It's Secret Crush Monday MKF 9/02

[tommo]

Okay, in the interests of introducing a lighter, more breezy and distinctly "La La La...I don't care..." note to the board, I was wondering just how many secret crushes there are going around. See, the thing about secret crushes are that they're really great; they generally don't mean anything, and they make you happy in a totally unrealistic and won't ever happen kind of way.

I'm sure that Tara had a secret crush on Willow from the get go; luckily for her it turned into something wonderful. But secret crushes usually don't turn into anything; that's part of their charm. They're inoffensive and cute and generally mean jack shit in the greater scheme of things.

So...here's the thing. If you have a secret crush, either on the board or off it (it doesn't matter really), I was wondering if you could describe that person without saying who it is. Believe me; I have no interest in telling anyone who my secret crushes are. All two thousand of them.

Or, you can tell us all about a secret crush you might have had when you were younger. There go most of my English teachers and probably every single friend I've ever had. heh heh.

So, secret crushes. There you go. Thought it might be fun. Or y'know...it's probably just me.

[maudmac]

Ah, crushes. So sweet. I love having silly little crushes from inside a long-term relationship. Because they're totally safe. I can just look at my crush sometimes and think, "I love the way her hair does that when she looks down," or "I love that little strip of skin there around her back and belly where her shirt doesn't quite reach her pants" and it's no threat at all to my relationship. A harmless diversion.

My better half had a huge crush on this stupid, but [i:ce3c2d2a9b] very[/i:ce3c2d2a9b] attractive woman a few years ago. We still laugh about it. Like, "Well, she's nice, but she's no [i:ce3c2d2a9b] Rachel[/i:ce3c2d2a9b]."

So, crushes, yes. I hope I never stop having them. I usually have at least one going at any given time.

Online crushes are weird, though. Because there's no hair or skin or laugh or smile involved. There's no, "She smells sooooo good." It's all personality, sense of humor, intelligence, whatever. I'm well-acquainted with online crushes. Especially since my better half was once one. I'm convinced the internet is the best place to meet people.

Hope everyone's having a happy Monday. It's a holiday here in the States. So I can stay up all night without having to pay for it.

[mollyig]

Well apparently I'm awful at having secret crushes. My friend was slagging me the other day about someone I have a crush on. And there was I thinking I was being all stealthy about it. Ah well.

[Triscuit7]

Okay

First, Darcy and I often "look" together...and I'm usually the one doing the initial pointing out. I'm the observant one.<g> Although it's a safe bet that if she sees a woman in uniform she'll know where I'm looking... Putting that aside though and turning to Ruth's subject of "crushes" I offer

3 women in armor - not so secret crushes that I have...

1) Tall, long dark hair, piercing blue eyes, a beautiful mouth - why did they take the epaulets off her armor anyway....? Has a really cute, if somewhat obnoxious, strawberry blonde sidekick.

2) First screen shot, woman in armor with a wicked sword in a dungeon hunting for a particular woman and/or baby to kill. Helmet comes off, flowing red curls, blue eyes (again!). Initiator of one of those phrases shared between couples: "A woman who looks that good in armor, can't be all bad." (me to Darcy) And fortunately that was true...

3) Woman in armor on a white charger waving bearing a white standard with fleur de lis, and shouting "If you love me, follow me!" (anywhere, anywhere, yes, yes)

And if you're thinking, what the hell is she talking about: Xena, Sorsha (from the movie Willow) and Joan of Arc (as played by Milla Jovovich, "The Messenger").

Thanks a lot Ruth for giving me images so early in the AM. Now I have to go write/read some smut...

Ciao, Melissa

[Tulipp]

Well, my lesbo street cred is already ruined, and this isn't that much of a secret, but here goes:

He is tall and from Iowa. He has a sweet potato shaped nose and nice shoulders. He loves to throw a little nerf basketball in a hoop on the back of his door.

And I do have a total crush on him.

Incidentally, mollyig, I was sure you'd say Amy Ray.

[Indygo]

Oh boy. Secret crush. I'm an expert. I'd go so far as to call myself the unrequited love queen.

There was this one girl in my baseball league. She was a new player and I fell for her at first sight. I conned my coach into insisting she be drafted into our team. I offered to help her with her playing (you know, personal lessons...), invited her to dinner a few times, all the while never using the word "date". (We Aussies don't tend to use that word much, hence much confusion.)

We talked about everything, became great friends, then after about eight months of me NOT saying anything about how I felt, she started confiding in me about some other girl she had a thing for. I still don't know to this day if she ever liked me and was just waiting for me to "make a move", or if she never thought of me as anything other than a friend. *sigh*

I still run into her from time to time, though we've kind of lost contact. One day I'm going to go up to her and say "You know that year we were like each other's shadow? I loved you SO much. Did you ever think of me like that?" I just kind of need to know.

Oh I was screwed up, big time. Constantly unhappy unless I was with her, and then I was ecstatic. Roller coaster of emotions, all for nothing. I still miss her to this day, two years later. She's still the most gorgeous woman I've ever met.

Indygo

[LeatherQueen]

Ah... crushes. So silly, but so much fun. Let's see... one of my biggest might not be too well-known. But here it is: long curly blonde hair, a deep voice that sends shivers down your spine, and a way of wearing a leather bodice that is just... sinful.

I am, of course, speaking of Danielle Cormack. And for those who don't know Xena history, that's the actress who played Ephiny.

Of course, it may not be so much of a crush as it is a lustful wanting. Hmmm...

[mollyig]

[b:b5a33f35d4]Tulipp[/b:b5a33f35d4] Amy Ray would be my not so secret crush! Even though, musically, I prefer Emily.

Your secret crush is also not so secret. [img:b5a33f35d4]http://homepage.eircom.net/~mollyig/wink1.gif[/img:b5a33f35d4]

[friskylez]

Well i do have "crushes" on several of the kittens, however i only have time to go on about a couple of them right now because ill be late for work if i list them all

Her singles ad was cute just like im sure she is i knew i had a crush when she used "my name" to describe when her wicked sense of humor comes out Not to mention she's short like me..

Other crushes who shall not remain nameless cause i want them to know KpMuse, Janice, Hilary and of course our founder, who were so very sweet to me in the "through it all thread" the other nite, after my "slip"

[tommo]

See, I do have kind of a crush. But it's difficult to call it a secret crush, because the person has to know I'm crushing on her. Well, either that or she's interminably dim.

Anyhoo, I'm generally smitten by many of the Kittens. But mostly my secret crush is Garfield or Brian. And now I feel better for having got that off my substantially over-large chest.

[Lindy]

Crushes? Secret ones? Online or on friends?? I dunno what you guys are talking about

[tommo]

On [b:d6d999c4e8] anyone[/b:d6d999c4e8].

And you know, although I hate to admit it, what Xander said in [b:d6d999c4e8] The Gift[/b:d6d999c4e8] is true. Smart girls are [b:d6d999c4e8] so[/b:d6d999c4e8] hot. Which y'know, encompasses a fair few Kittens that I find thrilling to read. Sigh.

[Lindy]

Yeah, smartness is indeed sexy.

Oh god, and how much of a turn off stupidity can be Amazes me everytime when certain people who look sexy from far away suddenly disturb me when they open their mouth.

[Sweetjane]

hmmmm , one of my favourite pastimes. i feel i am quite , quite skilled in the art of stealth-like-drooling , although it can be a bit messy from time to time.

the secret crush of choice which i shall share with you , just happens to be the biggest secret crush i have ever had ever in my whole entire life (all 18 years of it). i met this girl and completely fell for her when i was 13. i mean , i saw her and just kinda fell for her before i even said a word of even knew her name . (we were in this choir together) . then , we got introduced and we 'clicked' . i mean i have never felt that so intensely with anyone , even to this day with my best friends. she had soft blonde hair that always smelt of strawberries , blue eyes and a tiny lisp when she spoke , she was like marvellous personified , only in light blue flared jeans and a corderoy jacket.

after a few years she left the choir , and i didn't see her again for 2 years , until we bumped into one another in a bizarre chance meeting in a coffee shop in a city hours away from where each of us lived . suffice to say it felt like we had never been apart , it was like a scene from a film - and i was just thinking 'wouldn't it be great if i saw her here' - only not in slow motion , cause that would be silly.

after that , i haven't seen her again , but i still think of her sometimes - (but not in a kind of glenn close -fatal attraction-obsessive way i promise)

[birdblue]

oh no - I don't have a secret crush... okay - I'll go find one before I start to feel left out ... *scoots off*

[Enigmatic]

Ruth, you must be a mind reader.

I have this secret crush, and it's on a girl from school. I have german class with her, and I really needed to tell somebody about it, and here's the perfect chance...thank you.
Well, she's not that tall, very cool and she doesn't wear much make up, but she's just natural pretty. She's full of enegy, and she makes it worth going to german class.

It started a couple of weeks ago, up untill then we were just good friends, but now I can't stop thinking about her, and I even had a a couple of dreams about her. There was a party last friday on the school, and I swear she was so beautiful it made my knees weak. I still see her clearly in my mind.
Unfortunately she's straight, or that's what I think she is, so I don't have high hopes...

Thanks for giving me the chance to let this out...sometimes it hard, when you don't really have anyone to tell...

Take care and have a good monday Kittens.

[frenchrose888]

Hmm, okay this daily thread is so well-timed, it's almost freaky. I actually do have a secret crush on a girl, and I just spent the afternoon with her and another friend. Weird. I'm in full crush-mode, I may even have giggled stupidly once. Or twice. Tops. She's this girl who is the friend of a great high school friend of mine, I've met her like a month ago, and it's all so sweet, having these crushy feelings and just... enjoying them. The only tiny tiny not so good part is, she's a huge flirt. She flirts with everyone, boys and girls, but not in a serious way - i.e she's not a slut, she's just very sociable and outgoing, and well sometimes some of the things she says as a joke hit a bit close to home, you know, and it sucks, cause I blush easily, and sometimes I just feel like flirting right back, only not as a joke.*sigh* Anyway, that's my secret crush, she's hot, cute, smart and sassy and it's great.

Have a great day everyone, I sure did.*g*

Rose, not telling on which Kitten she may be crushing a little bit...

[Dumbsaint]

My secret crush stands about oh, a lil over half a foot tall- closer to three quarters when he's feeling more fiesty than usual. Name starts with a T, and ends with an R. And rumor has it that he once starred in a Strong Bad 'toon. How cool is that?

Hee.

[tommo]

Mmm Julia, I know of whom you speak. Yummy.

[Yelowsub]

Ahh the secret crush. Well I actually only have four official crushes. Two girls and two boys.

1. Rachel- A beautiful red head who has the same exact cute grin as Alyson Hannigan. I get weak in the knees whenever I see her do it. She dresses in everything from dresspants to fuzzy tiger printed skirts. I just can't describe her style. She was my lab partner two years ago in honors bio and the first girl that I ever had a crush on.

2. Phil- An undescrible funny girl with dreads and courdaroy pants.

The thing with Rachel and Phil is that, I am the editor of my school's literary magazine. Rachel and Phil are (most likely) going to be my assistant editors, which means private editors meetings and working alone. Which is great except I have to watch out that I don't get all giggly in front of them.

3. Angela- A girl from the Bronx who I recently met. I didn't have a crush on her right away, but after talking to her I found that she could be extremely sexy. And although she's straight, she would always flirt with me.

4. Tom- I recently met Tom at the same place as Angela. He's this small kid who is an amazing drum player, a fellow band geek, and more importantly when you talk to him he seems like the smartest person in the world. He has dedicated his life to making others happy.

The thing with Tom is that, before I met him I was questioning if I could be a lesbian, but when I was reading an Online journal entry of his, he said that he was falling in love with another girl (He doesn't know that I like him) My heart dropped to the floor and I started sobbing. So I guess I still like guys. But there is no doubt in my mind that I like girls.

So there you have it. Now I can only hope that they never find this.

[xita]

Frenchrose "I may even have giggled stupidly once. Or twice. Tops." yeah sure ...

Julia I know your crush, they call him ten ten too.

Oh and crushes , when am I not with one. They used to get a hold of me more, I used to think every girl I crushed on was the love of my life. But yeah the safety of the long term relationship makes crushes a bit easier. I learned to deal with crushes and understand them for what they are, sometimes eye candy and sometimes just an admiration for someone. Smart, funny women are so sexy ... and man the kitten is in no short supply of those (especially one) or crushes

Anyway, I always think there is no such thing as a secret crush cause I think I am obvious about it, but I later find I wasn't at all. .. go figure.

[Zippy]

I feel all left out. I haven't had a secret crush on anyone for ages, dear me, my life is just to depressing for words at the moment.

When I was at school I had a major crush on my german teacher, it got so bad that I took german as one of my GCSE options just so I could be in her class for two more years & I really wasn't that good at german.

Z

[frenchrose888]

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Frenchrose "I may even have giggled stupidly once. Or twice. Tops." yeah sure ...

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Well it's not like you can blame me. Who here isn't prone to the odd schoolgirl spaz attack ? Except perhaps, you know, Bob, cause he's such a grown up, and heck I'm not even so sure about that after all.*g*

Oh and I had a huge crush on one of my teachers last year, she was this gorgeous Irish girl who was in charge of our, get this, 'Oral Expression' class. Hmm. Suffice to say you would have had to restrain me to make me miss that class, so my orals skills did progress last year, but unfortunately not in the fun Kitty way.*g*

Rose

[xita]

Oral expression class Was it hands on learning?

[WiccansIllusion]

does bein in love with your (straight ) best friend count?

[pikachu1060]

Oh my god, i love this thread...

I'm secret crush gal Seems like there's not been one single time in my life without a secret crush. The last one was one of my teachers. I had this crush going on since last year, and it was really cool, cause i'm not much a "cool, go to school, do your homework" kind of girl, but twice a week, when i had classes with her, it was really a pleasure to go to school. I wouldn't have missed it even if i was totally ill... But the thing is that when i have a crush, it quickly becomes an obsession. So i wrote her an anonymous mail where i told her how much i liked her And she wrote back! I couldn't believe it. So it became some kind of habit to write her once or twice a month, telling her about my life and then, also about my problems, cause this year has been the hardest one in my whole life. She would always answer kindly, giving me some advice and supporting me. Then, back in may, things really got out of hands, and to make a long story short, i went to her place (cause she's my neighbor) one day where i was at the bottom, told her it was me who wrote her the mails (which she had guessed), and since then, she's been there for me, helping me, checking on me regularly to see how i was doing. No need to say that my secret crush was more intense than ever. Not really a simple crush anymore, i was totally in love. Then in july, we went to a school dinner, and after having drank too much, she walked me back home and when we were at my place, i told her that i loved her... *G*, how lame is that?? She's twice my age and my teacher!! Still, she's been very kind, telling me it was not possible and she was sorry... I still see her, though less regularly because of the holidays. And i finally understood i had to get over her, which i am, though i'll always be grateful for what she did and i hope we'll stay friends forever...
And two days ago, we went out for a drink That was really cool. I like it that i can talk about everything with her... God, there should be more teachers like her on earth. Students would surely like school a lot much...

[scifiacid]

Oy! Jeez... it's been WAY long since I've had a crush (or allowed myself to have one ) I think I was like 13 when I had my last one.

tehe.

[tommo]

Oh cheers Dri. And here's me concocting this whole friggin' thread so that you could finally come out to me...bleh...

[friskylez]

Well since i dont have anyone in my life in the g/f sense, im a crusholic There are in infinite number of things that i love about women, intelligence, humor and strength to name a few..

Any or all of those combined with the fact that well, they are a woman and im toast So since the majority of women (exept that one on the Con panel) have those traits i pretty much have crushes on women all the time

I have to confess that i do however have a crush on all of the male kittens on the board What a wonderful group of guys, finer men i have not met...This is fun so im gonna continue

A couple of other kittens i have crushes on, are two lovely ladies, etamkcehcsM and lrignailati...They posted in the singles thread on how great older women are...How could an "older woman" not have a crush on them

[Tara Croft]

Well, my secret crush is no longer a secret. I finally plucked up the courage to tell her about 6 weeks ago. Big mistake

She just completely ignored that fact that I had confessed my undying love for her and carried on as normal! I'm beginning to wonder if I actually did tell her or if I just dreamt it....