I never expected my first crush on a woman to happen at summer camp ― at least not at 28. By that point, I assumed my identity was fully formed and fixed. That summer, some grad school friends and I ...

We were never going to have the future I imagined, as much as I wanted it. My first crush was in preschool with a boy named Cody. He told me he liked me and we held hands all day. The next day, I ...

I was 11 when I had my first crush. We went to the same elementary school but he was a year older than me. We ran into each other often, but the crush developed a little too late. It was at his ...

I’ll never forget my first real crush. His name was Robert*, and we were in kindergarten. He had a blonde, bowl haircut, brown eyes, and the cutest smile. Our parents were friends, and I distinctly ...

Like many kindergarten boys, I thought girls were gross. But that didn’t stop me from liking Jennifer. She had dirty-blond bangs, perfect posture and never got in trouble. I told her how I felt by ...