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How to describe high school crushes...

Postby LimaUniformNovemberAlpha » Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:40 am

When describing crushes one recalls from one's high school years, it's easy to fall into the trap of just saying "high school crush." However, if you work with kids, this isn't a good idea, as it could get you mistaken for a pedophile.

However, if you said "classmate," you could be mistaken for a homosexual, and "female classmate" may or may not be better when it comes across as a suspiciously specific denial. Anyone have any ideas of ways to describe this that are neither gender-neutral nor age-neutral?
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Postby Thermodolia » Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:44 am

I think you are overthinking and I also think you should get a blog
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Postby Greater Germany » Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:46 am

Thermodolia wrote:I think you are overthinking and I also think you should get a blog

^this

That "mistaken for a pedophile" thing makes no sense. :eyebrow:
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Postby Montbellia » Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:47 am

yeah, i agree, you are overthinking this
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Postby Anywhere Else But Here » Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:19 am

Well...this is a weird thread.

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Postby Kenmoria » Thu Dec 28, 2017 8:53 am

LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:When describing crushes one recalls from one's high school years, it's easy to fall into the trap of just saying "high school crush." However, if you work with kids, this isn't a good idea, as it could get you mistaken for a pedophile.

However, if you said "classmate," you could be mistaken for a homosexual, and "female classmate" may or may not be better when it comes across as a suspiciously specific denial. Anyone have any ideas of ways to describe this that are neither gender-neutral nor age-neutral?

Just say, "High school crush." Boom, thread solved. If someone mistakes you for a pedophile... somehow, just tell them you aren't.
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Postby Diopolis » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:11 am

When you say high school crush, everyone assumes you mean "the girl I had a crush on when I was in high school" not "the girl I have a crush on who is currently in high school".
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Postby MERIZoC » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:15 am

it me, the guy who calls people pedophiles for talking about their high school crush
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Postby The Grim Reaper » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:20 am

LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:When describing crushes one recalls from one's high school years, it's easy to fall into the trap of just saying "high school crush." However, if you work with kids, this isn't a good idea, as it could get you mistaken for a pedophile.

However, if you said "classmate," you could be mistaken for a homosexual, and "female classmate" may or may not be better when it comes across as a suspiciously specific denial. Anyone have any ideas of ways to describe this that are neither gender-neutral nor age-neutral?


"an old crush"

cool is the thread over now or did you want to blog more

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Postby Risottia » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:21 am

LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:When describing crushes one recalls from one's high school years, it's easy to fall into the trap of just saying "high school crush." However, if you work with kids, this isn't a good idea, as it could get you mistaken for a pedophile.

However, if you said "classmate," you could be mistaken for a homosexual, and "female classmate" may or may not be better when it comes across as a suspiciously specific denial. Anyone have any ideas of ways to describe this that are neither gender-neutral nor age-neutral?

Just don't describe them.
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Postby The Huskar Social Union » Thu Dec 28, 2017 9:27 am

Just say you had a crush and leave it at that, not everything needs such overthinking also get a goram blog.
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Postby Saiwania » Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:06 am

It is called a "crush" because the vast majority of the time- it is one sided, where one person thinks they like someone but the target of their affections doesn't return their feelings or might not even be very aware of their existence. Hence, someone in that situation gets "crushed" inevitably when they get rejected or have no choice but to move on.
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Postby The Two Jerseys » Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:20 am

Diopolis wrote:When you say high school crush, everyone assumes you mean "the girl I had a crush on when I was in high school" not "the girl I have a crush on who is currently in high school".

^This.
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Postby Free Missouri » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:30 pm

Thermodolia wrote:I think you are overthinking and I also think you should get a blog

^This

Blog it.
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Postby Luminesa » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:33 pm

“I had a crush on a boy in high school. He was intelligent, kind, and shy. I knew him since middle school. I wanted to ask him out to prom but got tongue-tied at the last minute. I walked to Spanish class wanting to cry. I later pulled through it, and we’re friends on Steam. Need to see if he’ll play CK2 with me sometime soon.”

That’s how you describe a high school crush.
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Postby Soldati Senza Confini » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:39 pm

LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:When describing crushes one recalls from one's high school years, it's easy to fall into the trap of just saying "high school crush." However, if you work with kids, this isn't a good idea, as it could get you mistaken for a pedophile.

However, if you said "classmate," you could be mistaken for a homosexual, and "female classmate" may or may not be better when it comes across as a suspiciously specific denial. Anyone have any ideas of ways to describe this that are neither gender-neutral nor age-neutral?


"This girl I had a crush on/was seeing back in high school".

Boom. Done. You owe me 5 bucks. You're welcome.
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Postby Anywhere Else But Here » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:45 pm

Luminesa wrote:“I had a crush on a boy in high school. He was intelligent, kind, and shy. I knew him since middle school. I wanted to ask him out to prom but got tongue-tied at the last minute. I walked to Spanish class wanting to cry. I later pulled through it, and we’re friends on Steam. Need to see if he’ll play CK2 with me sometime soon.”

That’s how you describe a high school crush.

"We never went out, but years later I locked him up and cut off his balls in a Medieval simulator. Ah, what might have been..."
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Postby Luminesa » Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:48 pm

Anywhere Else But Here wrote:
Luminesa wrote:“I had a crush on a boy in high school. He was intelligent, kind, and shy. I knew him since middle school. I wanted to ask him out to prom but got tongue-tied at the last minute. I walked to Spanish class wanting to cry. I later pulled through it, and we’re friends on Steam. Need to see if he’ll play CK2 with me sometime soon.”

That’s how you describe a high school crush.

"We never went out, but years later I locked him up and cut off his balls in a Medieval simulator. Ah, what might have been..."

Oh come on, you have to write in a bad ending? This ain’t Undertale. XD
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Postby LimaUniformNovemberAlpha » Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:20 pm

Soldati Senza Confini wrote:
LimaUniformNovemberAlpha wrote:When describing crushes one recalls from one's high school years, it's easy to fall into the trap of just saying "high school crush." However, if you work with kids, this isn't a good idea, as it could get you mistaken for a pedophile.

However, if you said "classmate," you could be mistaken for a homosexual, and "female classmate" may or may not be better when it comes across as a suspiciously specific denial. Anyone have any ideas of ways to describe this that are neither gender-neutral nor age-neutral?


"This girl I had a crush on/was seeing back in high school".

Boom. Done. You owe me 5 bucks. You're welcome.

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Postby New haven america » Thu Dec 28, 2017 3:24 pm

1. Get a blog
2. "Person I had an old crush on" seems to work fine. Even though I think pretty much everyone knows what the term "High school crush" means...
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Postby Kannap » Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:10 pm

All my friends fully understand that every time mention a high school crush I am talking about one of the guys I had a crush on in high school.
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Postby Xmara » Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:39 pm

Who makes any of those assumptions anyway? As Therm and several others said, you’re over thinking this. Like way over thinking it.
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Postby Kannap » Thu Dec 28, 2017 4:46 pm

Xmara wrote:Who makes any of those assumptions anyway? As Therm and several others said, you’re over thinking this. Like way over thinking it.


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