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Why Having a Crush is Good For You

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Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6656 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Romantic crushes: we’ve all experienced that feeling of intense yearning for someone we know we’d never end up with. But while crushes may bring heartache, they also carry benefits, according to Atlantic editor Faith Hill, author of the article “A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself.” Hill says crushes can offer a happy escape from reality, help us figure out what we like in our partners and make us feel more alive. We’ll talk about crushes and the biology that underlies them, and we’ll hear about the crushes you’ve had, and what you’ve learned from them. Guests: Faith Hill, senior associate editor, The Atlantic; author of the article "A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself" Helen Fisher, biological anthropologist and senior research fellow, The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. Her books include "Why We Love" and "Anatomy of Love" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm guessing we have all experienced that painful longing to be with someone just out of reach.

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And even though crushes often end in heartache, they can also be good for us in surprising ways, according to Atlantic editor Faith Hill.

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She wrote the article, A Crush can teach you a lot about yourself.

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Hill says crushes help us escape reality, help us figure out what's important to us,

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and give us a jolt of vitality.

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We'll talk about crushes and the biology that underlies them,

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and we'll hear about the crushes you've had.

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That's all coming up next, after this news.

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Thank you. And we'll hear about the crushes you've had. That's all coming up next after this news. Welcome to Forum.

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