Random bits from longer discourses running through my head. I remember the thought of her more fondly than the reality. From a distance, she was amazing. From a distance, she was all in my imagination. Reality? Not so good. At least I was smart (or lucky) enough to realize it quickly… There was once a… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Musings on Relationships, Real and Imagined
Category: Lessons Learned
Hump Day Crush: Building Confidence
Without a doubt, self-confidence is one of the cornerstones of a successful life. It helps us get ahead in our careers. It helps us stand up for ourselves so we can do what we want. And it helps us get what we need out of our relationships. Without self-confidence, we can easily end up little… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Building Confidence
Hump Day Crush: Confidence Game
All of my self-confidence when it came to dating was crushed out of me by the time I was 14 years old. By that time, I had spent more than a year pining away after a girl who wouldn’t even breathe in my direction if she didn’t have to. I had firmly settled myself right… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Confidence Game
Hump Day Crush: Those Next Few Moments
Those first few moments, when everything is just a fantasy inside your head, are all that go into a normal crush. “Moments” like that can last for varying amounts of time–anywhere from actual moments to years. I know I have silently crushed on people for ages without ever actually interacting with them. Or, at least,… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Those Next Few Moments
Hump Day Crush: Night, In Shining Armor
I don’t know how many of you watched (or remember) Ed. It was a show about a New York lawyer (Ed, played by Tom Cavanagh) who came home one day to find his wife in bed with the mailman. This being TV, he packed up and moved back to his old home town. Once there… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Night, In Shining Armor
Hump Day Crush: On the Receiving End
It’s easy to tell when you have a crush on someone, even if it isn’t easy to admit it. What’s nowhere near as obvious is when someone has a crush on you. We’re all very good at being distracted by our own crushes (or just totally oblivious, like I usually am) to notice when that… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: On the Receiving End
Hump Day Crush: Words from Long Ago
I’ve been reading through old journals of mine from high school. Some of it is quite painful. Not just because of my bad spelling and even worse handwriting, but because I had some really seriously depressed times back then. My head was far from screwed on straight and I had very little conscious clue of… Continue reading Hump Day Crush: Words from Long Ago