I know you’re completely off limits, but I can’t stop thinking about you. I realize I don’t talk to you much, but there’s a reason for my silence: You render me tongue-tied with one glance. Sorry for being so abrupt yesterday when you approached me. I’m a complete dork around men I find attractive.You’re the first guy I’ve had an interest in in almost three years, and I’m kinda rusty. I know I don’t have a hope in hell with someone like you, but a girl can dream.Thanks for making work tolerable with your dark, brooding, sarcastic presence. You’re fine as hell—but you already know that.
—Old enough to know better
This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 3, 2019.
