Would you please talk me out of this infatuation? Would you tell me some of your silly crushes?

I want you to be as brutal and critical as possible. Give me your worst.

I’d gotten a fever about a month ago and even though it’s long past and done with, I still had a cough that just wouldn’t go away. So, I went in to see a doctor. I liked him immediately. It felt almost informal; we were throwing jokes back and forth and laughing and he was incredibly amicable and attentive. I felt very comfortable with him. He gave me something for my cough (normal, he said) and sent me off, but now instead of a lingering cough I have a lingering crush!

I have seen him several times around town now, and while I have not acknowledged him, there is a part of me that just wants to walk over and say hello every single time. I feel very, very silly. I’m too old to be crushing on someone like a schoolgirl, but I can’t shake the feeling off. I also realize he is a doctor who probably is that way with all of his patients, who just may have a very lovely family, and who also just may not even remember me at all. Still, this heart of mine just can’t be done with it.

I need everyone who possibly can to just tell me to shove it. I really don’t want to feel this way.