Radio Tapio.

From PRX.

Dear diary.

6th grade. February 14th.

1991.

I am really depressed.

How could she break up with me?

Mom, you can't read this.

It had sort of very intense private crushes on people.

You know, in junior high and then my first two years in high school.

And I think he just arrived my junior year.

I think there was some part of me that was like,

this is great.

You know, like, there's no chance with this guy.

From PRX and Radio Tapio, this is the mortified podcast.

I'm Neil.

Today, the first installment of our three-part series for Bidden Crushes.

Now, just about every kid in the course of growing up develops at least a crush or two.

In fact, if you walk the halls of most schools on any given day,

you'd find yourself surrounded by hormonal adolescents constantly sneaking glances at one another.

But we're not talking about those crushes.

No, for the next three episodes, we're sharing a trilogy of teenagers whose epic obsessions of the heart were, for one reason or another, completely off limits.

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