IF YOU'RE NOT DOWN BAD FOR A CRUSH, you're missing out on one of life's great pleasures, jpbrammer argues. For further validation (or perhaps a little something to send to your crush-fatigued friends?), check out Brammer's full essay on the beauty of crushing — and all the embarrassment, humiliation, and madness that comes with having one — at the link in bio. This story is a part of #CrushWeek, our series exploring how to survive — and even enjoy — infatuation, limerence, and plain old butterflies.