matrix36 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 What is the difference between a squish and a crush? Is a squish just like a small crush? is it the same thing as being infatuated with someone? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ricki Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 As far as it has been explained to me, then a Squish is a platonic crush. So you don't see the person in a sexualised or romantic way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rising Sun Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 No, a squish is a very strong desire for a friendship. You love this friend as much as you love a romantic partner, but the feelings are still friendship feelings, they're simply much more intense than in common friendships. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matrix36 Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Then what is the difference between being infatuated by someone and a crush? and what's a platonic relationship I never really understood that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rising Sun Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 A platonic relationship is an unusually deep friendship. I tend to think about homozygous twins as the closest kind of relationship. A squish is when you think something like this "s/he's so cool / awesome / adorable, I want so much to be BFFs with him / her !" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bronte Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 A crush as I understand is having intense romantic feelings for someone and is much the same as infatuation and a squish is having intense platonic feelings for someone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
I am the Doctor Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 A squish as I understand is, an intense desire for friendship. You really like or want to spend time with them as a friend and nothing more, and maybe experience similar feelings of sadness/jealousy when that friend is with other friends (not sure about that last part, that's how I understand it, if any one thinks different or agrees let me know) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hazel lights Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 I think one of things that distinguishes a crush from a squish is that if it's a crush you wouldn't like it if the other person entered a romantic relationship with someone else (assuming you're monogamous). With crushes there's a desire to be exclusive with that person. With squishes other people don't matter, you just want to be platonically closer to that one person. I've never had a crush though, so I can't say for sure what the difference is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AceInhibitor Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I think the others are pretty spot on. I've realised I've probably had quite a few squishes and mistaken them for having a crush on someone. For me crushes are more like getting butterflies when you see them while squishes are more like 'It's my favourite person!!!! I'm going to hug you!' I mean I basically have a squish for one of my friends in my hometown, they're just a generally lovely person and when I talk about them it does seem a little like I'm in love with them but I just really love them in a platonic way. Whereas when I have a crush it's more like 'Oh my god I've just seen them shit they're so cute and I look a mess I need to run away now, but I also want to talk to them...' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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