Forbidden Crush: Melissa can't stop thinking about a friend's boyfriend. After they break up, she decides to find out if the feeling is mutual. This is the second episode of OPEN BOOK: The Diary of a Hopeless Romantic by Melissa Braverman. Music by AudioCoffee from Pixabay

Long before Carrie Bradshaw penned a column about Sex and The City or Bridget Jones had a diary, New Yorker and hopeless romantic Melissa Braverman was writing about the search for love. In this limited series podcast, the acclaimed Single Gal In The City blogger shares excerpts from 100-plus personal diaries. From high school crushes to heartbreak, Melissa bares it all.

Get her book - Notes from a Single Gal in the City - at  Amazon.com.