Table of Contents
Real-life
Questions
and Honest
answeRs
How to survive
Girl
Talk
HAVING A
CRUSH
Lisa Miles and Xanna Eve Chown
Emotions:
thE UltimatE GUidE
Why Do
I Feel
This Way?
Is it love?
QUiz:
makinG an
imprEssion:
Dos and Donts
How to survive
DATING
How to survive
BEING DUMPED
HAVING A CRUSH
How to survive
How to survive
MEAN GIRLS
How to survive
ONLINE EMBARRASSMENT
How to survive
ZITS AND BAD HAIR DAYS
How to survive
Girl
Talk
Miles and Chown
rosEn
HAVING A CRUSH
titlEs in this sEriEs
How to survive
Girl
Talk
Lisa Miles and Xanna Eve Chown
HAVING A
CRUSH
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How to survive having a crush/[Lisa Miles and Xanna Eve Chown].1st ed.
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Contents
Introduction
MAJOR CRUSH! ............................... 4
Youre crushing on HIM!
DIARY: STORIES FROM
MY LIFE ........................................... 6
WHAT DOES A CRUSH
FEEL LIKE? ..................................... 8
WHY DOES IT HAPPEN? ..............
WHOS YOUR CRUSH? .................
COULD IT BE LOVE? .....................
QUIZ: JUST HOW BESOTTED
ARE YOU? .....................................
When a crush turns
into dating
DIARY: STORIES FROM
MY LIFE .. ......................................
GETTING YOURSELF NOTICED ..
WHAT IF HE ASKS YOU OUT? .... 22
ITS NOT YOU HE LIKES ...............
TALKING MATTERS ........................ 26
QUIZ: DOES YOUR
CRUSH LIKE YOU BACK? ......... 28
When HEs crushing
on you!
DIARY: STORIES FROM MY
LIFE ...............................................
YOURE THE CRUSH! ....................
HES NOT THE ONE ...................... 34
CRUSH OR OBSESSION? .......... 36
QUIZ: HOW GOOD ARE YOU AT
SAYING NO? ................................ 38
Girl Talk Extra
BOY TALK ...........................................
HEALTHY YOU! ................................
FAQS ...................................................
GLOSSARY .........................................
GET HELP! ......................................... 47
INDEX ................................................. 48
MAJOR
If I hide, he
wont see Im
blushing!
Having a crush is exciting.
But, sometimes, it can
leave you feeling a bit
mixed-up. Perhaps you think your
feelings are too weird to talk about.
Or you think the guy you are
crushing on will never notice you.
Or maybe someone is crushing on
you? Whatever is happening right
now, read on for some help...
crush!
H
es so cute it gives you butteries in your
stomach. His hair is perfect, his clothes
are awesome, and his laugh is so adorable
you want to die But when he looks your way,
you feel shy and embarrassed. In fact, youve
never really talked to him. Whats going on?
Introduction
A crush,
to me,
is when
I like
someone
and think
they are cute
or hot. I know I am NOT in love
and I wouldnt call a boyfriend a
crush because it isnt the same.
I think having a crush means
liking someone in secret!
Sometimes, my crush is
someone I just adore from a
long way away. You can crush
on someone
youve never
even met
or spoken
to!
Im 14 and I have an
ENORMOUS crush on a guy
on a TV show. My friend
told me that it was creepy.
But its not creepy. I just
daydream about him and
look at pictures of him
and stu.
MY
CRUSH!
GIRl to GIRl
Youre crushing on
HIM!
Diary
Its time to talk about the cutest boy in the whole school and
possibly the whole WORLD Chas Wallis! AKA Cool Shoes Guy.
AKA The One who Sits Behind Me in Science. AKA My Future
Husband (well, maybe!).
I think about him all the time. His dreamy eyes. His blond hair. His
cool shoes (obv!). I write our names together all over my school books
with little hearts and arrows and stuff. Not my science books though
I wouldnt want him to actually see.
My friend Sophie says I should ask him out. But its not that easy,
is it? For a start, I dont think he knows who I am. And if I do try
to talk to him, I will probably turn the color of a beet and start to
stutter. Or worse throw up!
Ew.
So, what do you think? Is
it love or just a crush? And
does it really matter if I never
actually talk to him?
Stories from my life
If I hide behind these books, I
can stare at him for hours!
Er... this is the
wrong sort of crush!
Find a way to talk to
your crush casually
every now and then
until youre comfortable
around him. Then youll
have a better idea of
whether youd make a
good couple!
Real-life advice
Girl
Talk
Youre crushing on HIM!
Whats a crush and why does it happen?
As we get older our feelings start to change. Having
a crush means that you are growing up.
You have feelings for another person
and its exciting you will
always remember your
rst crush. You cant
choose the person you
have a crush on. Its
a feeling that just
