
A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself

So, our crushes often exist to tell us what we are looking for within ourselves. They tell us where our ambition is pointing. And that's quite useful. Because if you don't think you know what you want, or where you want to go, or what you want to do, or what you want to be more of, just look at your crushes:
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Isabel • crushes are often just misplaced ambition
I know that limerence can be misleading. It can be the beginning of a good relationship, or a complete disaster. If someone feels like the answer to the question of your life, you might want to address the fundamental sense of lack that they are triggering.
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
For the very state of “being in love” is a state of idealization, where the other person is not really viewed through the eyes of reality.
John Townsend • Boundaries in Dating: How Healthy Choices Grow Healthy Relationships
Crushes are often just misplaced ambition.