How did you react when somebody had a crush on you in school?

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1. Scared. I thought it must have been a bet to embarrass and hurt me.

2. *Heavy* skepticism. I was not someone that people had crushes on.

   The one time I got halfway trustworthy word that someone might sincerely have a crush on me, it didn’t matter to me at the time anyway because they were already dating somebody else.

3. Sad, angry, and/or guilty…

   Cus I know I’d have to reject them.. and at the time I hadn’t learnt (or had enough experience on) how to do it without feeling bad and guilty about it…

   I felt burdened… with the task of having to reject them… and I thought it was selfish for them to confess without considering my feelings (and/or likely ignored all the hints or previous times I said no). Obviously that was my selfish POV at the time… but it was how I felt. I’d go cry (out of sight/ on my own) every time I was confessed to…

4. Well, it wasn’t mutual. And I was eight. So I hated it.

5. I didn’t. If someone has a crush on me then that’s on them.

6. Ignorance.

   I was as oblivious as the blind going into target practice.

7. I really wasn’t the girl people were crushing on in school

8. Felt weird for the very first time. Didn’t know what to do with that information.

9. I wasn’t sure how to handle it, so I tried to be friendly but not overly encouraging. I remember writing them a note thanking them for their feelings and suggesting we stay friends. It was a bit nerve-wracking, but looking back, it was a sweet and innocent part of growing up.

10. No one ever did.