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Do you have a crush? Maybe you’ve been thinking about how you can express your feelings for them, without scaring them away. For many, telling someone you like how you really feel can be a daunting experience. Where do you begin? Well, we have some tips to help you.

Did you know that there are things you shouldn't do around your crush? We have a video on that too:

https://youtu.be/T-wFwEGZArA

Writer: Michal Mitchell

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References:

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Kim, Y. (2020, January 16). How to Tell Your Crush You Like Them Without Making Things Weird. Seventeen. www.seventeen.com/love/dating-advice/a26324989/how-to-tell-someone-you-like-them/.

Fugère, M. A. (2016, May 25). 4 Ways You Can Turn a Crush Into a Relationship. Psychology Today. www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dating-and-mating/201605/4-ways-you-can-turn-crush-relationship.

Bedewi, J. (2018, June 27). How to Tell Someone You Have Feelings for Them Without Freaking Them Out. Sweety High. www.sweetyhigh.com/read/tell-someone-about-feelings-without-scaring-them-062718.

Gaudette, E. (2020, March 17). How To Let Your Crush Know You Have Feelings. mindbodygreen. www.mindbodygreen.com/0-15237/how-to-let-your-crush-know-you-have-feelings.html.

Jbara, I. (2021, February 24). How to Give Signs to Your Crush You Like Him. wikiHow. www.wikihow.com/Give-Signs-to-Your-Crush-You-Like-Him.