that I have never asked him about who his crush was in grade school; I’ll message him now, but I am quite certain it was not me, though I did date his best friend in high school (the friend was a complete jerk, unfortunately)." — Sara S. Pretty sure he never knew about the crush." — Jennifer K. I loved him sooooo much that I would get bloody noses when I saw him. Sigh." — Bobbi-Jo M. More from CafeMom: Was Your Husband Your First? He’s still an actor (but now in movies and lives in LA) and every bit as dreamy as I remember him." — Katie H. We both remembered each other, confessed our mutual preschool crushes, and had a lot of fun talking. He called me the next day and asked me out. We went out on one date and then went away to college and moved solidly into the friend zone, where we have stayed ever since!" — Jessica B. He was moving at the end of the year. [At the] end of year on a class trip to Cheap Skate, he asked me to skate the couple skate! Swoon. It was magical." — Katie B. We talked a few times during the week because we knew each other but nothing significant. On the last night of camp there was a dance and he came up and asked me to slow dance. SWOON. The End." — Taylor A. We walked to and from school every day, he practically lived at my house, and my folks loved him. We continued our friendship into junior high and high school, went to all the dances ‘as friends,’ but I was so head over heels for him. Finally in high school, I professed my love for him — and he told me I wasn’t his type. I was devastated, but we remained friends. We kept in touch through college and years after. Then one day, he fell off the face of the earth. No longer on Facebook, emails were all returned, cell was disconnected. NO one knew what happened. Last I knew he was in Chicago in nursing school. A few years ago his dad died, and my friend’s family owned a floral shop in our hometown and did the funeral flowers. My friend helps out her folks from time to time and was in the flower shop when one of Nathan’s aunts came in to pick up flowers for the funeral. My friend asked how Nathan was and if he was in town for the funeral. The aunt got all weird and said no, he wasn’t coming. My friend kept pressing the aunt and she finally said that Nathan was in prison for owning and distributing child porn." — Name withheld
title: “15 First Crushes Stories That Ll Make You Smile Cringe " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-13” author: “James Thrasher”
We all remember our first crush, right? Mine was on a boy named Ryan who cruelly checked the “no” box on my “do you like me, yes or no?” note in fourth grade. His “no” and the fact that Jordan Knight of the New Kids on the Block was too old for me were the twin heartbreaks of my young life. No, Jordan, I’ll be loving you forever. I love a good crush story, so I asked some of my friends to share their first memory of love and got some totally sweet stories. And one super creepy one. #15 — you’ve been warned! Click on for all the details. Image via ABC We were in school together K-12, and later in high school I remembered my 5-year-old crush on him and got super shy and embarrassed around him. And we were still seated by each other all the time. I looked him up on Facebook recently, and he is still pretty cute! (Or handsome? Maybe 36-37 year old men want to be called handsome and not cute?)” — Tracy R. I was sure he was super religious, so I wrote this story about waiting till marriage for sex and mailed it to him, and I get super embarrassed just thinking about how stupid that was. I never heard from him and we didn’t go to the same school so it was easy to avoid him, thankfully." — Christina O. Meanwhile, Steve never acknowledged my existence. It never mattered; I was happy to adore him from afar. S.S. + M.H. 4EVR" — Marieka H. First real crush was in second grade. Tony R. It was the freckles. I remember playing tag around the playground and skidding on the baseball field and falling down. And I have this memory burned into my brain of him standing over me, hands on knees, asking if I was okay. And the teacher showing me no pity as we walked back to school, blood streaming from my knee." — Autumn H. More from CafeMom: These Texts People Wish They Had Sent Their First Love Are All Too Real (PHOTOS) He was a blond kinda sickly looking kid with ‘plaque-y’ teeth (they stains easily?). For my ’80s ladies — he looked like a one of the younger kids in the movie version of Flowers in the Attic." — Megan M. I started listening to INXS to impress him. Around that time my mom convinced me to chop my hair off and get a mullet-style haircut; I was convinced that ended any chance I had with Nick." — Alice S. He was the fastest boy in the grade, and I was the fastest girl, so one would assume we would have been brought together by the joy of running quickly on our skinny 8-year-old legs across the playground asphalt. We also were in plays together as kids and teenagers and spent a lot of time together. Funny enough, he is still one of my best friends since we went to school together (second grade through high school) and also the same college. And I just realized that I have never asked him about who his crush was in grade school; I’ll message him now, but I am quite certain it was not me, though I did date his best friend in high school (the friend was a complete jerk, unfortunately)." — Sara S. Pretty sure he never knew about the crush." — Jennifer K. I loved him sooooo much that I would get bloody noses when I saw him. Sigh." — Bobbi-Jo M. More from CafeMom: Was Your Husband Your First? He’s still an actor (but now in movies and lives in LA) and every bit as dreamy as I remember him." — Katie H. We both remembered each other, confessed our mutual preschool crushes, and had a lot of fun talking. He called me the next day and asked me out. We went out on one date and then went away to college and moved solidly into the friend zone, where we have stayed ever since!" — Jessica B. He was moving at the end of the year. [At the] end of year on a class trip to Cheap Skate, he asked me to skate the couple skate! Swoon. It was magical." — Katie B. We talked a few times during the week because we knew each other but nothing significant. On the last night of camp there was a dance and he came up and asked me to slow dance. SWOON. The End." — Taylor A. We walked to and from school every day, he practically lived at my house, and my folks loved him. We continued our friendship into junior high and high school, went to all the dances ‘as friends,’ but I was so head over heels for him. Finally in high school, I professed my love for him — and he told me I wasn’t his type. I was devastated, but we remained friends. We kept in touch through college and years after. Then one day, he fell off the face of the earth. No longer on Facebook, emails were all returned, cell was disconnected. NO one knew what happened. Last I knew he was in Chicago in nursing school. A few years ago his dad died, and my friend’s family owned a floral shop in our hometown and did the funeral flowers. My friend helps out her folks from time to time and was in the flower shop when one of Nathan’s aunts came in to pick up flowers for the funeral. My friend asked how Nathan was and if he was in town for the funeral. The aunt got all weird and said no, he wasn’t coming. My friend kept pressing the aunt and she finally said that Nathan was in prison for owning and distributing child porn." — Name withheld
title: “15 First Crushes Stories That Ll Make You Smile Cringe " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-04” author: “Alice Brackley”
We all remember our first crush, right? Mine was on a boy named Ryan who cruelly checked the “no” box on my “do you like me, yes or no?” note in fourth grade. His “no” and the fact that Jordan Knight of the New Kids on the Block was too old for me were the twin heartbreaks of my young life. No, Jordan, I’ll be loving you forever. I love a good crush story, so I asked some of my friends to share their first memory of love and got some totally sweet stories. And one super creepy one. #15 — you’ve been warned! Click on for all the details. Image via ABC We were in school together K-12, and later in high school I remembered my 5-year-old crush on him and got super shy and embarrassed around him. And we were still seated by each other all the time. I looked him up on Facebook recently, and he is still pretty cute! (Or handsome? Maybe 36-37 year old men want to be called handsome and not cute?)” — Tracy R. I was sure he was super religious, so I wrote this story about waiting till marriage for sex and mailed it to him, and I get super embarrassed just thinking about how stupid that was. I never heard from him and we didn’t go to the same school so it was easy to avoid him, thankfully." — Christina O. Meanwhile, Steve never acknowledged my existence. It never mattered; I was happy to adore him from afar. S.S. + M.H. 4EVR" — Marieka H. First real crush was in second grade. Tony R. It was the freckles. I remember playing tag around the playground and skidding on the baseball field and falling down. And I have this memory burned into my brain of him standing over me, hands on knees, asking if I was okay. And the teacher showing me no pity as we walked back to school, blood streaming from my knee." — Autumn H. More from CafeMom: These Texts People Wish They Had Sent Their First Love Are All Too Real (PHOTOS) He was a blond kinda sickly looking kid with ‘plaque-y’ teeth (they stains easily?). For my ’80s ladies — he looked like a one of the younger kids in the movie version of Flowers in the Attic." — Megan M. I started listening to INXS to impress him. Around that time my mom convinced me to chop my hair off and get a mullet-style haircut; I was convinced that ended any chance I had with Nick." — Alice S. He was the fastest boy in the grade, and I was the fastest girl, so one would assume we would have been brought together by the joy of running quickly on our skinny 8-year-old legs across the playground asphalt. We also were in plays together as kids and teenagers and spent a lot of time together. Funny enough, he is still one of my best friends since we went to school together (second grade through high school) and also the same college. And I just realized that I have never asked him about who his crush was in grade school; I’ll message him now, but I am quite certain it was not me, though I did date his best friend in high school (the friend was a complete jerk, unfortunately)." — Sara S. Pretty sure he never knew about the crush." — Jennifer K. I loved him sooooo much that I would get bloody noses when I saw him. Sigh." — Bobbi-Jo M. More from CafeMom: Was Your Husband Your First? He’s still an actor (but now in movies and lives in LA) and every bit as dreamy as I remember him." — Katie H. We both remembered each other, confessed our mutual preschool crushes, and had a lot of fun talking. He called me the next day and asked me out. We went out on one date and then went away to college and moved solidly into the friend zone, where we have stayed ever since!" — Jessica B. He was moving at the end of the year. [At the] end of year on a class trip to Cheap Skate, he asked me to skate the couple skate! Swoon. It was magical." — Katie B. We talked a few times during the week because we knew each other but nothing significant. On the last night of camp there was a dance and he came up and asked me to slow dance. SWOON. The End." — Taylor A. We walked to and from school every day, he practically lived at my house, and my folks loved him. We continued our friendship into junior high and high school, went to all the dances ‘as friends,’ but I was so head over heels for him. Finally in high school, I professed my love for him — and he told me I wasn’t his type. I was devastated, but we remained friends. We kept in touch through college and years after. Then one day, he fell off the face of the earth. No longer on Facebook, emails were all returned, cell was disconnected. NO one knew what happened. Last I knew he was in Chicago in nursing school. A few years ago his dad died, and my friend’s family owned a floral shop in our hometown and did the funeral flowers. My friend helps out her folks from time to time and was in the flower shop when one of Nathan’s aunts came in to pick up flowers for the funeral. My friend asked how Nathan was and if he was in town for the funeral. The aunt got all weird and said no, he wasn’t coming. My friend kept pressing the aunt and she finally said that Nathan was in prison for owning and distributing child porn." — Name withheld
