(Graph design: Amelia Epp) At the best of times, my crushes feel like a space is opening up in my heart to let someone else in. But sometimes my heart doesn’t just open, it bursts. And it doesn’t feel good. Anna Wilkinson (chestburstee) At their heart, all crushes are a little bit painful. There are obviously painful ones: the unrequited high school crush or the celebrity obsession. But even nice crushes have moments of uncertainty, vulnerability, regret, confusion, anxiety, embarrassment, discomfort, moderate amounts of shame, nausea, or heartache. So in the interest of a little collective catharsis we’re sharing crush stories on this blog. Send in your poems, collages, shrines, photographs, transcribed text messages, songs, stuffed animals, notes, flowcharts, locks of hair, etc. AND LET THE HEALING BEGIN.

(Graph design: Amelia Epp)

At the best of times, my crushes feel like a space is opening up in my heart to let someone else in. But sometimes my heart doesn’t just open, it bursts. And it doesn’t feel good.

Anna Wilkinson (chestburstee)

At their heart, all crushes are a little bit painful. There are obviously painful ones: the unrequited high school crush or the celebrity obsession. But even nice crushes have moments of uncertainty, vulnerability, regret, confusion, anxiety, embarrassment, discomfort, moderate amounts of shame, nausea, or heartache.

So in the interest of a little collective catharsis we’re sharing crush stories on this blog. Send in your poems, collages, shrines, photographs, transcribed text messages, songs, stuffed animals, notes, flowcharts, locks of hair, etc.

AND LET THE HEALING BEGIN.

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