To wonder if she knows the extent of the crush we all had on her Da? *lighthearted*

EasterDream · 2025-04-21T15:36:37+00:00

There’s a young lady in my neighbourhood in her mid 20s. See her round but don’t know her well enough to have a convo with - seems nice enough etc. But here’s the thing - her Dad was 2 years above me in school and the crush I had on him was CRAZY - UNREAL. You know when you’ve got a crush on someone and it excites you so much you’re awake ALL NIGHT - well THAT’S what I was like about this young lady’s Dad!! 😭 I even at one point - lost weight - and got a special photo shoot done by my photographer neighbour back in the day in the hope that somehow my pics would come to his attention (they didn’t). Seems I wasn’t the only one who felt like this - her Dad certainly had heartthrob status among many of us girls - seems nearly all of us schoolgirls were vying for his attention back in the day! I’ve seen this young lady more frequently around the local high street/coffee shops this weekend being Easter and I’ve often wondered - does she have any idea how UTTERLY CRACKERS we all used to be about her Dad?? 😭😭 She seems a confident, unfazed, worldly woman … but still 😭 I can’t help cringing thinking how I used to be over him !!

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:53

neilyoungismyhero · 21/04/2025 17:36

I had a terrible crush on the Corona Man. Wasn't overkeen on the stuff but bought 2 bottles weekly just to talk to him. I would play my music really loudly through the open window to impress him.

He asked me if I was going to Farnborough Tech to see a particular band I said no. I actually shook when I was collecting my corona from his hands....bet he thought I was a 15/16 year old drip.

🤣 love this

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Moier · 21/04/2025 17:52

I got in touch with my teenage crush 16 years ago... first boy l ever kissed age 13.. l was looking for a gardener .. and another friend put me in touch with him.
We became very close friends.. ( not lovers) .. then 6 years ago he was diagnosed with mouth cancer.. for last year of his life he was in out of the hospice. I held him in my arms as he passed away.
He was still handsome until the end. Sadly didn't have kids.

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:51

murphys · 21/04/2025 17:42

I laughed at the liking your post comment.

Maybe things haven't really changed over the years 😂

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Haha they definitely haven’t !!

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:50

Zone2NorthLondon · 21/04/2025 17:45

Ha! You observed and dreamed from a chaste distance too? What happened?anything?

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Ha nothing happened in real life but my daydreams were very er.. eventful!! And wholesome of course .. yeah right! 😭

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Zone2NorthLondon · 21/04/2025 17:45

EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:08

Yes me too 😭

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Ha! You observed and dreamed from a chaste distance too? What happened?anything?

TonTonMacoute · 21/04/2025 17:44

She will almost certainly be incredulous!

murphys · 21/04/2025 17:42

EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:38

Yes I’ve done FB stalking a plenty

He seems to be the type to add randoms to FB. I haven’t got the guts to add him but as we had mutual friends I wished him
a FB Happy Birthday and at least he gave my comment a like !!

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I laughed at the liking your post comment.

Maybe things haven't really changed over the years 😂

Zone2NorthLondon · 21/04/2025 17:41

Da = Irish and Scottish for yer Dad
Term of fondness and endearment.

Zone2NorthLondon · 21/04/2025 17:39

Isittimeformynapyet · 21/04/2025 17:17

He wasn't a "da" then though. He was a school boy.

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YES, had to think about that. He was not a hot da then,he was at school too
The hot da title that distracted me

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:38

Notsolongthistime · 21/04/2025 17:12

You mean you haven’t done some FB stalking?!

when was last time you saw him?

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Yes I’ve done FB stalking a plenty

He seems to be the type to add randoms to FB. I haven’t got the guts to add him but as we had mutual friends I wished him
a FB Happy Birthday and at least he gave my comment a like !!

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neilyoungismyhero · 21/04/2025 17:36

I had a terrible crush on the Corona Man. Wasn't overkeen on the stuff but bought 2 bottles weekly just to talk to him. I would play my music really loudly through the open window to impress him.

He asked me if I was going to Farnborough Tech to see a particular band I said no. I actually shook when I was collecting my corona from his hands....bet he thought I was a 15/16 year old drip.

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:35

He sat CSEs only. Not an O Level in sight. Would this meet with MN Russell Group standards ? 😭

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SharpOpalNewt · 21/04/2025 17:35

I found my teenage crush on LinkedIn a while ago. I'm glad I moved on to DH 🙂

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:34

Worryabouteverything · 21/04/2025 17:15

At 16 we had 'tony' who all the girls swooned over.
Tall, blonde hair, friendly with everyone.
He played football for a few different teams but only in the lower leagues.
Hadn't seen him for years.
Then one day my late mum had a new gardener.
And there he was 'tony' still very friendly but was bald and running to
being overweight.

Oh no illusions shattered !!

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:33

murphys · 21/04/2025 17:17

She would probably be cringing so badly if she ever finds out 😂

In our small town, there was a boy 2 years ahead of us, and be was the local dj who could turn any old house party into quite a shindig. And he knew he had it all going for him, and he was such a damn flirt.

I had gone overseas on a holiday and as we were behind the times I brought him back a 7" single vinyl record of Nelly the Elephant. Before he played it he would always say 'this is for.... you know who you are... 🤣🤣🤣. How cringe. Not that he was called me a Nelly as I weighed about 7 stone, but boy did I melt.

Fast forward are we are now in our 50s. The man has not aged well!! He friended me on Facebook some years ago, and when I saw the name and the photos, my brain would not register those two together.

Oh well. But I do always think of him if at some party and good ole Nelly the Elephant comes on.

Awww!!!!!!!!! Nelly the Elephant is the one song that reminds me of being 12 and school discos !!

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:30

LightDrizzle · 21/04/2025 17:11

Ah! I love your post. So who was the lucky woman who “snared” him eh? Was she at your school too?

Ah no not at my school - she was a few years older than him so about 6 years older than me !!

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murphys · 21/04/2025 17:17

She would probably be cringing so badly if she ever finds out 😂

In our small town, there was a boy 2 years ahead of us, and be was the local dj who could turn any old house party into quite a shindig. And he knew he had it all going for him, and he was such a damn flirt.

I had gone overseas on a holiday and as we were behind the times I brought him back a 7" single vinyl record of Nelly the Elephant. Before he played it he would always say 'this is for.... you know who you are... 🤣🤣🤣. How cringe. Not that he was called me a Nelly as I weighed about 7 stone, but boy did I melt.

Fast forward are we are now in our 50s. The man has not aged well!! He friended me on Facebook some years ago, and when I saw the name and the photos, my brain would not register those two together.

Oh well. But I do always think of him if at some party and good ole Nelly the Elephant comes on.

Isittimeformynapyet · 21/04/2025 17:17

Zone2NorthLondon · 21/04/2025 16:42

Hot Da! That’s a rare breed. When I was a kid no one had a hot Da. They all seemed old and gawd you’d not want to catch their attention or they’d be chunterring nowdays music lt is not as good as in their day
Great story, leave it as a funny story. Have a smirk about it if yo7 ever encounter her

He wasn't a "da" then though. He was a school boy.

Worryabouteverything · 21/04/2025 17:15

At 16 we had 'tony' who all the girls swooned over.
Tall, blonde hair, friendly with everyone.
He played football for a few different teams but only in the lower leagues.
Hadn't seen him for years.
Then one day my late mum had a new gardener.
And there he was 'tony' still very friendly but was bald and running to
being overweight.

Glitchymn1 · 21/04/2025 17:12

😆 The forbidden fruit lol

Notsolongthistime · 21/04/2025 17:12

EasterDream · 21/04/2025 16:50

Yes I think so - fairly local

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You mean you haven’t done some FB stalking?!

when was last time you saw him?

LightDrizzle · 21/04/2025 17:11

Ah! I love your post. So who was the lucky woman who “snared” him eh? Was she at your school too?

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EasterDream · 21/04/2025 17:08

Zone2NorthLondon · 21/04/2025 17:06

Teenage crushes are intense. Had a crush on boy for 6yr at school. Yup six year
Never spoke to him, Weren’t in Same social groups. I was puce with embarrassment in his proximity
But somehow in my mind I’d created a meet cute and us being a couple forever

Yes me too 😭

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Zone2NorthLondon · 21/04/2025 17:06

Teenage crushes are intense. Had a crush on boy for 6yr at school. Yup six year
Never spoke to him, Weren’t in Same social groups. I was puce with embarrassment in his proximity
But somehow in my mind I’d created a meet cute and us being a couple forever

Zone2NorthLondon · 21/04/2025 16:54

My friends mum is a teacher and they had a boyband singer come view the school with view to his child attending. They were reminiscing about the crushes they had on him