Crushes

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if everyone who has, or has ever had a crush on you, had to tell you immediately. And then you could know, all at once, everyone who's ever liked you. But then, would you fear to know, fearing that the list would be too short, or empty, or full of all the wrong people? It would be great if life had a button, like the "Easy" button from the Staples commercials, that would do that if you pressed it. I think it's something that would be good for some people to know. I certainly wouldn't mind telling all the girls I've had a crush on, if they were really that curious. I keep a list after all. Changes about every 2 months too. Funny cycle. And every time, you come down with a new crush, you think about them like "they're the one" and all your other crushes were just silly. But then in 2 months, it's over, and then you're like "well, I guess that was just another silly crush too." I've grown to distrust crushes because of that, the reasons that crushes begin are, I believe, for reasons not well grounded in reality. I've come to see crushes as just another unnecessary pain of daily life, an inconvenience of the human condition.