Here's What Your Crush Really Says About You

Unless you’re some crush-immune anomaly, you’ve probably experienced the physical consequences of a crush: the nervous sweats, the stuttering, the flushed cheeks, the rapid heart beating. These responses are also rooted in science. In sum, when we encounter our crush, our biochemistry “explodes.”

“We activate dopamine, which ignites bliss-craving; o... See more

Crushes can be more about projection than attraction.

Hallstrom-Conkright emphasizes that we often project a series of valued attributes onto an individual and then attach strong positive feelings to the image we created. Projections can be complicated and irrational, and the feelings resulting from these projections can be quite dramatic. She adds ... See more