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Crushin’
My niece has a crush on a sensible church boy. I blame the Goblin King, Johnny Castle and one midnight shower for making me question her standards.
“Look at him,” my niece G said, proffering her phone at me.
“Isn’t he cute?”
G is crushing hard.
The object of her affection is Jesse, one of the boys from her church youth group.
I take a look at the picture. Wavy hair, big grin, outdoorsy by the looks of his surroundings. And no teenage acne, which is always a win.
“He’s cute,” I affirm.
“So what’s the deal with you two? Have you been dating?”
G sighs.
“Not really. We’ve been on a couple of walks, but he said he doesn’t have time for a girlfriend and wants to focus on his studies before he commits to someone seriously.”
I hate to tell you this Jesse, but if you don’t have time for a girlfriend in your teenage years, when your only real job is passing school (and I presume your mother is still cooking your meals and washing your socks), then I worry for your romantic future.
“But you could still keep it casual?” I say. “He must have to take a break from his books at some point?”
