I find the best advice for every crush is to take any romance advice with a lot of salt.

Meaning... everyone is different. Everyone is going to react differently to different people. I've handled a lot of crushes. Most of them turn out alright but silent, since I am not someone cool enough to have people like me back, but if you just treat your crushes like people you'll figure out exactly how to flirt with them.

But treating it all like some dictionary guide you follow to get a prize at the end will probably result in... well, bad results.

One key tip at least for me, is be careful how you treat and talk about other people in front of the person you like. My ex preferred very pale girls and while it's fine to have a type, his comments about girls he found too dark made me very uncomfortable. That and his general rudeness towards other people played a big role in ending the relationship. It's telling that I really liked him when we were dating in his country and I couldn't understand what he was saying to anyone except me but as soon as he came over here, I couldn't make it a month. Of course you should be decent to others in general, but as an added motivation, most people care how you treat those around you.

I once gave a crush a giant bull frog as a gift when I asked him out. My advice? Always be yourself, even if you're weird. It's best not to start a relationship pretending to be someone you're not.

*awkwardly subscribes for cute stories and advice*

That's great! My brother actually asked out his current girlfriend with a turtle, so reptiles and amphibians seem to be a winner when given to the right person.

Girls like swarms of things, right?

I'd argue that not EVERYONE has had a crush, but...

just treat them like a person. i know its hard not to put that kind of person on a pedestal, but if you do, you forfeit your chances of having a decent and balanced relationship.

I'd also say, get to know them? One guy I did like ended up being a bit of a jerk, and actually stopped talking to me over a dumb reason. It's best to know them as a friend first imo before you try to do anything else.

How does a post-it note over a group of those backpacks on wheels that says "Wheeled Backpack Zone" make you stop talking to me???

I've dated five different guys, and only had a crush on one of them before going out with him. Shortest relationship I've had. My advice regarding crushes would be to date someone you can actually think clearly about instead.

I've never had a crush before (one of those mythical creatures that Z mentioned), but I have had immediate friend crushes, like those people that you see them and you just want to be their friend even though you just met.

And the biggest one I ever had, I kind of broke rule #1 on that one and straight up asked her to be my friend by saying "HI I'M KAY WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND" and now four years later we're married with twelve kids it worked out okay.

So I'd agree with Boo here, everyone's different. Just do your best.