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NNadir

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5. I had a crush on a girl in the 8th grade...

Reply to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Sat May 1, 2021, 11:42 AM

May 2021

She actually agreed to go to the Junior High School Prom with me, albeit grudgingly. She was very pretty, and I was very strung out for the entire date because I was so nervous.

She grew up to be a heroin addict. I suspect she's dead now.

The last really big crush I had was on the woman I married. It's an ongoing crush of several decades now.

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Speaking of Johnny Crawford: In grade seven I had a crush on a girl in my home room. I quickly [View all] Floyd R. Turbo May 2021 OP

i thought he had passed awhile back. When trump** came into office i swore off all news samnsara May 2021 #1

Ha ha there you go. Teenage heartthrob. He was only a couple years older than I am Walleye May 2021 #2

Like so many others keithsw May 2021 #3

Didn't he also have a very short singing career? left-of-center2012 May 2021 #4

He sure did GemDigger May 2021 #6

I had a crush on a girl in the 8th grade... NNadir May 2021 #5