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During teen years, it is normal to go through hormonal changes, a phase during which teenagers want to explore their bodies and their sexuality as well as try to understand themselves as well as the world outside. At such times, it is normal and natural to go through phases where you feel attracted towards other people and might be romantically interested in them.
When you have a crush on someone, you might potentially have a romantic interest in them, you might find them very attractive and wish to spend a lot of time with them. You might.....
Dear Teentalker,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns.
During teen years, it is normal to go through hormonal changes, a phase during which teenagers want to explore their bodies and their sexuality as well as try to understand themselves as well as the world outside. At such times, it is normal and natural to go through phases where you feel attracted towards other people and might be romantically interested in them.
When you have a crush on someone, you might potentially have a romantic interest in them, you might find them very attractive and wish to spend a lot of time with them. You might even fantasize wanting to have sex with them and might think that all of this means 'love', but in reality, it is 'lust'. Romantic crushes tend to be a potent mix of idealization and infatuation or attraction and having a crush on someone doesn't require you to know another person at all. The reality is that, crushes have a lot to do with what your dreams are made up of and a lot of those may or may not translate into reality. Lust is short-term and and is purely physical with a need for instant gratification and it is driven by hormones. However, once you experience attraction towards another person, you have opened yourself up to the possibility of true romantic love, which is more long-term in nature.
To know more, please explore the category of 'puberty'.
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