Letters To Crushes

Dear World,

My unrequited friends, the weary in love, the confused in pieces and the tender of heart: just breathe. I’m sorry you feel pain. Smile. Laugh. Why hurt? You are aware of something wonderful in this chaotic world. You have loved. You possess the ability to love. I promise you no matter how many times you are hurt in life, no matter how many times you fall in the darkness, you will never lose that ability. You will always have love. Remember that and hold tight, won’t you? Someone close wishes to share their abilities with you. I know it.

— Your Friend

Hipster,
I know you’re a closed shop, but i keep hoping and hoping you’ll fall for me. i think that can happen. i’ve been told I smell good. i think i can be pretty funny sometimes. i genuinely care about you. i like to think i’m not annoying.


but, it all just comes right back to the fact that you’re not open for business. maybe you just need the right set of keys.
— Neurotic Brunette




R,
I am beginning to see your name everywhere I go. On the train, in the car, at school, even on street signs. Do you think I’m crazy? I think it’s just a sign that we should be together.
— C




B,
I don’t know what to do. Everyone’s telling me we would look cute together. They’re telling me to go for it and spill out my feelings for you. But how am I supposed to do that when you’re so unapproachable? You have that untouchable aura, maybe even a wall surrounding you. I can’t get across it.


Maybe one day you’ll build a door and leave it open. So I can confess.
— K




S,
You confuse me more than differential equations. you send the most random, mixed signals ever and it frustrates me more than traffic in the city on the night of an orioles game, but i can never keep my mind off of you. your smile, your smell, your laugh, your eyes, the way our bodies fit together perfectly for the best hugs ever. it’s been over three years since i started feeling this way and trying to make you see it. when will you realize that we’d be good for each other?
— M




You,
Why is it that whenever you’re around i end up doing the most embarrassing thing possible? i can’t think when i’m around you.
— Awkward Girl.




Baby,
I just want to cuddle with you in one of your t-shirts and play video games for hours on end. You game?
— Me




S,
You may not realize it but tomorrow, at 0800 hours i am going to be launching a week-long charm offensive. should you retreat even the slightest inch i will intensify proceedings. should you exhibit signs of resistance then i will dig trenches and prepare for a long winter. wave your white flag and i will kiss you such as to consign the history of romance to sick beds.
— T

Dearest You,

Stop hiding behind reasons. Stop the excuses. Bring that wall down and away. It’s not fair for him to always be fighting to find a way in. Now it’s time for you to fight to get him in. Making room for someone in your heart is not always such a bad thing. I can not promise you he wont break it, I can not promise you he wont discard it, but I also can not promise you that he will break it, discard it, break you. Remember, the best things in life are hard to get. Remember, you can not always hide behind excuses. Do you want to spend the rest of your life hidden beneath excuses that are meant to avoid your fear?

— Me

Mr. Unexpected,
Writing a letter to a crush is way more difficult than finishing this confusing essay. See, this essay’s going to get done. It will take a while, but it will get done. Telling you how I feel involves words and feelings and things that are probably not even described in the dictionary.
…
I love you. And I think I could be the one to make you happy.
— All Yours, if You Want.