Anonymous
Post 06/25/2019 19:31     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

I did in the same situation (we’ve now been married for over a decade)
Anonymous
Post 06/25/2019 19:27     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?


Normal, but then I used to be a great blusher... and still am to some degree, at 39.

Anonymous
Post 06/25/2019 19:20     Subject: Re:Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/blush.htm

“Ray Crozier is a psychology professor at University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. He's concluded that blushing evolved as a means of enforcing the social codes to which we humans must adhere for our societies to function in a friendly manner. By blushing when we're embarrassed, we are showing others that we recognize we've just misstepped socially, and that we're paying the price for it. Others who see us blushing after an awkward situation understand from experience the unpleasant feelings we're undergoing at that moment, and blushing may serve as a nonverbal, physical apology for our mistake.”
Anonymous
Post 06/24/2019 10:50     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Normal for a young person, sure.




Older lifelong blusher here. I blush when I see a cute guy, when someone compliments me, when someone looks me in the eyes, basically at any time really. The upside: people think I like them and they treat me nicely. The downside: people think I like them, but I don't, really.


Wow this is me exactly. I’m a 44 yo woman who has been a lifelong blusher, for all of the reasons you mentioned! Sometimes if I am called out at work or thanked in front of others, or someone addresses me in front of a group, or other life moment, I also blush wildly. I can’t help it and it’s very annoying! People for whatever reason often notice and imply that (or say directly) they find it endearing however. It must indicate a vulnerability or something...? Very interesting behavior and response by other people, actually, if you think about!

I also don’t always like the person who makes me blush! Often I dislike them actually! Maybe it’s a stress response?


Same here and I'm in my 50s. I also have rosacea so my cheeks are usually pink to begin with and when I blush, the rest of my face matches my cheeks. Doesn't take much.
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 19:37     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Normal for a young person, sure.




Older lifelong blusher here. I blush when I see a cute guy, when someone compliments me, when someone looks me in the eyes, basically at any time really. The upside: people think I like them and they treat me nicely. The downside: people think I like them, but I don't, really.


Wow this is me exactly. I’m a 44 yo woman who has been a lifelong blusher, for all of the reasons you mentioned! Sometimes if I am called out at work or thanked in front of others, or someone addresses me in front of a group, or other life moment, I also blush wildly. I can’t help it and it’s very annoying! People for whatever reason often notice and imply that (or say directly) they find it endearing however. It must indicate a vulnerability or something...? Very interesting behavior and response by other people, actually, if you think about!

I also don’t always like the person who makes me blush! Often I dislike them actually! Maybe it’s a stress response?







It's interesting, isn't it? In my younger days, I was embarrassed by my blushing. As I matured, I learned to accept it and to work with it. I agree that people find it endearing.
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 18:56     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Normal for a young person, sure.




Older lifelong blusher here. I blush when I see a cute guy, when someone compliments me, when someone looks me in the eyes, basically at any time really. The upside: people think I like them and they treat me nicely. The downside: people think I like them, but I don't, really.


Wow this is me exactly. I’m a 44 yo woman who has been a lifelong blusher, for all of the reasons you mentioned! Sometimes if I am called out at work or thanked in front of others, or someone addresses me in front of a group, or other life moment, I also blush wildly. I can’t help it and it’s very annoying! People for whatever reason often notice and imply that (or say directly) they find it endearing however. It must indicate a vulnerability or something...? Very interesting behavior and response by other people, actually, if you think about!

I also don’t always like the person who makes me blush! Often I dislike them actually! Maybe it’s a stress response?
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 17:52     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

Anonymous wrote:Normal for a young person, sure.




Older lifelong blusher here. I blush when I see a cute guy, when someone compliments me, when someone looks me in the eyes, basically at any time really. The upside: people think I like them and they treat me nicely. The downside: people think I like them, but I don't, really.
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 17:20     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

I had a crush on a colleague, he figured it out, and started playing footsie with me at meetings. That really made me blush.
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 13:58     Subject: Re:Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

Yes, this has happened and I can almost guarantee you two things:

your crush absolutely knows and so does your colleague(s)
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 13:55     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

Haha! That stinks! You are giving yourself away by blushing!

signed,
Someone whose face turns red at all kinds of things, so I sympathize
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 13:06     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

Normal for a young person, sure.
Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 12:57     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

OP, is this a summer job and you are high school aged?

Anonymous
Post 06/23/2019 12:55     Subject: Is it normal to blush when someone mentions your crush?

I’m attracted to a guy at my workplace. He has no idea that I have a crush on him. We barely interact with each other. Whenever my colleagues mention his name or talk about him (work related reasons), I start blushing like crazy. I can’t help it. I have sensed that some colleagues are beginning to notice my blushing.

It’s quite embarrassing and I wish I wouldn’t blush. Is this normal? Has anyone here experienced blushing when someone mentions their crush? How did you overcome it?

I also just wanted to add that I’ve crushed on plenty of celebrities, actors, etc and if someone was to mention their name or talk about them, I never blush at all. But people who I’m attracted to in my everyday life and I have a crush on, I keep blushing whenever someone mentions their name or speaks about them. Is this weird?