Maria’s Secret Crush

Maria McLeod shared her story of forlorn love in this post “Maria’s Secret Crush” written in 2013. The story gives courage to those with secret crushes to express their love, and for lovers to confess it again and everyday. Grab a tissue & hold on to your hat! -SPL

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Double Dare

December 2013 I found myself on the dance floor,live band taking up a third of the living room, at a New Years house party, covered in sweat, surrounded by others, who were proportionately sweaty, doing a combination dancing, and shouting out lyrics to classic songs. Good times.

During the song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen, I bumped into a writer friend, Maria Mcleod. “Ready Freddy!” she shouted, “Freddy! That was the name of my secret crush!” This comment got my attention. I too had a secret crush in school. She shared her story, I shared her mine. We each had a long lasting crush on someone for years, never told anyone.

The Challenge

“I dare you to blog about your crush. To tell the world that you loved that guy all those years!” I shouted over the music. She agreed to the challenge. My story…

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