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crushes

1. Yay! Alex made eye contact 4. You’re shopping for new of Alec Benjamin. Some kids C. They're coming to sit with
with you in the hall. Here’s the lacrosse gear when you spot a already think you’re dating. you. Actually, they usually
play-by-play… solo Sam sipping a latte. Your B. Hall mates. You share some find some excuse to come
A. Alex smiled, said “hi” and next move? classes and exchange hellos by every day.
kept the eye contact until A. Admire them from afar, but at least three times a day.
you strolled by. ultimately press on. You’ve C. Soul mates. You’re perfect 9. You’re stuck babysitting
B. Alex waved at you, then got a stick to score. for each other—they, um, your sibs on a Saturday night
continued walking to gym. B. You stand in their view until just don't know it yet. and see on Snapchat that bae
C. After your eyes locked, Alex they see you, then walk over is doing the same. You shoot
kept chatting with their for a quick chat. 7. You miss a week of school them a message to commiser-
crew about picks for fantasy C. Ask flat-out if they prefer thanks to the season’s first flu. ate over your mutually lame
football this year. STX over Warrior, too. What’s your crush’s reaction to weekend. The reply?
your absence? A. “Who’s this?”
2. Makeover time! You just 5. Your bestie thought it A. They stop by your house B. “Not much. Can't talk RN.”
chopped six inches off your would be a great idea to play with your homework and some C. “So bored! At least a game
locks and got highlights, too. truth or dare around the bon- chicken soup. is on. Who are you rooting
When you bump into bae the fire…with your crush right B. Absolutely nada. But you for tonight?”
next day, they say… there. When she dares you to heard they’ve been really busy,
A. “You’re in my first-period say who you like, you… so maybe that’s why they 10. You and Ryan both get off
biology class, right?” A. Panic, but take a chance. haven’t reached out. at the last stop on the school
B. “Wow, you look amazing!” “It’s someone on this C. They shoot you a “feel bus route. When it’s just the
C. “Hey, something looks dif- beach!” They'll get the hint. better!” text. two of you left, they…
ferent. Is that a new jacket?” B. Smile, say a silent thanks to A. Slide across to the seat
your bud and blurt out the 8. It’s lunchtime and your next to you and start
3. You’re working up the guts name. It’s about time you stomach does a flip-flop chatting you up.
to ask your crush to homecom- know how they feel. when you spot Dylan heading B. Turn around from their spot
ing. Realistically, what are the C. Randomly ask, "Who wants toward your table in the caf. up front and ask you what
chances they’ll say yes? s’mores?!" You’re way too What are they up to? you think will be on next
A. 100 percent. They’ve been nervous to even talk to your A. Probably checking on that week’s English exam.
flirting with you since the first crush, no less confess. algebra homework you C. Keep their earbuds in and
day of school. promised to help them with bob their head to their
B. 50/50. Some days they 6. OK, be honest here: How earlier in the week. playlist.
seem super into you...other would your BFF best describe B. You don’t wait to find out.
days, you’re not so sure. the relationship you currently You’re so worried about 1. A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 6. A. 3 B. 2 C. 1
C. You have no clue. You’ve have with your crush? them catching a whiff of 2. A. 1 B. 3 C. 2 7. A. 3 B. 1 C. 2
only had a couple of convos A. Best mates. You’re always your tuna-salad-on-wheat 3. A. 3 B. 2 C. 1 8. A. 2 B. 1 C. 3
with them, but you never know chatting about movies, breath that you quickly 4. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 9. A. 1 B. 2 C. 3
5. A. 2 B. 3 C. 1
10. A. 3 B. 2 C. 1
until you try, right? school and your mutual love duck out the back exit.
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OFF THE RADAR MIXED SIGNALS LOUD AND CLEAR

You may be crazy for your crush, but This sweetie’s got you on their mind— This is *so* on. They are noticing you,
they don’t know it. Whether you bug some of the time. Sounds like they all right, and if there was a “like” but-
out whenever bae gets near you or are at least a bit interested, so keep ton over your head to press, they’d
they are just completely clueless, this person in your orbit. While you’re have done it. You’re flirty friends at
you have to step it up if you want to doing a pretty good job of getting the cusp of coupledom—all it takes is
capture this cutie’s attention. Shuck their attention, why not bump it up a a solidifying step from one of you to
your shyness and try talking to little? Take control by sending them turn this into the real deal. Feeling
them—or at least try not to run away some strong signals: Smile. Flirt. Go bold? Go ahead and make the next
the sec they get fewer than 50 feet beyond a quick “hello” in the hallway move. Call them, ask them to the
from you. And if they don’t take the and strike up an actual conversation movies or see if they want to grab a
bait? Cast your line elsewhere. As
MMEEMIL/GETTY IMAGES Mom always says, there are plenty what you can to land in their direct efforts…and you just may find your-
burger. They’ll appreciate your
with them when you get a chance. Do
more fish in the sea.
line of vision—and stay there.
self a brand new bae.
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