To ask you if you have a real life crush on anyone?

[Rainbowb]

And would you do anything if you could completely get away with it?! Mine is my daughter’s swimming teacher, he has the sexiest smile and is so good with the kids. Totally gives me the flutters but I’m guessing he’s not into overweight bespectacled women in their forties!

Toms are a tease. Get you interested then run away.

#we knowyourgame

My Tom would DEFINITELY run a mile (plus several thousand more!) if he realised I had the fanny flutters for him. I’d feel mortified if he cottoned on, not to mention Feel so extremely guilty.

But that’s part of the thrill...no one knows and no one ever will know!!! (Apart from Mumsnet/Daily Mail) Hot to get my cheap thrills somehow, Although really they aren’t actually cheap at all, because I am paying him...)

Oh, yes, I've a Tom. Somehow he's Tom despite Alex, Luke, Andy and Ryan all being there as well and more physically attractive, and at least two of them having more in common with me, too.

It's utterly irrational - had known him for years, then one day "instant animalistic attraction" which has since refused to subside.

And, no idea if I would. I sort of hope not. It'd be an utterly moronic idea for a whole variety of reasons - then again: I hope I would and could because he's Tom!

Does having weird sex dreams about a boyfriend from 30 yrs ago count? We have recently become FB friends and I just cannot stop dreaming about this man.

I had a sex dream last night about a man I had a dalliance with.

The dream was so much better than the real life encounter. Which was a shame as he's gorgeous just a bit of a massive twat.

and shit in bed.

I wouldn't again anyway.

@thequeenbeyondthewall, I have a feeling any encounter with my old bf would not live up to my dream expectations.😂

@SecretWitch That sounds like common or garden lust and not a crush.

He isn't a Tom.

Soz its @thequeenbeyondthewall who is suffering from lust.

SecretWitch, you have a Tom!

@SuckingDieselFella...I knew it!!!

What should I do at this point?

Toms run away if they think you're interested. They startle easily.

I would do nothing at this point. Maybe send a short, understated message but that's it.

Right. Understated. No quick moves or hand motions.

Toms really do need an instruction manual.

@SecretWitch

For us or them???!!!!!!

@Asimovsfutureishere2020 Both.

If any Toms are reading this, join the thread and explain yourselves.

You moan about not having girlfriends. But as soon as a real live woman (not Princess Leia) shows interest, you run away like a startled faun. Why is this, please?

If you don't want the woman to do the running, you know you have to, you know, SPEAK TO HER at some point, right?

Have you considered that the not speaking and not having a girlfriend might be connected?

Do you secretly want the woman to chase you?

Is all of this to do with spending your teenage years in your bedroom playing computer games and pining over Leia while the sporty guys got all the girls?

Toms, we demand answers.

@Sucking

Perfect summation.

Toms - Be less abstract, more physical. You know you want to.

And channel that inner Jedi - we see it is there

And actually all the non Toms are starting to appear attractive.

Yes, Toms.

Unless you get your act together we will go off with the sporty guy and you will be 14 forever.

Back to the comfort zone.

Back to the "living with your mum until she dies" zone.

#fecklessTom

I haven’t RTFT yet but I’m imagining Tom the teacher be Tom from Waterloo Road I have two real life crushes - one is ridiculous, I was on holiday recently and was drawn to the guy playing guitar in the bar (who was totally not my type!). I went back every night and he made very intense eye contact In a drunk moment I followed him on Instagram and he followed me back and liked a few of my pictures. From his pictures, I can see he’s married with young kids so it’s just a crush, and of course he lives in another country, but definitely day dreaming about booking another holiday The other one, I went to school with and he was a proper “bad boy” - I bumped into him in Asda recently and he drunkenly sent me a message saying we should get together at 4am one morning, I’m flattered by the attention but would never go there, but had a few dreams

In fairness my Tom seemed to try to respond to my subtle come on but it was painfully awkward and seemed to lose momentum after that. How do I get it back?! By ignoring him? It was brightening up my day no end!

Last time I saw him he went red...

@y0rkierOse

Don’t you know never get involved with a musician Tom?

#onlybreakyourheartTom

We need a list:

#FecklessTom
#MilitantTom
#StyledysfunctionTom
#MusicianTom
#stillwaitingforleiaTom

I picture myself in camo, bush sat on head for cover..moving slowly but lithely through the jungle home that belongs to Toms. Once I have spotted him, I shall speak in low soothing tones and place a raw steak on his altar (alter??)

Wouldn’t be a lot easier to just go for Nick who sits by the copy machine?