An_Ace_Of_Hearts Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Is there a term for when you are attracted to someone but that attraction switches between a crush and a squish at random times? I've been experiencing this and it confuses me. Answers are very much appreciated, thank you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ceebs Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 "Confusion"? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calmao Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 To help could you explain what a crush and squish are so I can pitch in my two cents. I know, or at least I think I know, what a crush is but I've never heard of a squish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
letusdeleteouraccounts Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 14 minutes ago, calmao said: To help could you explain what a crush and squish are so I can pitch in my two cents. I know, or at least I think I know, what a crush is but I've never heard of a squish. So from what I’ve read, a crush is an intense romantic attraction to someone while a squish is an intense physical attraction. A squish also leads you to wanting to get know somebody really well but doesn’t exactly lead to wanting to date the person 56 minutes ago, An_Ace_Of_Hearts said: Is there a term for when you are attracted to someone but that attraction switches between a crush and a squish at random times? I've been experiencing this and it confuses me. Answers are very much appreciated, thank you! I don’t think there’s a term for that. I guess you just get mixed feelings about that person. You can have a squish and a crush on a person at the same time though since a crush is more about desire of being with and appreciating a person while a squish is about desire to get to know a person Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Tass Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 Well, I know about alterous relationships, that is, relationships that shift between romantic and platonic so I'd guess what you're describing can be considered alterous attraction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 4 hours ago, calmao said: To help could you explain what a crush and squish are so I can pitch in my two cents. I know, or at least I think I know, what a crush is but I've never heard of a squish. A squish is a platonic "crush"; ie. "I think you're really awesome and I'd love to be your close friend". OP, I would simply go with "it's complicated". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tunes Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 13 hours ago, Star Lion said: a squish is an intense physical attraction An intense platonic attraction, I'd say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlit Sky Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 To be honest, it sounds more than anything like you might have some internalized problems with intimacy? Hopefully that doesn't sound rude, because I'm not trying to tell you that there is something wrong with you. But that's what I used to do, and that's exactly what it was . . . it wasn't that I had some "different" romantic orientation, I was just unwilling to get too close to people. It was a coping / protection mechanism. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Roomba Chicken Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 You could be aflux (aroflux and/or acefulx)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calmao Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 Huh, now squish might explain what happened to me. I was falling in love with my girlfriend at the time yet she always had trouble expressing romantic feelings. The moment things got a bit real, she flaked, despite her telling me she would never do this or take advantage of me. She wanted to stay friends after everything but it just felt weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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